Obituaries

Ruth Jones-Krause, 44, of Carlisle, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday Sept. 15, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, from complications following surgery.      Funeral services were held today at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial was in Lone Tree Cemetery in Lone Tree. A memorial has been established for her children at Washington State Bank in Washington.      Ms. Jones-Krause was born April

WINFIELD - Floyd I. Foster, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Crawfordsville and Olds, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service was held this morning. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Memorials have been established for the American Cancer Society, the Kidney Foundation or the American Red Cross.      Mr. Foster was born on May 26, 1912, to Harlan and

Kenneth H. White, 93, of Washington, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at Halcyon House in Washington, following failing health for several months.      Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Cumberland, Md., at a later date. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the funeral home, with family present from

Leonard Charles Kokesh, 81, of Longmont, Colo., formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, following a brief illness.      A memorial service was held Sept. 7. A memorial has been established for the Humane Society.      Mr. Kokesh was born Feb. 14, 1924, to William and Josephine (Petra) Kokesh, near Trier. He married Dorothy Euwer of Washington in December 1945.

LONETREE - Margaret May Stock, 80, of Lone Tree died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, at Lone Tree Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Jason Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in

IOWA CITY - Mark Allen Berger, 39, of Kalona died May 15, 1999.      Memorial services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Grace Fellowship near Hills, with the Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial will be in Kalona Cemetery. A general memorial has been established. Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City is handling arrangements.      Mr. Berger was born Nov. 18, 1959, to Raymond J. and Pat (Horn) Berger in

KALONA - John Stanley Erb, 82, of Kalona died Monday, Sept. 12, 2005, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Lower Deer Creek Church near Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will precede the service at 9 a.m. Friday at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Carl Robert "Woody" Woodsmall, 70, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, recently of Las Vegas, Nev., died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, near Lake Mead, Nev.      A memorial service will be held at a later date in Oregon.      Survivors include a daughter, Sondra E. Woodsmall; a granddaughter; a sister, Betty and her husband Ralph Mathews of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, Wendell "Barney" and his wife Alice Woodsmall of Mt. Pleasant; a

RICHLAND-Cecil Pauline (Collett) Holmes, 93, formerly of Richland, died suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree.      Graveside services will be held at Friends Cemetery in Richland, at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, with Steve Pfeifer of Fairfield officiating. The body was cremated. A memorial has been established for the Richland Volunteer First Responders. Gould Funeral

WINFEILD-Marie L. Mosbo, 92, of Iowa City, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Philip Borleske officiating. Burial will be in Swedesburg Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services, Tuesday, at the church. Memorials may be directed to A.O. Mosbo