Obituaries

Shirley Adelaide Forke Mackon Millhouse, 70, of Fairfield, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Thomas Shipley officiating.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the family.      Mrs. Millhouse was born May 14, 1935, in Pipestone,

Marie I. Pierce, 90, of Keosauqua, died at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron and the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Open visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday and beginning at 9 a.m. Monday at the

Lola I. Hayworth, 84, formerly of Ottumwa, died at 1:15 p.m. April 6, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Ed Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, with family present from 6-8 p.m.      A memorial has been established to Hospice of Central Iowa, 204 S.

Mary L. Atkinson, 83, formerly of Crawfordsville, died March 16, 2006, at the Continuing Care Facility in Farmington Hills, Mich.      Her cremated remains will be interred in Crawfordsville Cemetery at a later date this spring.

Melvin Francis Fraise, 65, of West Point, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at his home.      The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point. Father Robert Lathrop and Father Gerald Hoenig will officiate. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m., Friday, April 7, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.      Memori

Alan Ross Privia, 59, of Denmark, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 7:47 p.m. at Great River Medical Center.      The funeral will be held Friday, April 7, at 12 p.m. at Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ, with Pastor Barbara Byorum officiating. Burial will be in Denmark Cemetery.      Visitation will begin today at 1 p.m., at the King-Lynk Funeral Home, with family present from 7 to 8 p.m.      A

Harold Eugene Hall, 79, of rural Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at his home.      The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Ainsworth Community Church, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will follow at the Oregon Cemetery at Ainsworth, with graveside military rites by the Washington American Legion #29.      Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. at the

Margaret I. Gipple, 92, of Columbus Junction, died April 4, 2006, at the Sunrise Terrace Center in Winfield, following a long illness.      The funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. in the Spring Run United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lexie Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will follow at the Columbus City Cemetery.      Visitation will begin noon on Monday, April 10, at the Honts Funeral

Martha L. Link, 83, of West Point, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 5:45 a.m. at the West Point Care Center.      The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 7, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point. The Rev. Apo P. Mpanda will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home with a rosary at 3 p.m.

Edwin A. Gerleman, 77, of Mt. Pleasant and former resident of the Lockridge community died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, Father Nick Adam will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesday with the family