Obituaries

Laura Robbie Gibbs, 39, of Omaha, Neb., formerly of Burlington, died after a nine-month battle with lung cancer at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.      Visitation was from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lunning Chapel, where the family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral for Ms. Gibbs was today at 1 p.m. at Lunning chapel, with Pastor Maurice Moore officiating.

Miles J. Rukgaber, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson officiating. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with graveside military honors conducted by Henry County Veterans Honor Guard. A memorial has been

Lois A. Glandon, 74, of Washington, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Washington Care Center. following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Sunday at the funeral home, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A general memorial

WAYLAND - Mabel M. Gerig, 97, of Goshen, Ind., formerly of Wayland, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen.      Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2005, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Family visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to Mennonite Mission Network.

Ellen Charlotte Hannum, 95, of Wapello, died Friday afternoon, March 4, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, with the Rev. Harlan Winter officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family

Pauline I. (Mrs. Richard) Bare, 90, of 304 S. White Street, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home.

PRINCETON, Texas-Louise Marie King, 77, of Plano, Texas, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, following a brief illness.      The body has been cremated, and burial will be at a later date in Des Moines.      Mrs. King was born on July 22, 1927, in Wayland, to Frank and Alma Elizabeth (Rapp) Nebel. On Sept. 15, 1949, she married Rolland Robert King in Des Moines.

Mabel M. Gerig, 97, of Goshen, Ind., formerly of Wayland, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen.      A funeral service has been set for 11 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2005, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Family visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Memorials may be directed to the Mennonite Mission

Mr. Virgil Mills, 92, of Port Isabel, Tex., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at 7:45 p.m. in the Valley Grande Manor at Brownsville, Tex.      Visitation will be from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 7, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.      A public Masonic Service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Beatty Funeral Home. A graveside service

Louise Marie (Nebel) King, 77, formerly of Wayland, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, Princeton, Tex., after a short illness.      Mrs. King's body has been cremated and burial will be at a later date in Des Moines.Survivors include her husband, a son, Steven and his wife Brenda of Des Moines; two sisters, her twin Lois Nebel of Wayland and Bonnie Land and her husband Darrell of Arvada, Colo.; two brothers, Glen (Buddy)