Obituaries

Barbara Bender, 93, of Washington, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services were held Monday, Sept. 5. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church.      Mrs. Bender was born Aug. 18, 1912 to Daniel and Fannie (Schrock) Coblentz in McMinnville, Ore. She

KALONA - Lovelle Ramona Trusler, 89, of Kalona, died suddenly on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services were held on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. Burial was in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona Historical Society.      Mrs. Trusler was born Oct. 19, 1915, to John and Verna (Small) Sakulin in Madison, S. D. She married Reese Trusler in

Richard L. "Ditty" Scarff, 74, of Mt. Pleasant died on Wednesday Aug. 31, 2005, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.  Rev. John Royer and Rev. Hank Ledbetter will officiate the services.  Burial will be held in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.  Visitation will

Don J. Wheelan, 88, of Midwest City, Okla., formerly of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2005, at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City.      Funeral services were held Aug. 23 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Midwest City, Okla. Burial was in Arlington Memory Gardens in Midwest City, Okla.      Mr. Wheelan was born Dec. 26, 1916, in Washington to John H. and Martha (Swift) Wheelan. He married Maxine Beaver in

Margaret Crossen, 56, of Stockton, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005 at her home in Stockton following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 29, and burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials have been established for Genesis Hospice or St. Andrew Church in Blue Grass.      Mrs. Crossen was born May 25, 1949, in Washington to Henry R. and Mary Lou (Shaffer)

Kenneth Glenn Reynolds, 86, of Little York, Ill., died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, at Community Medical Center in Monmouth, Ill.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. at Little Cedar United Presbyterian Church in Little York, with Pastor David Dutton officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery near Little York. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Hoover-Hall Memorial Chapel in

KALONA-Ellen L. Reber, 88, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at Pleasantview Home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, with a rosary said at 7:30 p.m., at

KEOTA-Lois L. Laing, 91, of Keota, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at Maplewood Manor in Keota.      Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Rosehill Cemetery in Rockwell City, with the Rev. Dana Wimmer officiating. There will be no visitation. A memorial fund has been established for Maplewood Manor. Powell Funeral Home in Keota is handling the arrangements.

Patrick O. Fitch, 59, of Page, Ariz., died Tuesday, Aug. 16 of an apparent heart attack.      Memorial services were held in Page. The body was cremated. Memorials may be sent to Another Way Task Force Against Domestic Violence, P.O. Box 368, Page, AZ 86040.      Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Cindy Halawith, Angela Fitch, April Robertson and Jamie George; a son, Kelly Fitch; a sister, Leona Hite; an

Pauline Lee, 89, of Morning Sun, died after a brief illness Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Morning Sun United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun, with