Obituaries

Richard Allan Stephens, 72, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at his home following a battle with polio.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1 at Ainsworth Community Church in Ainsworth, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at Jones-Eden Funeral, with family present from 7 to

HARPER - Cletus M. Striegel, 89, of Harper, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Maplewood Manor in Keota following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with Rev. Marty Goetz and the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be from

John Richard "Dick" Wiley, 68, of Washington, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Interment will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at

John Mitchell, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Arbor Court.      Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. A celebration of his life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the Trenton United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Wayne Township Cemetery near Olds. The Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant is in charge of the arrangements. A

Robert D. Crossett Sr., 83, of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Julia Poulsen officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m., today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., this evening. Interment

LEON - Robert M. Johnson, 77, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at his home.      Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005. Burial was in Van Wert Cemetery in Van Wert, with military honors accorded.      Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 5, 1928, to Samuel Clyde and Vera Johnson. He married Beverly Houck on Feb. 18, 1951.

KALONA - Mary A. Gingerich, 96, of Kalona, formerly of Frytown, died at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, following a lengthy illness.      A Celebration of Life service was held at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona this morning,. Burial was in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery in rural Wellman. Memorials may be directed to Pleasantview Home or Lower Deer Creek Church.      Miss Gingerich

Wilbur Asa Harter, 95, of Burlington, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday until the time of the service, at the funeral home with family

John J. Mitchell, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral arrangements are pending at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Ruth G. Hutchinson Isley, 103, of Ebenezer Hall in Minneapolis, formerly of Golden Valley and New London, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2005.      The memorial service was Thursday, Jan. 27 at David Lee Funeral Home in Wayzata, Minn. Memorials have been established to Calvary Lutheran Church and the Ebenezer Foundation.Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Barbara Hutchinson; a son-in-law, Clarence Bruce; and six