Obituaries

Duane W. "Bill" Anderson, 77, of Mt. Union, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Mercy Hospitals in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at Elliott Chapel, in New London, Tuesday Feb. 21, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union, with military rites by Henry County Honor Guard. A lunch will follow at New London Christian Church.      Visitation will be from

KALONA - Alvin L. Miller, 83, of rural Kalona, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Christian Aide Ministries Building in rural Kalona, with Lloyd Hochstetler officiating. Visitation will be at the family home at 1682 560th Street SW in Kalona. Burial will be in South Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. A memorial fund has

James "Jim" E. Manning, 66, of Mount Pleasant died Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeffrey Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery in Wayland with full military rites conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard.      Family visitation will

Lucille C. Aronson, 88, of Bettendorf died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, in Muscatine.      A Celebration of Life service is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery in Lockridge.      Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to New Sweden Lutheran Church or to the Scott County

BRIGHTON - Robert M. Brinton, 88, of Brighton, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at his home in Brighton.      Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Brighton United Church with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will precede the memorial service from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Friday at the church with the family present. Memorials have been

MT. PLEASANT - Minnie Fern Peterson, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday at Olson-Powell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeff Crawford officiating. Visitation will begin after noon Wednesday at Olson-Powell Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6

Lourdes Christina "Lulu" Flores, 41, of San Antonio, Texas, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006.      A mass was held Feb. 14 at St. Anthony De Padua Catholic Church in San Antonio. Interment followed in Holy Cross Cemetery.      Condolences may be sent to her parents, Raymond and Esperanza Zaragoza, at 5122 Stormy Trail, San Antonio 78247. Online condolences may be sent via www.porterloring.com.      Mrs. Flores was

Robert M. Brinton, 88, of Brighton died at 10:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at his home.      A memorial service is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Family visitation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials to the Richland Public Library or Brighton United Church may be left at

Marie Buttery, age 88, formerly of Ollie, died Friday, February 17, 2006 at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 21 at the Prairie View United Methodist Church near Ollie with Pastor Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Burial will follow at the Ollie Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Monday, February 20 at the Fremont Funeral Chapel with family

Jessie Marie Groff, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Fred Bickhart and the Rev. Rich Boyd officiating. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery, north of Wayland. Visitation will begin at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home where the family