Obituaries

Mary E. Johnson, formerly from Brentwood, N.Y., died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Mary was the beloved mother of Robert and wife Karen Johnson, Carolyn and husband Bob Pagenkopf, Eileen Johnson and Martin Johnson. Mary was also grandmother of Lauren, Chris, Bill, Kerri, Christine, Joseph, Matthew and great-grandmother of Corinne and Nicholas.      Her funeral services

Helen Simmons, 92, of Fairfield, passed away February 14,2006 at Jefferson County Hospital.      Family visitation will be held 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home.      Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Friday, February 17, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home with Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. At her request, her body will be cremated and burial of the cremains will be at a later

Harry Scott Batten, 95, of Croton, died at 11:15 Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital.      The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington with Pastor John Howells officiating. Burial will be at the Croton Cemetery.      Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Schmitz-Lynk funeral home, where the family will be present

Joyce M. Schmidt, 67, of Des Moines, formerly of Keota, died of cancer Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, at All Saints Catholic Church. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, Des Moines. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. this evening at Iles Funeral Home in Dunn's Chapel. A rosary will be said at 6 p.m. A memorial has been

KALONA - Ronald D. Butterbaugh, 63, of Wellman, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at his home, following a brief illness.      Services will begin at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2 to

Thelma Wagner has informed The Journal that Harold Fulton, formerly of the West Chester area, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at a nursing home in New Jersey.

Rosalyn Warwick, 86, of 304 W. Briggs Ave., died at 4:06 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at home.      Arrangements are pending at Goldsteins' Rosenbergs' Raphael-Sacks Funeral Home in Philadelphia, Pa.      Mrs. Warwick was born Dec. 28, 1919, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Annette Evans Leff. She married Samuel C. Warwick May 28, 1939. He preceded her in death Oct. 31, 1970.For a complete

KALONA - Vernon Fisher, 87, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held this morning at East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Jay Miiller officiating. Burial was in East Union Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Pleasantview Home.      Mr. Fisher was born Sept. 21, 1918, near Parnell to Samuel and Mary

Richard Earl Mercer, 79, of Salisbury, Md., died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.      A memorial service was held at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 132 E. Main St., Salisbury 21801. Online condolences may be sent via www.delmarvaobits.com.      Mr. Mercer was born in Packwood, the son of

Charles Wayne Buzzard, 65, of Stockport died at 12:04 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A service is set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Church of the Nazarene in Fairfield, with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. Burial with military rites by the Elvin E. Cecil American Legion Post will be in Purdom Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin