Obituaries

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - Esther A. Richards, 81, of Pawleys Island, S.C., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005 in South Carolina.      Services will be private. Cremation has taken place. A memorial has been established for American Lung Association of South Carolina, 1817 Gadsen St., Columbia, SC, 29201.

NEWTON - Darrell G. Hamilton, 61, of Newton, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at Skiff Medical Center.      A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Merle Smith officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m., Friday at the funeral home, with the family present from 10 to 11 a.m. A general memorial has been established at the funeral home.      Mr

Arlene Cale, 85, of Dallas City, Ill. formerly of Montrose died at 6:25 p.m. Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday October 9, 2005 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. Burial will be in the Montrose Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in

George William Lewis, 76, of Atalissa, died at his home as a result of acute leukemia.      The funeral service was at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Cedar Valley United Methodist Church in rural West Liberty with Pastor Betsey Neipert officiating. Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty. Memorials have been established to Cedar Valley United Methodist Church, Heifer Project International or to the

Joyce Ann Guy, 72, of rural Brighton, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      A Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Revs. Ed O'Melia and Richard Boyd officiating. Memorials have been established to Hospice of Washington County or the 4-H building at the fairgrounds.      Survivors include her husband; two sons, Bruce

Darlene Ann Fraser, 53, of the Farmington and Bonaparte areas, died at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The graveside service will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington, with the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, with family present from 5

Melvin Marshall Youngman, age 83, of Winfield died Monday, October 3, 2005 at his home.  The son of Oscar and Zella Swise Youngman, he was born March 11, 1922 at Oakville.  He was married to Mary Marie Snell from 1944 to 1982.  He farmed in Henry County until 1979.  He was proud to work at K and B repair in Winfield with Kenny Kongable.  He was a graduate of Huron High School and a member of the United Methodist

Kurt Bernard Menke, 48, of West Point, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005 north of Burlington as the result of an auto accident.      The mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday Oct. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with Rev. Fr. Apo Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in West Point. A memorial has been established in his memory.      Visitation will begin after noon on

WEST LIBERTY - George William Lewis, 76, of rural Atalissa, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at his home as a result of acute leukemia.      Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 5. Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty. Memorials may be sent to Cedar Valley United Methodist Church, Heifer Project International, or a cause of the donor's choosing.      Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 31, 1929, to Raymond L. and

Eric David Ekle, 43, of Farmington, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Farmington United Methodist Church in Farmington with Rev. Paul Rekward officiating. His body will be cremated following the service with burial at a later date at the Croton Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. with family present from 5