Obituaries

Keith LeRoy Connelly, 75, of Ainsworth died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Ainsworth Community Church with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial with military rites accorded will be in Oregon Township Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with family

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Cornelia Blanche Hanft, 91, of Columbus Junction, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Washington County Hospital.      Graveside services were held today in Columbus City Cemetery. Memorials have been established for United Presbyterian Church and the Louisa County Responders and Ambulance Service.      Mrs. Hanft was born Nov. 17, 1914, in Crawfordsville, to John "Jack" and Alma (Lewis) Peters. She

Mary Helen Jewell, 77, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at Halcyon House following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Chris Williams and the Rev. Robert Wollenberg officiating. Interment will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Visitation began at noon today at Jones-Eden

VINTON-Carl Lee Bray, 53, of Ainsworth, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at his home following a brief battle with cancer.      Funeral services were held this morning at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. A general memorial has been established.      Mr. Bray was born Feb. 22, 1951, to Adia and Heron Bray in Elaine, Ark. He married Karen Hageman on July 10, 1970, in Reeves,

Paul A. Miller, 89, of Wayland, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church near Wayland, with Pastor Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery.      Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been

Melany T. Kozak, 15, of New London, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at Henry County Health Center.      The service will be held at Elliott Chapel, Saturday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Rick Latta officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date.      Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 3, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Elliott Chapel. A memorial has been established.      Born April 9, 1990, in Burlington,

Hazel I. Jones, 81, of Pittsburg, died at 1:12 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating.      Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with family present from 3 to 4 p.m. Memorials to Pittsburg Cemetery may be left at the funeral home

Mary Helen Jewell, 77, of Washington, died Friday, February 3, 2006 at the Halcyon House following an extended illness.      Celebration of Life Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 7, 2006, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Chris Williams and Rev. Robert Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Monday February 6th at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home where the family will

Charley Walters, 84, of New London, died at the University of Iowa Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006.      Visitation will be at Elliot Chapel, New London, Saturday, Feb. 4, from 3 to 4 p.m.      Celebration of life will be at Elliott Chapel, Saturday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m., with his nephew, Jeff Walters as celebrant. According to his wishes, his body has been cremated. Burial will be at a later date. A memorial has been

Robert L. Norris, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died peacefully Jan. 29, 2006, at his home.      After a private family burial, a visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa or the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.      Mr. Norris was born on May 1, 1926, in Philadelphia, Penn., at the home of his