Obituaries

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Paul J. Stebelton, 82, of Independence, Mo., died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at Independence (Mo.) Manor Care Center.      Services will begin at 10 a.m., Monday, July 18, at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, Mo. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. A memorial has been established for Crossroads Hospice in Independence Mo.      Mr. Stebelton was born on Nov. 26, 1922, to Joseph and

Stanley Fetters Simpson, 92, of Washington, formerly of Towamensing Township, Pa., died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will be held at a later date at United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Mr. Simpson was born on March 26, 1913, in Washington to James Albert and Elizabeth (Fetters) Simpson. He married Margaret Stumpf in

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Lena Rae (Davis) Koehn, 23, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of rural Crawfordsville, died Monday, July 11, 2005 at her home in Cedar Rapids.      Funeral services will begin Thursday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church in rural Columbus Junction, with the Rev. James Edwards officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus

Daryl Eugene Utzinger, 55, of Washington, died Monday, July 11, 2005, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, July 15, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, where family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until services begin. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, near Canton, Ill.

Florence Alice Leffler, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, July 9, 2005, at Washington Care Center in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon, Tuesday, at the funeral home with the family present from

MARION - Fred W. Wade, 80, of Marion, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Bickford Cottage, following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, July 22, at First Presbyterian Church in Marion, with the Rev. Howard Chapman the Rev. Julie Anderson-Schuett and the Rev. David Henion officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion. Private

BRIGHTON - Raymond L. Fessenden, 76, of Wayland, died Sunday, July 10, 2005, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Memorial services will be held at a later date at Ivory Baptist Church in Frewsburg, N.Y. Burial will be in Cassadaga Cemetery in Cassadaga, N.Y. Gould Funeral Home in Brighton will handle local arrangements and the Jordan Funeral Home in Sinclairville, N.Y., will handle arrangements in New York.      Mr.

HARPER - Milo D. Miller, 79, of Harper, died Saturday, July 9, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      A funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz and the Rev. Robert Harness officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m.,

Norma Anna Leichty, 71, of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Monte Knudson officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the church, with family receiving friends from 5:30 to 8

HARPER - Marcella Clara White, 82, of Keota, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a brief illness.      A funeral Mass will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, at Holy Trinity Parish St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on