Obituaries

KALONA - Tillie Slabaugh, 86, of Kalona, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. John L. Hershberger and the Rev. Perry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be today at the church from 2 to 8 p.m., with the

KALONA - Maria Brubacher, 83, of Kalona, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray, and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be

Lucille Davison Watson, 92, of Washington, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Severna Park, Md., died, Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington of natural causes.      Services will be held at a later date at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. Beatty Funeral Home of Washington is assisting with arrangements. Memorials in the name of Lucille Watson may be designated to the

KEOTA - Forrest M. Striegel, 87, of Keota, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in Houston, Texas, following a long battle with prostate cancer.      A joint Mass of the Resurrection will be held for Mr. Striegel and his wife at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Prior to the Mass, a family visitation will take place at the

RICHLAND - Marion "Bud" Lankford, 78, of Richland, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Dean Elmore officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

KEOTA - Bridget Marie Gent, 24, of rural Wellman, died suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at her parents' home in rural Keota.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in rural Kinross. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at

Ruth E. Harmon, 77, of Farmington, died at 3:43 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, with the Rev. Mike Shea officiating. Burial will be in the Anson Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family present from 6 to 8

Wilma Spicer, 81, of Mesa, Ariz. died Oct. 14, 2005 at her home.      She was born Dec. 6, 1923 in Illinois, the daughter of Ross and Harriet Hines of Mt. Pleasant. She married Wayne Spicer in 1946. She was a member of Eastern Star #38 and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a former resident of Mt. Pleasant.      Survivors include one daughter, Linda Topham of Mesa, Ariz.; one grandson and two

Carl W. Jarvis, 89, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Halcyon House, following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Private family burial will take place at Sandy Hook Cemetery in rural Washington. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m., Friday. Memorials

Paul Aspengren, 77, of Elko, Nev., formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Burlington, died Oct. 9, 2005, at Northeast Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko.      The memorial service was Friday, Oct. 14 at the LDS church in Elko, where Bishop Steve Garcia officiated. Cremation of the body was at sunset.      Survivors include a son, Dennis Earl of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Christina Faulkner and Constance Turner, both of