Obituaries

IOWA CITY - Annabelle (Winegarden) Bowman, 86, of Iowa City died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at her home of multiple myeloma.      Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City, with the Rev. Mary Kay Kusner officiating. Burial will be in Sorden Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 12:30 to 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the funeral

Nadine A. Salistean, 79, of Washington, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at her residence in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      No services are scheduled. A memorial has been established for Hospice of Washington County. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.      Mrs. Salistean was born Sept. 20, 1926, in O'Neil, Neb., to Emory and Alma (McCaffrey) Harding.

CENTERVILLE - Elda Bertelli Metz, 84, formerly of Centerville, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Park View Care Center in Fairfield.      Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 22. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati, Iowa. Memorials have been established for the Alzheimer's Association or the Elda Bertelli Metz Nursing Scholarship. Arrangements are being handled by Thomas Lange Funeral Home in

LONE TREE - Maynard Harry Sexton, 82, of Apache Junction, Ariz., formerly of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Ariz.      Memorial services will be held at a later date. A general memorial has been established at the funeral home. Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree is handling arrangements.      Mr. Sexton was born Feb. 26, 1923, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Harry T. and

KALONA - Tillie Slabaugh, 86, of Kalona, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. John L. Hershberger and the Rev. Perry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be today at the church from 2 to 8 p.m., with the

KALONA - Maria Brubacher, 83, of Kalona, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray, and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be

Lucille Davison Watson, 92, of Washington, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Severna Park, Md., died, Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington of natural causes.      Services will be held at a later date at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. Beatty Funeral Home of Washington is assisting with arrangements. Memorials in the name of Lucille Watson may be designated to the

KEOTA - Forrest M. Striegel, 87, of Keota, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in Houston, Texas, following a long battle with prostate cancer.      A joint Mass of the Resurrection will be held for Mr. Striegel and his wife at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Prior to the Mass, a family visitation will take place at the

RICHLAND - Marion "Bud" Lankford, 78, of Richland, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Dean Elmore officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

KEOTA - Bridget Marie Gent, 24, of rural Wellman, died suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at her parents' home in rural Keota.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in rural Kinross. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at