Obituaries

Kathy Gail Johnson, 47, of Crawfordsville, died Sunday, June 13, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, at St. James Catholic Church, with Father Ed O'Melia and Father Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation begins at noon Thursday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the family present from noon to 8 p.m. A prayer

WELLMAN-Herbert W. Nicholls, 84, of Wellman, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at University Hospital in Iowa City, following complications of Alzheimers disease.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Richard Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be at Powell Funeral Home from 4 to 8

LONE TREE-Ronald DeWayne Lenz, 63, of Iowa City, died Sunday, June 13, 2004, at home.      Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 17, at 10:30 a.m., at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following services at the cemetery, there will be a luncheon for family and friends at the American Legion in Lone Tree. Visitation will be on

MONMOUTH, Ill.-Francis W. "Smitty" Smith, 95, of Washington, formerly of Monmouth, Ill., died Monday, June 14, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Ill., with the Rev. William C. Myers officiating. Cremation will be accorded. No visitation is planned. Memorials may be directed to Faith United

Betty E. Jones, 80, of Sheveport, La., died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at Willis Knighton Hospital in Bossier City, La., following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will be in South English Cemetery.      Mrs. Jones was born on May 12, 1924, in Brighton, to John and Mary (Sage) Hiller. On Nov. 29, 1941, she married David

Terry Lee Helfrich, 44, of Iowa City, died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation began today, at the funeral home, and family will be present from 7: to 8:30 this evening. Memorials

KALONA-Agnes M. Matthes Johnson, 100, of Wellman, died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be in Memory Gardens in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home.      Mrs. Johnson was born on April 28, 1904, in

KALONA-Hilda M. Burkholder Hershberger, 82, of Kalona, died Sunday, June 13, 2004, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held on Wednesday, June 16, at 10 a.m., at Kalona Christian Fellowship Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Richard Grimm and the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will begin at 2

SUN CITY, Ariz.-Mary Catherine (Carris) Wilson, 81, of Redlands, Calif., died May 23, 2004, in Redlands, Calif.      Funeral services have been held. Memorials may be directed to Sunset Park in Washington.      Mrs. Wilson was born on June 17, 1922, in Washington, to Seth and Lula Carris. She married Cecil Wilson in 1949, in Davenport.

FAIRFIELD-Roger Robert Richard, 76, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at home.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. Burial will be in Eicher Cemetery in Noble. Family visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Eagles Lodge No. 1927, or to a charity