Obituaries

KALONA - Orval D. Gingerich, 66, of Wellman died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at his home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation with the family present will be Thursday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the

Charlotte Stonum, 85, of Wayland died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 1:30, Saturday, Nov. 19, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5

LONE TREE - Mary Eloise Richard, 48, of Muscatine, formerly of Lone Tree, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American

Donald Lee Edwards, 64, of Ainsworth, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in Ainsworth Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 in the evening. A Masonic

Mark A. Stead, 32, of Joy, Ill., died as a result of a one-vehicle accident Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, near Oquawka, Ill.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery in rural Joy. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established.      Mr. Stead was born May 8, 1973, in Jonesboro, Ark., the son

MARION - Doris L. Weidlein, 71, of Marion died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, from complications of Parkinson's Disease.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 this evening at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the

Leonard H. Moeller, 90, of Salem, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, at 1:35 a.m. at the West Point Care Center in West Point.      The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the St. John's Catholic Church in Houghton, with Father Gary Beckman as celebrant. Burial will be in St. John's Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the church, with a Knights of Columbus

Marion L. "Mooner" Shappell, 53 of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 10:54 p.m. at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation will begin after noon on Friday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Pat Youngquist officiating. Burial will be in the

Joyce Wynn DeLang, 71, of Burlington, died at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The memorial funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Trevor Davis officiating. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial has been established for

Robert E. Gipple, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jerry Kelly officiating. A lunch will follow the service at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10