Obituaries

KALONA - Ida M. Grout, 87, of Kalona died Tuesday, July 18 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.      Mrs. Grout was born Oct. 25, 1918 near Sharon Center, the daughter of Fred and Mabel Weeber Meer.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22 in the Sharon Center United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug Cue and the Rev. Damien Grout officiating. Burial will be in the South Sharon Cemetery. Visitation

Edward Leroy Hughes, 83, of Columbus Junction died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch of the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery with full military rites by the Allen

Alan Bush, 27, of West Des Moines died July 19, 2006, at Iowa Methodist Hospital from complications following a motorcycle accident.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Ankeny.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Ankeny Funeral Home and Crematory.      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his family to be used in his memory.For a complete

Leona Mae Ensminger, 103, of Fairfield, formerly of Rome, Iowa, died Monday, July 17, 2006, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rome Baptist Church in Rome, with the Rev. John Royer officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery in rural Rome.      Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family

Robert D. Bingaman, 67, formerly of Douds, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at Oakwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Albia.      A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. George Shade officiating. Burial with military honors by John Hyson Reneker Post No. 494 will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Douds.      Open visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the

Judy Ann Adreon, 64, of Madison, Mo., formerly of Peoria, Ill., died July 16, at the Moberly Regional Medical Center in Moberly.      Services were held Wednesday, July 19, at the Million-Taylor Funeral Home in Madison, Mo. Burial was at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in Madison. Visitation was also held Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - Robert E. Kleese, 75, of Washington died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after an extended illness      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 21 in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer and the Rev. Jim Edwards officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to

Brenda B. Brown, 41, of Fairfield, died Sunday, July 16.Graveside Services for Brown will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 20, at Lambirth Cemetery with Rev. Jim McGaffey officiating. Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Behner Funeral Home.Cards and memorials may be sent to the Helterbran Family at 3845 260th St., Lockridge, IA, 52635.

Nicholas "Nick" D. Allred, 17, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday evening, July 17, at the Henry County Health Center from Muscular Dystrophy.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant with Dr. Edward Peterson officiating. Friends may call after noon on Friday, July 21, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at the Beatty-Murphy

Brenda B. Brown, 41, of Fairfield, died Sunday, July 16, 2006.      A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lambirth Cemetery, with the Rev. Jim McGaffey officiating.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home.      Cards and memorials to the Helterbran family may be sent to 3845 260th St., Lockridge 52635.For a complete obituary, read the July 18 Fairfiled Ledger.