Obituaries

RIVERSIDE - Ambrose Joseph Kron, 86, of Riverside died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at Atrium Village in Hills, following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Following committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be held at

Harold R. Wells, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, January 5, 2006, at the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be held Monday Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with Rev. Tom Connors officiating. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 1:30 p.m. until service time. A memorial has been established for the Winfield

Phyllis Gugeler Weyl, 92 of Mt. Airy, Md., died Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Jagger Cemetery in Danville, with Pastor Wendell Williams officiating. Visitation will be at Elliott Chapel from 9 a.m. until cemetery services. Family will be present at 10 a.m.      Born January 29, 1913, in Danville, she

Thomas Joseph Smith, 56, of Fairfield died at 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Friends Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Elmore officiating. Interment will be at a later date.      A family visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Memorials have been established to the Lord's Cupboard

Norman Ray Wright, 73, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Fairfield and Ottumwa, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at his residence after an extended illness.      A service was held Tuesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Independence, Mo. Military services were held at the grave site.      Mr. Wright was born Oct. 9, 1932, in Ottumwa, the son of Claude Ray Wright and May Elaine Truitt Wright.      Mr. Wright

Doris L. Kightlinger, 84, of Washington, formerly of Galesburg, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel, with the Rev. Mark Dexter officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the chapel. A memorial has been

Claudette Norris, 66, of Eldon, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.      Mrs. Norris was born in Centerville, the daughter of Donna VanBlairicome and Kenneth Tharp. She married Eddie "Joe" Norris.      She lived in Eldon most of her life. She was active with the Boy Scouts of America as a Cub Scout Leader and on the

KALONA - Ardith L. Ropp, 80, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 6, beginning

Teri Ann Whitaker-Valois of Winter Park, Fla., formerly of Winter Haven, Fla., died of cancer Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, in her home.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Winter Haven.      Memorials may be made to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940. Condolences may be sent to Steve Whitaker, 409 Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven 33881.     

Born October 8, 1925, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Anna Francis Bartz and George Truman Rowley; died December 29, 2005, in Bellevue, Washington.      Survived by daughters Judy Endicott (Gene) of Kirkland, WA, and Jennifer Ringhofer (Martin) of Seattle, WA; grandchildren Ben Endicott, Chris Ringhofer and Liesl Ringhofer.      Preceded in death by husband, Jerome Jay Wilson, mother and father, brothers George and Bob,