Obituaries

KALONA - Rolland M. Yoder, 91, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the family

Amy "Thelma" Little, 86, of LaHarpe, Ill., formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at her daughter's home in LaHarpe, Ill.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial

IOWA CITY - Alice R. Saforek, 85, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services were held this morning at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial was in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. A memorial has been established for the American Red Cross.      Mrs. Saforek was born on April 18, 1919, in Washington, to Charles C. and

Melvin Francis Barry, 76, of New London, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at his home in New London.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at the chapel with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to

WELLMAN - Mary Lavanda Bender, 95, of Wellman, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Yoder-Powell

Donald Kenneth Adam, 82, of Richland, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung, the Rev. Charles Adam and the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Family visitation will begin at 4

Robert Anthony Renner, 78, of Burlington, died at 8:44 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Burlington, with the Rev. Patrick Hilgendorf officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington,

Harry D. Levy, 81, of Washington, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Washington County Hospital, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with military rites accorded. A private family burial will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will begin at noon on Sunday, Dec. 26, with the family

Glenna Jean Spraker Hilbrant, 63, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Muscatine, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at her home.      The funeral service was today at 10 a.m. at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Muscatine with the Dr. Rev. Marc Royer officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Hospice of the Valley of Peoria, Ariz. Sympathy notes may be left for the family

Wilfred Klesner, 87, of rural Salem, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004.      A memorial Mass to celebrate his life will be at a later date. The body has been cremated. Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa was in charge of arrangements.      Mr. Klesner was born Dec. 11, 1917, the son of Joseph and Catherine Rickelman Klesner. He married Cecilia Kruse in St. Paul, Jan. 23, 1945. He was a retired farmer. He was a