Obituaries

Ruth G. Canaday, 88, of Birmingham died Thursday, May 25, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A service is tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham, with the Rev. Mike Carner officiating. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Memorials have been established to

BRIGHTON - Modesta Deutsch, 90, formerly of Brighton, died Sunday, May 21, 2006, in Rochelle, Ill.      Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung and the Rev. Tom Winikates officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the church, where Prayers for a

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Doris Maxine Aringdale, 75, of Burlington, formerly of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Burlington Care Center      Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch of Columbus Junction United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following the committal

Timothy Allen Cox, 47, formerly of Fairfield and Richland, died this past week at his home in Stockton, Mo.      A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Four Square Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Cecil officiating. The body has been cremated.      Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.      Memorials for his children may be sent to Renee Ulin, 1003 E. Hempstead Ave.,

Mabel A. Flinspach, 85, of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.      A Recitation of the Rosary will be held 4:00 pm, Monday, May 29, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home.      Family visitation will be held 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Monday, May 29, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday,

Betty L. Rider, 78, of Loveland, Colo., formerly of Farmington, died at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Loveland.The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, with the Rev. Philip Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.Visitation begins at noon Saturday, May 27, at the funeral home, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m.A

Geneva Zihlman, 91, formerly of Brighton died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday May 24, 2006 at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center where she had been a resident since September.She was born July 14, 1914 at Grace Hill, in rural Washington County. She was the daughter of Charles Leslie and Alta Cora Rebecca (Hampsher) Eyestone. On July 30, 1934 she married Howard Bales Zihlman in Rock Island, IL and he died March 24,

Geneva Zihlman, 91, formerly of Brighton, died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Revs. John and Bettyanna Bremer officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery will be at a later date. A time of fellowship will follow the service.      A general memorial has been established.For a

Robert "Bob" Swanson, 77, of Kirksville, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at his home.      Mr. Swanson was born Dec. 30, 1927, the son of Harold and Grace Cornell Swanson. He married Wanda Blakeley in 1951 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She died Feb. 21, 1979. He married Glenda Stidmon Laudwig Nov. 28, 1981, in Kirksville.      Mr. Swanson was a 1945 graduate of Fairfield High School. He owned and operated

Hazel Miller Michler, 85, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Libertyville, died April 10, 2006 at her home.      The body was cremated and a committal service will be held at 4 P.M. Saturday May 27, 2006 in Fell Cemetery near Libertyville, Rev. Michael Renken officiating.      Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua is in charge of local arrangements.The family suggests memorial contributions to Fell Cemetery Assn., 2001