Obituaries

HARPER - Raymond Peter Hammes, 95, of Coralville, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at Windmill Manor in Coralville, following a brief illness.      A funeral Mass will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, at Holy Trinity Parish, Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in rural Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be Saturday, July 9, from

James Herman Leichty, 70, of rural Wayland, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at the Washington Care Center following declining health.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2005 at the Bethel Mennonite Church with the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the Bethel Mennonite Church with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and

Clifford A. Tomfeld, 84, of the West Point Care Center, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 7 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the Rev. Judy Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at the funeral home. Memorials

Merlin "Mick" K. Wirt, 74, of rural Burlington, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. The Rev. Dennis Tevis will officiate. Burial will be in Kossuth Cemetery in Mediapolis with the Veterans Honor Guard of VFW Posts 9162 and 10102, American Legion Post 52,

Vernal E. Sparrow, 83, of Salem, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6 at the Salem Friends Church in Salem, with Pastors Tom Palmer and Daryl Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials have been

Morris "Gregg" Richard, 68, of Round Lake Beach, Ill., formerly of Eldridge and Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Elk Grove Village in Elk Grove, Ill.      The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8 in Long Creek Cemetery in Danville, with Pastor Rick Latta officiating. The precession will leave from Elliot Chapel at 10:30 a.m. A service will be held in Grayslake earlier in the week.

Alice Gay, 72, of Croton, died at 10:32 p.m. Monday, July 4, 2005, at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. Burial will be in Colorado at a later date. Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 9, with the family present from noon to 1 p.m. A memorial has been

Ruth Nadine Irvin, 87, of Ottumwa, died at 9:33 a.m. June 29, 2005, at the Ridgewood Nursing and Rehab Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1 at Faith Baptist Church in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Phil Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery near Avery. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. today at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial

James Herman Leichty, 70, of rural Wayland, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Washington Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, at Bethel Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday, at the church, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Robert Lee "Bob" Dickinson, 64, of Washington, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. James Cluney officiating. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this evening. Burial will