Obituaries

Virginia M. Vogel, 80, of Washington, died Sunday, April 29, 2006, at her residence following a short illness.      Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with Fr. Ed O'Melia officiating.Burial will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery. A general memorial has been established.

Charlotte Beatrice Nichols, 89, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Cemetery near Bentonsport.      Open visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.      Memorials to Noah's Ark Animal

Mary Ruth Olson, 75, of Burlington, died at 10:55 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hass-Thielen Funeral Home, with the Revs. Roger Olson and Richard Shaw officiating. Following the funeral, the body will be cremated, and inurnment will be at a later date in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery.      Visitation

Margaret L. O'Meara, 73, of Ottawa, Ill., formerly of Fairfield, died April 30, 2006, at the Community Hospital of Ottawa.      Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, at St. Mary Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stephen C. Page, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation will be from 7 - 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, and at

WELLMAN - Paul "Dutch" Lewis Miller, 84, of Wellman, died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 4, at West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. David Boshart and Helen Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home

Linda Kay Magneson, 62, of Burlington, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 of stomach cancer at Great River Medical Center.      The funeral service will be Saturday, May 6, at Harmony Bible Church at 10 a.m., officiated by Pastor Leonard Schantz. Burial will be in the Aspen Grove Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Prugh's Chapel, and Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. with family

Emile Marcilliat Englehart, 87, of Salem, died May 1, 2006 at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will take place Thursday, May 4 at 1 p.m. at Elliott Chapel, with Pastors Steve Prickett and Hank Ledbetter officiating. Burial will be in Salem East Cemetery, with military rites presented by the Henry County Honor Guard.      Visitation will be at Elliott Chapel beginning at noon, Wednesday, May 3,

Ruth E. Anderson, 87, of Park Place in Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Des Moines, died at 9:55 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Park Place Care Center.      The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery.      Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Weir and

Alma M. Buck, 90, a resident of Montrose Health Center, formerly of Ft. Madison, died at 3:45 Monday, May 1, 2006, at the Montrose Health Center.      A private family graveside service will be held Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Ft. Madison, with the Rev. Mike Biklin officiating.      Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson.      A memorial

Stanley Lynn Davidson, 61, Birmingham, died at 3:45 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham with Reverend John Harrell officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham. Visitation with family present will be today from 5 - 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in