Obituaries

Leona Mae Kaufman, 92, of Wayland, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with Pastor Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. A memorial has been established to Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Beatty Funeral home in Wayland is assisting with arrangements.      Survivors include nieces and

Gene Rollin Krekel, 64, of Burlington, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service was today at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Forest Krummel officiating. Burial was in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Des Moines County Fair.      Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Molly Steinbrech of Solon;

BRIGHTON - Vivian Jean Mineart, 72, of Brighton, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at Halcyon House in Washington.      A Mass of the Resurrection will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be held at the church at 7 p.m. Monday,

SIGOURNEY - Don J. Adams, 90, of Sigourney, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, due to complications of age.      Memorial services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Sigourney United Methodist Church, with the Rev. John Hembry officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, at

NORTH ENGLISH - Wayne Gary Silver, 62, of North English, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, in an ultra light plane crash southwest of North English.      Celebration of Life services were Saturday, Sept. 24, at Powell Funeral Home in North English, with Lynn Rumer officiating. Memorials have been established for the Salvation Army or the Humane Society.      Mr. Silver was born on Oct. 18, 1942, in Wadsworth, Ohio, to

Leona Mildred Gardner, 88, of Washington, died Friday Sept.23, 2005, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Wagner officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the funeral home, with the family

DAVENPORT - Gerald William Moroney, 59, of Davenport, died Friday,Sept. 23, 2005, at Genesis Medical Center West Campus in Davenport.      Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary Chapel in Davenport. Visitation with the family present will be Wednesday from 11 a.m. to service time at the mortuary. Memorials have been established for Genesis Hospice or Genesis Oncology

Richard S. Hostetler, 79, of Fairfield, died Sept. 23, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at First Augustana Lutheran Church in Lockridge with the Rev. David Franker officiating. Burial will be in Lockridge Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Memorials may be made to

Everett H. Schadt, 88, of Davenport, formerly of Clinton, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 at Kahl Home for the Aged in Davenport.      According to his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial service was held today 10:30 a.m. at the Community Congregational Church, UCC in Clinton. Graveside services were to be held Monday afternoon at White Oak Cemetery in rural Mt. Pleasant. The Pape Funeral Home is

Charles R. Ramsey, 77, of Fort Madison, died at 4:23 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.      The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison, with the Rev. Gordon Lundberg officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial will be in Soldiers Circle in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral