Obituaries

BRIGHTON - Violet May Lowe, 80, of Brighton, died April 3, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2005, at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, north of Brighton. Open visitation at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton will begin at 3 p.m., Wednesday, with the family present

Mrs. Agnes E. (Mueller) King, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 4, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Danny "Bayou" Boline, 51, of Morning Sun, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at his home in Morning Sun, following a brave struggle with cancer.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Jack Edmisson officiating. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in

Violet May Lowe, 80, of Brighton, died Saturday, April 3, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, north of Brighton. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with family

Kenneth L. Stagers, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:35 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Myrtle Jones Hazen, 97,of Corydon, formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Salem, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Edward Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery north of New London. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at

Mrs. Myrtle Hazen, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, April 3, 2005 in the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Joseph E. Blodgett, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at his home.      The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to Hospice of Central Iowa.Survivors include his wife; a

Susan Anne Towns, 63, of Stronghurst, Ill., died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2005, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Stronghurst United Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Richard Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Stronghurst Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Stronghurst, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Donna L. Kern, 66, of Kalona died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in rural Richmond. Visitation will be Saturday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at