Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Burl Russell Hutchison, 87, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at 11 a.m., at Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, from 9 to 11 a.m., just

Mae Weller, 69, of Washington, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at her home, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd and the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening. Interment

Marianna Carpenter Wieck, 94, of Orlando, Fla. died shortly after midnight on Thursday, April 28, 2005.A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held in California.      Survivors include a son, John Wieck; a daughter, Linda Rooks; and four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Jacqueline Elaine Raya, 39, of Brewster, Minn., died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at her home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Dingmann Funeral Chapel in Worthington, Minn. Visitation is today, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.      Local graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, at Schrock Cemetery, south of

UNIONVILLE, Mo. - Robert Irvin "Bob" Keedy, 80, of Unionville, Mo., formerly of Washington, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Putnam County Memorial Hospital.      Funeral services were held today at Luscan Funeral Home in Unionville, Mo., with the Rev. Gene Weece of First Christian Church officiating.      Mr. Keedy was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Taylor County, to Thomas Jefferson and Flora (Thoman) Keedy. He married

KEOTA - Esther Marie Vincent, 83, of Keota, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2005, at United Church of Faith in Keota, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota. A

Lester Truman Johnson, 80, of rural Danville, died at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005, at Danville Care Center.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with Pastor Gary Boschee officiating. Burial was in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial has been established for Peace Lutheran Church.Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jerry Johnson of West Burlington,

Vaughn Edward McCants, 77, of West Burlington, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2005, at Burlington Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Forrest Krummel officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the chapel, with family present from 5:30 to 7 p.m. A memorial has been established to GRMC

Irma Audrey Cooper, 83, formerly of New London, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Coastal Carolina Medical Center at Bluffton, S.C.      A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m., May 16, in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt.Pleasant, with the Rev. Matthew Miller officiating. Memorials have been established to the National Alzheimer's Organization and New London United Methodist Church.Survivors include two sons,

Glenn Thompson, 89, of Macomb, Ill., formerly of Blandinsville, Ill., died at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4 at Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral home in Blandinsville, with the Rev. Lyren Haney officiating. Burial will be in Glade City Cemetery in Blandinsville. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at