Obituaries

Joseph E. Blodgett, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at his home.      The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to Hospice of Central Iowa.Survivors include his wife; a

Susan Anne Towns, 63, of Stronghurst, Ill., died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2005, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Stronghurst United Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Richard Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Stronghurst Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Stronghurst, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Donna L. Kern, 66, of Kalona died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in rural Richmond. Visitation will be Saturday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at

Stephen Wayne Williams, 64, of rural Danville, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at the United Church of Christ in Danville, with Pastor Dan Buck officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in rural Danville. Visitation will begin after noon today until 7 p.m. at Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A

Juanita Joan (Wallace) Zieglowsky, 78, of Washington, died March 31, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2005, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Washington, with Guy Branham officiating. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at Jones-Eden Funeral

Rooda Ness Fertig, 87, of Aplington, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Maple Manor Village in Aplington.      No services are planned. Linn's Funeral Homes in Iowa Falls is handling arrangements. A general memorial has been established.      Mrs. Fertig was born March 13, 1918, in Vinton, to Haness and Catherine (Rood) Ness. She married Howard Fertig in 1942, in Galena, Ill.

KALONA - Richard Benjamin "RB" Garner, 68, of Kalona, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1, 2005, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Florence L. Cline, 90, of Burlington, died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 1 at Prugh's Chapel in Burlington, with Pastor Brad Cranston officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the funeral service. A memorial has been established to Heritage Baptist

MOLINE, Ill. - Harold Joseph "Mac" McFarland, 89, of Moline, Ill., died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Ill.      Funeral services will be at noon, Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at DeRoo Funeral Home in Moline, continuing at 12:30 p.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moline. Entombment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in East Moline, Ill. Visitation will be one hour before services,

Stephen Williams, 64, of rural Danville, died Wednesday.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Elliot Chapel in New London.