Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Geraldine L. Smith, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, of heart failure.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin after noon, Friday, March 3, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where family will receive friends from 6 to,

Arlene May Chatfield, 86, of Glenwood, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at Glenwood Retirement Village.      A service is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Glenwood United Parish, with the Rev. Jerry Skinness and the Rev. Greg Kappahan officiating.      Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Hoplin Funeral Home, and at 10 a.m. Monday at the church.      Another visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at First

Catherine Lucille Mitchell, 96, of Fairfield died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. Online condolences may be sent

Guadalupe Ortiz, 63, of Washington, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at her home following declining health.      A Mass of Christian burial will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, March 3, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Meila officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation began today at noon at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where family will be present from 6 to 8 this evening.

KALONA - Kenneth D. Zillmer, 62, of rural Wellman, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2006, as a result of a fire in his mobile home.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, March 3 at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 2 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A general memorial has been

Ava Hix, 91, of Washington, formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, at Halcyon House in Washington.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 3 at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Vera "Lucile" Tedrow, 87, of Fairfield died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A graveside service is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Moriah Cemetery near Douds, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating.      Family visitation will be from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Home Health Care in Fairfield or Hospice of

KALONA - Raymond Zook, 88, of Kalona died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from respiratory failure.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 2, at East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev Jay Miiller and the Rev. Noah Helmuth officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held today from 2 to 8 p.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in

Ava Hix, 91, of Washington, Iowa, former Fairfield resident, died Saturday morning, February 25, 2006 at Halcyon House in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 3 at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield with Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2 at Behner Funeral Home in

Larry Eugene Young, 62, of Keota died Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Wassonville Cemetery. Visitation well be held from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. A general memorial has been established.