Obituaries

Bettye Kathleen Bruey, 80, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at her daughter's home in rural Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Steve Heston speaking. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Ruth Maxine Gipple, 85, of Altoona, and formerly of Ainsworth, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 at Stacy-Lewis

BLOOMFIELD - Viola L. Fuhr Norton, 98, of Milton, died Oct. 19, 2004, at Davis County Hospital.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, at Henkenius-Priester Funeral Home in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron and the Rev. Justin DeVries officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton. Visitation began at 9 a.m. this morning and will continue until 8 this evening at the

Luke D. Weber, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Halcyon House, following a lengthy illness.      A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia and the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, with military rites accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday,

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Garnet Mills, 74, of Nichols, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      There will be no visitation and no service. Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction is handling the arrangements.      Mrs. Mills was born on Oct. 11, 1930, in Columbus Junction, to William "Bill" H. and Opal (Lavery) McConahay. On May 26, 1956, Garnet married Kenton Mills in Washington.

KALONA -Mable Miller, 72, of Kalona, died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Kalona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, with the family present from noon to

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Lyle Eugene Wasson, 88, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, at Colonial Manor Care Center.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A memorial has been

Charles W. "Bud" Droll, 75, of Ainsworth, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Ainsworth Community Church in Ainsworth with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, at Jones-Eden

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Harrill, 55, of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at her residence, following injuries sustained in a fire.      Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. James Cluney officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A general memorial has

Taylor Wesley John Harrill, 9, of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at his family's residence, following injuries sustained in a fire.      Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. James Cluney officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A general