Obituaries

Elsie O. Luedtke, 93, of Fairfield died Friday, January 13, 2006.      A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fairfield, with the Rev. Mark Brase officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      A visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home with the family present. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church.      Elsie was

Gary Lee Ehrhardt, 56, of the Tempe, Ariz., area died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, due to pneumonia.      The funeral was Jan. 4 at Carr Tenney Mortuary in Tempe.      Mr. Ehrhardt was born in Arizona, the son of John and Erma Ehrhardt. The Ehrhardts were formerly of Jefferson County.For a complete obituary, read the Jan. 16 Fairfield Ledger.

Wilma Alice Koehler, 97, of Washington, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following complications of a broken hip.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Wollenberg and the Rev. Nancy Oehler officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Sunday,

KEOTA - Cecilia Elizabeth Smith, 97, formerly of Harper, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at Victoria Gardens of Frisco in Frisco, Texas.      A Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 15, at

WAYLAND - Leonard Fisher, 90, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at Bethel Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church. Beatty Funeral Home of Wayland is assisting with

Regina Elizabeth Steffensmeier, 91, of St. Paul, died at 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 at the West Point Care Center.      The Mass Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul with Fr. Gary Beckman as celebrant. Burial will be in the St. James Cemetery in St. Paul.      Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Friday, at the St. James Catholic Church in St

Anna Louise DuBois, 97, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Winfield.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Stephen Page officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.      Prayers for the Christian Wake will be 3:45 p.m., Friday Jan. 13, and a Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Visitation will continue until 6

Mildred Bernice Carter, 95, of Fairfield died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006.      A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Frosty VanVoorst officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      A visitation will be from noon-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with family present from 1:30-3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Christian Church or

Joseph S. "Jay" Meyers, 86, of rural Farmington, Iowa died Jan. 12, 2006 at Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua.      Mr. Meyers was born July 21, 1919 at Martinsburg, MO, the son of Henry and Harriett Gillaspie Meyerpeter.In 1939 he married Irma D. Smith of Mexico, MO. They were divorced in 1964. In 1966 he married Dawn Potter.A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials to Farmington E.M.T.'s or

Leonard Fisher, 90, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 at the Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral Services have been set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Bethel Mennonite Church with Pastor Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the Bethel Mennonite Church. Beatty Funeral Home of Wayland is assisting with