Obituaries

Nancy Renfro, 53, of Wayland, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington following a sudden illness.The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. W. Michael Biklen of Santa Fe United Methodist in Ft. Madison officiating. Her body will be cremated following the service. Inurnment will be at a later date.Visitation will be from 9 a.m.

Robert W. Schierbrock, Sr., 81, of West Point, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at his home.Friends may call after noon Sunday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point where the family will meet with friends from 2:30-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and there will be a wake service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.The Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May

Margaret Jane "Janie" Stein, 90, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kan.      A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadelupe. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the cathedral, with the Rev. Ted A. Skalsky presiding. A committal service will be at 3 p.m. in Saint Joseph Cemetery in Ashland, Kan. The body has been cremated.      Frie

BATAVIA - Michael J. Rine, 59, of 1035 220th St., died May 15, 2006 at home.      He was born November 17, 1946 in Harrisburg, PA to Raymond and Hilda Hackenbush Rine. He married Jeanie Murphy June 27, 1993 in Fort Pierce, FL.Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Raphael-Nakos officiating. Military services will be conducted by O.B. Nelson Post #3 American Legion and Walter B.

RIVERSIDE - Marjorie Ann Krebs, 90, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at Atrium Village in Hills.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, May 19, at United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Jason Pittman officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Public Cemetery in Riverside. Following the committal service at the cemetery, there will be a time of food and fellowship at the

LONE TREE - Wilma M. Goody, 90, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Vitalis Torwel officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American

BRIGHTON - James Michael (Jim) Emry, 58, of Brighton, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at his home.      Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 18, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery north of Brighton. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church, followed by Prayers for a

WELLMAN - Mary "Beth" Elizabeth Ruegsegger, 100, of Wellman, died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Parkview Manor from complications of age.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. John Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home, where family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. A

KALONA - Kermit Gingerich, 34, of Kalona, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in an accidental drowning while wild boar hunting in Macon, Miss.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 18, at Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. John Hershberger and the Rev. Perry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held this evening from 6

Marjorie Munson Linn, 91, a former area resident, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Huntsville, Ala.      A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dan Munson officiating.      Family visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials to Trinity Methodist Church, the DAR School in Grant, Ala., or to a charity