Obituaries

Rama C. Challen, 87, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Aug. 5, at his home in Port Charlotte.Visitation will begin after noon on Friday, Aug. 18, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson officiating.

WASHINGTON - Wayne "Red" Robinson, 66, of Washington, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 in the Washington County Hospital.      Celebration of life services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Rich Boyd officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 until

Margaret E. Culler, 81, of New London, formerly of Danville, died on Friday, Aug. 11, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Elliot Chapel in New London, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union. Friends may call after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at Elliot Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12 p.m.

Delpha L. Umphrey, 90, of Keosauqua, died at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A service was at 2 p.m. today at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating. Burial was in Purdom Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Memorials may be made to Van Buren Good Samaritan Center and left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at PO Box 310,

WASHINGTON - Ray "Pug" Gilbert Hough, 88, of Washington died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 in his home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Timothy Detweiler officiating. Burial will be in the West Chester Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Ruth Patterson, of Chariton, who recently died, will have a funeral service held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, at Fielding Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Chariton Cemetery in Chariton. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

Henry "Hank" Burgraff, 79, died Saturday, Aug. 12, at Mercy Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Ankeny Funeral Home.

Mary Margaret Cantwell of Mesa, Ariz., a former long time resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Aug. 6, 2006, in Mesa, Ariz. with family members at her bedside. She was 91 years of age.            Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 52641 will be handling the local arrangements. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug., 13, 2006, beginning at 12 p.m. Family visitation from 4 to 6 p.m.,

Charlotte L. Davis, 99, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit.Open visitation will be held from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Monday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. The funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Milo Van Veldhuizen officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials have been established

Charlotte L. Davis, 99, of Mount Pleasant died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.      The funeral is set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Milo Van Veldhuizen officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery.      Open visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Monday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.      Memorials have