Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Edith E. Nicholson, 87, of Mt. Pleasant died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 in the Park Place Long Term Care Center.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in the Finley Chapel United Methodist Church, rural Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Hyeunmee Kang officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after noon Friday at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home, where the

KALONA - Hermon William Gingerich, 86, of Kalona died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 in rural Kalona at the home of his daughter after an extended illness.      Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 in the home of Ephraim Miller, 2565 530th Street in Kalona with the Rev. Elmer T. Miller officiating. Visitation will be at 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in the North Gingerich Cemetery.

WASHINGTON - J. Dean Sandburg, 79, of Washington died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kelly Allard officiating. Burial will be in the Swedesburg Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral home with the family

Samuel A. Minesinger, 77, of rural Keosauqua, died at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a stroke at home.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery north of Douds.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

RIVERSIDE - Victor L. "Bud" Malichky Jr., 72, of Riverside died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 in Pleasantview Home after a four-month stay following a 15-year battle with cancer.      Services are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial is in the Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation begins at 7 a.m. Monday in Peterseim Funeral Home with the

J. Dean Sandburg, 79, of Washington, died Monday, Aug. 21, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.Funeral Services have been set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Rev. Kelly Allard officiating. Burial will be in the Swedesburg Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will begin at 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Funeral Home with family receiving friends

Betty J. Harper, age 65, of Fairfield died at 10:52 A.M. Sunday, August 20, 2006 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.       Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with Pastor Dave Elmore officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.      The family will be present on Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Raymond Funeral Home to receive

MAQUOKETA - Donnie D. Fislar, 44, of Maquoketa, formerly of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 in the Crestridge Center in Maquoketa following a decline in health.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Brian Gentz officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday in the funeral home where the family will

Leora Clark, 92, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at Henry County Health Center.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Grant Cemetery, west of Rome, Iowa.                   Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the chapel, where family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      A memorial has been established to

LONE TREE - James C. Stock, 85, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 in the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 in the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Jason Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery with military rites provided by the Lone Tree American Legion Post 457.