Obituaries

Mary M. (Hall) Zager, 89, of Washington died Monday, April 3, 2006, at McCreedy Home following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 6, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at a later date. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will receive

LONE TREE - Floyd Edwin Hotz, 77, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, in Ireland, following a sudden illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by Lone Tree American Legion Post No. 457 will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following committal services, a

Edwin A. Gerleman, 77, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Lockridge, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant, the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be in Saint Alphonsus Cemetery.      Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with family

Robert Bruce Brown, 86, of Lebanon, died at 5:43 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with family present from 6:30-8 p.m.      Memorials to Lebanon

Eleanor Wolf, 79, of Washington, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will begin at 1 pm, Tuesday, April 11 at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Fr. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorials have been established for Washington Community Chest or Lending Hands. Online condolences may be

Lorraine Alys Greiff, 95, of Washington, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at Washington County Hospital following declining health.      Funeral services were held this morning at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Mike Hopkins officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for Lending Hands of Washington.

Edwin J. "Ed" Peiffer, 84, of Washington, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at Washington County Hospital after failing in health the past two years.      A Mass of the Resurrection was held today at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment with military rites accorded was in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A memorial has been established for St. James Catholic Church. Online condolences may

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Leona Mae Wheeler, 78, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Colonial Manor Care Center.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held today 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been

Renate A. Armstrong, 83, of Keosauqua, died at 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be held at a later date in Minnesota. The body has been cremated.      Memorials to Van Buren High School sports or music boosters may be left at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua or mailed to the family at 1870 Peregrine Lane, Clarkdale, AZ 86324.      Mrs.

Allan LeRoy Ferguson, 69, of Washington, died Thursday, March 30, 2006, at his home, following declining heath.      A memorial service will begin at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 2, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Diane Brenneman officiating. Mr. Ferguson's body has been donated to science. A memorial has been established for Hospice of Washington County.