Obituaries

ATLANTIC - Eugene D. Curtis, 79, of Atlantic, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.      Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 11, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, with the Rev. Gary DeGeest officiating. Burial was in Atlantic Cemetery.      Mr. Curtis was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Atlantic to Horatio N. and Cora E. Curtis. He married Josie Mae Wooley in Atlantic on New

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Ruth E. Dircks, 88, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, Aug. 13, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorials may

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Bonnie Belle Frisk, 89, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Columbus City United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the church. Visitation

John "Jack" Crone, 64, formerly of West Chester, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, in Coralville.      A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the home of Tom Crone, which is located at 3329 N Avenue in Tama, phone 641-484-2999.      John Crone was born on April 23, 1941, in Washington, to John and Alice (Root) Crone.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Paul E. Lowe, 80, of Clinton, Mo, formerly of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Mo.      Memorial graveside services with full military rites accorded will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in Columbus City Cemetery with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Following the services, there will be a time of food and fellowship with the

LONE TREE - Violet Kathryn Wildish, 85, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at Lone Tree Health Care Center.      As Mrs. Wildish requested, there will be no services and the body has been cremated. A general memorial has been established at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree.      Mrs. Wildish was born on Jan. 26, 1920, in Sunbury, to Edward and Amanda (Alpen) Hamann.

FAIRFIELD - Richard Nicholson, 79, of Brighton died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Thomas Raphael-Nakos officiating. Burial will be in Howard Grove Cemetery, west of Pleasant Plain. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the

FAIRFIELD - Wilma Bailey, 91, of Fairfield, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A memorial service and interment of cremains will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 12, in Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. Memorials have been established for Good Samaritan Home in Ottumwa or Parkview Care Center in Fairfield. Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in

LONE TREE - Howard E. Stock, 88, of Lone Tree died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at his home in Lone Tree, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held this afternoon. Burial was in the Lone Tree Cemetery, with military rites accorded by Lone Tree American Legion John L. Mumm Post 457. Memorials have been established for Lone Tree Fire and Rescue, Iowa City Hospice, American Cancer Society or the American

FAIRFIELD - Shirley Lauderman Stokes, 57, of Fairfield, died Aug. 5, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at First Christian Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Kurt Makower and the Rev. Keevin Koch officiating. Family visitation will be Monday Aug 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial will be in Evergreen