Obituaries

Maxine Grothe, 79, of Mediapolis, died Saturday evening, Sept. 25, 2004, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, with the Rev. Ronald Green officiating. Burial will follow at the Beauchamp Cemetery in rural Crawfordsville. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with Pastor Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will begin after noon today at the chapel, Masonic rites will be at 5 p.m. and the family will be present after the service until 7 p.m. A memorial has been established to the New London Lions Club.Survivors include his wife of

LONE TREE-Charles S. "Charlie" Kiene, 68, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Karl Divine-Koch officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, at

Charles S. "Charlie" Kiene, 68, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.      The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City with the Rev. Karl Divine-Koch officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral

KEOTA-Virgil Jacob Linnenkamp, 94, of Chariton, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Chariton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. William Miller officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday,

NEW LONDON-Wesley Clarence Peterson, 90, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will continue until 7 this evening at Elliott Chapel, with Masonic Rites accorded at 5 p.m. Memorial

KALONA-Dorothea Redlinger, 76, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals, after a brief illness.      A private family visitation will take place prior to cremation. Private family burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Diabetes Foundation.      Mrs. Redlinger was born on Jan. 14, 1928, to Thomas and Margaret (Semler) Capper, in Iowa City. On

Joanne Y. Davidson, 71, of Donnellson, died at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Judy Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in Primrose Cemetery in Primrose. Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 at the funeral home with family present from 6 to

Lois Willson Siens died at 9 a.m. Sept. 21, 2004, at Grande Hospital, La Grande, Ore.      According to her wishes, there will be no services. The body has been cremated. Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande, is in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Siens was born Feb. 26 at Sperry, the daughter of Grover and Mathilda Brookhiser Willson. She graduated from Yarmouth High School.      Survivors include two brothers,

GARNER-Marie M. Vogel, 76, of Garner, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at Concord Care Center in Garner.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. Burial will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. this evening at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner, with a Rosary Society rosary said at 5 p.m. and a Scriptural remembrance service