Obituaries

Joyce Bachman, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at her home following a one-year battle with cancer.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21 at Faith Christian Outreach Church, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A

Virginia Mary Norris, 78, of Washington, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at Washington Care Center.      Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton with the Rev. Rose Blank and the Rev. Ed Morgan officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Memorials have been established for Washington Care Center or

KALONA-Gary R. Embree, 63, of Oxford, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, in Wellman Public Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A general memorial has been established.      Mr. Embree was born on Oct. 29, 1941, in Wellman, to

KALONA - Lyle D. "Smokey" Drollinger, 82, of Iowa City, died Monday, June 27, 2005.      Celebration of Life services will be held Thursday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Lynn Branchinni officiating. Family visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Drollinger was born on Jan. 8, 1923 in Essex to

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Matthew John Redlinger Jr., 86, of San Diego, Calif., died Monday, June 13, 2005, in his home in Kensington, Calif.      Funeral services were held Saturday, June 18, at St. Didacus Catholic Church in San Diego, followed by private burial services.      Mr. Redlinger was born Aug 5, 1918, in Washington. He married Rita Peck on St. Patrick's Day, 1947.

CEDAR RAPIDS - Verne Harold Knecht, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, June 24, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer officiating. Visitation will be this evening from 4 to 7 p.m. at Turner West Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Burial will

KALONA - Patrick A. Walker, 63, of Kalona, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of pneumonia.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 1, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond. Memorials may be directed to Kalona First Responders or Holy Trinity Church. Visitation

MESA-Frances Evelyn King, 89, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Washington, died June 22, 2005, at Hospice of Arizona in Phoenix, Ariz., following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held on Monday, June 27, at 11 a.m., at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Memorials may

HARLINGEN, Texas - Milburn Rich Krabill, 86, of Harlingen, Texas, died Thursday, June 16, 2005, at Valley Baptist Medical Center.      Celebration of Life services were held today at First Baptist Church in Combes, Texas, with the Rev. Bob Cole officiating. Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church in Combes, Texas, Prison Ministries or a charity of one's choosing. Funeral arrangements are under the

WASHINGTON - Loren D. Robertson, 90, of Washington, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 23., at United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Julia Poulsen and the Rev. Everett Burham officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive