Obituaries

Catherine R. Grelk, 90, of St. Paul, died at 3:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 at St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul, with Father Gary Beckman officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. today at Link Funeral Home in West Point. A rosary will be recited at 3

Ethel Virginia Hauenstein, 94, of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Washington County Hospital.      The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church, with the Rev. Charles Visser officiating. Burial will be in Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. today at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial has been

Alan "Lee" Schooley, 73, of Brighton, died of lung cancer at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City Friday, Jan. 21, 2005.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Brighton United Church with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will be from 1 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Gould Funeral Home in Brighton with family

Wayne Frank Higby, 75, of Ventura, Calif., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 at Charles Carroll Chapel of the Good Shephard in Ventura. Charles Carroll Funeral Home, 15 Teloma Drive, Ventura, Calif., 93003, is in charge of arrangements.Survivors include his wife; a son, David Higby of Simi Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Debra Wolff of Ventura, and Diane

Kenneth T. Rahe, 90, of Washington, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev.Ed O'Melia officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Interment will take place at St. Mary's

Adam Michael Crist, 23, of Mount Vernon, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with Father Ed O'Melia officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Thursday evening.

Glen Everett Williams, 78, of Washington, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Halcyon House, following an extended illness.      Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.      Mr

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Gary "Guff" Kemp, 57, of Letts, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005 at Unity Hospital in Muscatine.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Darryl Erickson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Letts Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established at

Viola E. Nichols, 84, former Richland resident, died Jan. 18, 2005, at Park Place Long Term Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

E. Jane (Mrs. Virgil) Sammons, 71, of Mt. Pleasant died at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, in the Great River Hospice Room of the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Jeffrey R. Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m.