Obituaries

Robert Gerald "Jerry" Hawkins, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Keokuk, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11 at the Vigin Memorial Home in Keokuk, with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. Burial will be in the Sandusky Cemetery in rural Keokuk. Visitation will be held after 1 p.m. today at the memorial home with

Jerry J. Schulte, 51, of West Point, died at 1:52 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point. The family will meet friends one hour prior to the church service. Link Funeral Home in West Point is in

Maxine L. Steele, 84, of Washington, died January 8, 2005 at Washington Care Center, following declining health.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Pastor Julie Poulsen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington,

Ladene Peterson, 85, of Burlington, died at 3:50 p.m. Jan. 4, 2005, at the Klein Center of Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Bill Walkup, of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation begins today at noon at Lunning Chapel with family present from 6:30 to 8

Larry G. Fox, 57, of Washington, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at Washington County Hospital, following an extended illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with military rites accorded. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 that afternoon. A general memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Fox was born on March 29,

WILLIAMSBURG - Amy Marie Frederick, 31, of Williamsburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of cancer.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, at Holy Trinity Parish-Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in rural Harper, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday,

Jacob Anthony Lipski, 4 months, of Washington, died suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with Fr. Ed O' Melia officiating. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 that evening,

Leonard H. "Bud" Molander, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday evening Jan. 4, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7 at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Philip Borleske officiating. Burial will follow in the Swedesburg Church Cemetery. The family will meet with friends following the service at the Swedesburg Parish Hall. There will be

Olive M. Murphy, 92, of Washington, died on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at McCreedy Home, after failing in health for the past three months.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ralph Draper officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 Tuesday evening.

PAPILLION, Neb. - Dorothy R. Larson, 74, of Papillion, Neb., died Dec. 3, 2004, at the Papillion Manor Nursing Home in Papillion, Neb.      Mrs. Larson was born on June 5, 1930, in Roswell, N.M., to Harold and Marian (Davidson) Waters. On July 20, 1954, she married Marlyn "Bud" Larson in Crawfordsville.      Mrs. Larson graduated from Crawfordsville High School and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.