Obituaries

NEW LONDON - Patricia A. Kennedy, 61, of Crawfordsville, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Elliott Chapel in New London. Cremains will be interred at a later date. A memorial has been established for Rotter Family Barn on the Lee County Fairgrounds.      Mrs. Kennedy was born on Aug. 31, 1943, in Ft.

Crystal O. Reeves, 90, of Winfield, died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      There will be no visitation or funeral service and the body will be cremated. Burial will be at a later date in Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Honts Funeral Home in Winfield is in charge of the arrangements.      Survivors include nieces and nephews.      In addition to her husband,

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Naomi Kathryn Padgett, 65, of Letts, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at Lutheran Homes of Muscatine.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at United Methodist Church in Letts, with the Rev. Kimberly Bowles officiating. Burial will be in Letts Cemetery. Visitation will be this evening, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Stacy-Lewis funeral home in Columbus Junction. Memorials

HARPER - Jeanette Conrad, 80, of Harper, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at her home, following a lengthy illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation is today, from 3 until 8 p.m., at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, where

LONE TREE - Jolene Diane Vance, 60, of Lone Tree, died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memorial Garden Cemetery in Charles City at 3:30 p.m. Following the services at the church, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Fern Stella Stoecker, 82, of Muscatine, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Morning Sun Care Center.      Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Conesville Cemetery, with the Rev. Betsey Neipert officiating. Visitation will be held before graveside services, Thursday, at the Stacy-Lewis funeral home in Columbus Junction, from 12:30 p.m. until departure for the cemetery. A

Robert S. "Digger" Truax, 71, of Washington, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Washington County Hospital, following failing health.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment, with military honors accorded, will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m., Tuesday, at the funeral

Lillian Elizabeth Ashby, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Washington County Hospital, following declining health.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8, Tuesday

Mary Louise Escher, 65, of Washington, died Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Washington Care Center.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2005, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m., Sunday, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

RICHLAND - Claire E. "Pudge" Hoekstra, 75, of Richland, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kim Gates and the Rev. Peggy Egbert officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery, with military honors to be accorded by American