Obituaries

William "Dutch" Haaland of Bremerton, WA died on December 15, 2005 in Port Ludlow surrounded by his loving family.      He was born on January 4, 1948 to Erling S. Haaland and Mary A (Garban) Haaland in Renton, WA. Dutch attended O'Dea High School in Seattle, WA and went on to attend the University of Washington before he joined the US Navy.      He married Fran (Matano) Cuciti in July 1980 in San Diego, CA. In

E. Rosaleen Starr, 85, of Richland, died at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      The funeral is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating.      Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Open visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Wednesday, with family present from 6:30-7:30 p.m.      Memorials

PEORIA, Ariz. - Earl F. Rae, 76, of Peoria, Ariz., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005.      A memorial service will be held Jan. 3, 2006, at Heritage Funeral Chapel, 6830 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria, AZ. A memorial has been established for the Deer Valley Rock Art Center, 3711 W Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85308.      Mr. Rae was born in Hopkinton to James and Minnie Rae.      Mr. Rae lived much of his life in Iowa, and

Mary A. Scarbrough Pleines, 75, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.      A service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton.      Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., with the family present from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials to the

NORTH ENGLISH - James Ronald "Ronnie" Monaghan, 76, of North English, formerly of Kinross, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English, with the Rev. Pat Lumsden officiating. The body will be cremated and burial will be at a later date in St. Patrick Little Creek Cemetery near Kinross. Visitation will be from 4 to 8

KAHOKA, Mo. - Dusti Lee Hartman, 21, of Wyaconda, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home.      A memorial service will be held at a later date.      Miss Hartman was born March 1, 1984, in Peoria, Ill., to Randal Dean and Debra Lee (Webb) Hartman.

Alice P. Holmstrom, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Burlington, died Monday, December 19, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with Pastor Donald Hoornstra officiating. Visitation will begin after 12 p.m., Thursday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Maple Leaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant. The family will receive friends

RICHLAND - Hildred Emry, 101, of Fairfield, formerly of Richland, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      Private funeral services will be held at Gould Funeral Home in Richland at a later time, with Dick and Rose Kessler of Lightning and Thunder Ministries officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. A memorial has been established for Lightning and Thunder Ministries.   

Mary June Matheny, 91, New London, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005 at the Great River Medical Center, West Burlington.      The funeral service will be Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. at Elliott Chapel, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Burge Cemetery, New London. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to the service.      Mrs. Matheny was born Aug. 17, 1914 in Monmouth, Il.,

LaToska Leona Bennett, 93, of Winfield, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.The funeral service was today at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with Mark Jagnow officiating. Burial will be in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. A memorial has been established.      Mrs. Bennett was born Nov. 27, 1912 in Ollie, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Able) Bush.