Obituaries

Frank R. Caldwell, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Washington Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Graveside services will be held at 5 p.m., Thursday April 28, 2005, in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow the services. Memorials have been established for Hospice of Washington County. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is

Wilbur Louis Ranck, 79, of New London, died Thursday, April 21, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.                   Arrangements are pending at Elliott Chapel in New London.

Kenneth Louis Zillman, 90, of rural Lockridge, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Ed Newman officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 22 at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. On-line condolences may be left at

WELLMAN - Jenna Marie Ewalt died on Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 21, 2005, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.      Jenna was born Sunday, April 17, 2005, to Patrick and Tina Ewalt in

WAYLAND-Edward "Bud" C. Schantz, 81, of Eldorado Springs, Mo., formerly of the Wayland area, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Monett Health Care Center in Monett, Mo.      Funeral Services where held Monday, April 18, at Peterson Funeral Home in Aurora, Mo. Burial was in Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Mo., with full military honors accorded.      Mr. Schantz was born on Feb. 12, 1924, near Merrimac,

AKRON, Ohio - Charlotte M. Earll, 77, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Washington, died April 11, 2005.      A memorial service was held at High Street Christian Church in Akron, Ohio, on April 16, 2005. A family visitation will be held at a later date at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Memorials have been established for the Hospice Care Center in Akron, Ohio, and the High Street Christian Church Sanctuary Choir

Esther L. Carlson, 103, of Burlington, died at 9:20 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2005, at Parkview Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at Prugh's Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Patrick Hilgendorf officiating. Burial will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of the service. A memorial has been established.Survivors include three

LONE TREE-Pauline Westfall, 91, of Lone Tree, died Monday, April 18, 2005, at Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 22, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Jason Pittman officiating. Burial will be in River Junction Cemetery in rural Lone Tree. Visitation will be on Thursday, from 4 to 7 p.m., at

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Richard "Dick" Yoder, 68, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Washington, died April 7, 2005, following a brief illness.      A memorial visitation was held at Paradise Sunset Chapel in Phoenix, Ariz., April 13, 2005. A memorial has been established for the American Heart Association.      Mr. Yoder was born July 18, 1936, in Kalona, to Henry S. and Louisa May (Jacobs) Yoder. On July 22, 1957, he

Esther J. Beach, 83, of West Point, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at her home.      A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the Link Funeral Home in West Point with Pastor Dan Buck officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in West Point. Visitation is at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been