Obituaries

Phillip D. Brunk, 57, of West Chester, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 22, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial with military rites accorded will be in West Chester Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 in

KALONA - Eli M. Borntrager, 93, of Kalona died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at his home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held today in rural Kalona. Burial was in South Gingerich Cemetery. Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of arrangements.      Mr. Borntrager was born April 22, 1912, in Dodge City, Kan., to Menno and Mattie (Hochstetler) Borntrager. He married Anna Miller in Kalona on

WELLMAN - Eda Stutzman, 89, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 22, at Wellman Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Powell Funeral Home in

KALONA - Giles William Escher, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Washington Care Center in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Francis Slupski officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. this afternoon at the funeral home, where family will receive

WAYLAND - Marcia Jean Fulton Kobs, 80, of Wayland, formerly of New London, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      According to Mrs. Kobs' wishes, the body has been cremated and there will be no services or visitation. Condolences may be sent to her husband, Donald, at 301 W 3rd Apt H1, Wayland, Iowa, 52654. Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland is

WAYLAND - Edith Stacy, 95 of Wayland, formerly of Brighton, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Gerry Klopfenstein and the Rev. Pam Unruh officiating. Private family burial will be prior to the service in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. According to Mrs. Stacy's wishes, her body has been

KALONA - Mary Ann Knepp, 100, of Wellman, formerly of Kalona, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Jay Miiller officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6

Donna M. Stevens, 74, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Ottumwa and Douds, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, in Sun City. Her body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held in Douds at a later date. Pedrick Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Ada M. Love, 94, of Keosauqua, died today, Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at Van Buren County Hospital.      A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ed Parker officiating. Burial will be at Price Cemetery, north of New Boston, Mo.      Open visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Fund. Online condolences may

Charles William "Bill" Matkin, 67, of Fairfield died peacefully at 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at his home, after a long fight against cancer.      A memorial service will be held at the Maharishi Middle School Auditorium (a structure that he designed) on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Hospice of Central Iowa at 204 S Jefferson St, Ste 103, Mt