Obituaries

William J. Laughlin, 74, of West Point, died at 2:08 a.m. Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Burial with military rite conducted by West Point American Legion Post No. 668 will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will begin

Marilyn Miller, 61, of Toledo, died of cancer Saturday, July 31, 2004, at her son's home in Mt. Pleasant.      A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at Henderson-Overton Funeral Home in Toledo, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. A private family burial will be in Buckingham Cemetery in Traer.Survivors include two sons, Tim Scott of Mt. Pleasant, and Chris Jones of Boulder, Colo.; two

Doris C. Welcher, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with a

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Jocelyn "Jos" McRoberts Pedersen, 87, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at her daughter's home in Berwyn, Ill.      Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at 11 a.m., at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Linda Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. After services at the cemetery, there will be a time of food and

DAVENPORT- Adeline A. Drish, 95, of Brighton died Friday, July 30, 2004, at the Kahl Home for the Aged in Davenport.      Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial were held this morning at the Kahl Home. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Memorials may be directed to the Kahl Home for the Aged, St. Joseph's Church in East Pleasant Plain, or the Polishville Association. Halligan McCabe

OSKALOOSA-Marcella V. Durian, 91, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at New Sharon Care Center.      Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Robert Busher officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 4 p.m. this afternoon at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa. Visitation began this

RIVERSIDE-Harry Alan Molloy, 68, of Riverside, died Friday, July 30, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following an extended illness.      Funeral services were held this morning in Riverside at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Riverside. Burial was in Riverside Public Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the McCreedy Home of Washington and the Paws and More Animal Shelter in

Mary Ann Davison, 68, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation begins at noon on Friday, at the funeral home, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. memorials maybe directed to Hospice of Washington County

KALONA-Charles Richard "Dick" Beckley, 66, of rural Iowa City, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 30, at Kalona United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today, at Peterseim Funeral

Wilma A. Van Engen, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Charles Brock and the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at