Obituaries

Benjamin Terry Leeper, 68, of Brighton died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa.      A service is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Family visitation will be from 1:30-3 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton. Memorials to Brighton United

Laura EvangelineLoeffler, 89, of Keosauqua died at 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A service is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Keosauqua Congregational Church, with the Rev. Harold Schnedler officiating. Burial will be in Purdom Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with family present from 7-8

Robert Willis Newlon, 64, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at his home near Sandy Creek, N.C., following a long bout with cancer.      A memorial service will be held at a later date on his acreage. The body will be cremated.      Memorials to his local hospice may be sent in care of Mrs. Robert Newlon, 101 Joe Baldwin Drive, Sandy Creek 28451.      Mr. Newlon was born May 29, 1941, in Fairfield,

ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Edwin Glen Reschly, 67, of Escondido, Calif., died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at his residence of cancer.      Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10, at First United Methodist Church in Escondido, Calif. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Memorials have been established for Iowa Wesleyan College or Indiana University School of Medicine.      Mr. Reschly was born in

BRIGHTON - Marie A. Barnett, 94, of Brighton died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Private services will be held at a later date in Sandy Hook Cemetery near Brighton with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Memorials have been established for Brighton Volunteer First Responders or the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department. Gould Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of

Glenn Keith Manning (Jay) of Wichita Kansas, formerly of Batavia, passed away Feb. 5th 2006 in a drowning accident while vacationing with his wife Vicky on the island of Kauai.      Born Nov. 9th 1949, he was a supervisor at Wescon Products in Wichita. He graduated from Parsons College in 1970.      Services will be held Saturday Feb. 11th at 1:00 p.m. at the Libertyville United Methodist Church. Internment will be

Mildred B. Aries, 93, of Waterloo died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Manorcare.      A service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A graveside committal service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery in Lockridge.      Family visitation will begin at noon Friday at the church. The casket will be closed. Memorials may be directed to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Online memorials

Marie A. Barnett, 94, of Brighton died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      A private service will be held at a later date at Sandy Hook Cemetery near Brighton, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating.      Memorials have been established to the Brighton Volunteer First Responders and the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department.      Mrs. Barnett was born Oct. 23, 1911, in

Violet M. Burk, 88, of Wayland, formerly of the Mount Pleasant and Fairfield area, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      A service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home where the family will be present

Delbert LeRoy Soper, 72, of Washington, died Tuesday Feb. 7, 2006, at Washington County Hospital, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 10, at United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the