Obituaries

BRIGHTON-Jerome "Jerry" Forrest Kurtz, 66, and Carolyn L. (Craig) Kurtz, 67, of Payson, Ariz., died Monday, May 3, 2004, following a plane crash in Cary, N.C.      A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Phoenix, Ariz. Memorials may be directed to Catholic Charities USA in Alexandria, Va.      Jerome was born on March 3, 1938, in Pleasant Plain, to Jerome and

Violet E. Woodsmall, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, May 14, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be after noon on Tuesday, May 18 with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established.      Surv

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Dorothy F. Conaway, 75, of Conesville, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services were held today at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Betsey Neipert officiating. A general memorial has been established.      Mrs. Conaway was born on March 4, 1929, in Dexter, Minn., to Harvey R. and Dorothy (Holcomb) Knowler. On Sept. 17, 1955,

Ross Bradford Shafer, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.      Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, with the Reverends Rodger Moyer and Paul McLeod officiating. Visitation will begin after 12 noon on Tuesday, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Galilea Zuniga Cardenas, 2, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine.      Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Bernie Weir officiating. Burial will be in Conesville Cemetery. Visitation will be today at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home, from 4 to 7 p.m. A general memorial

Emma L. Manning, 96, of Wayland, died on Friday, May 7, 2004, at the Parkview Home in Wayland, following declining health.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11 at the Cottonwood United Methodist New Life Parish Church west of Wayland with Pastor Nancy Renfro officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation began today at 9 a.m. at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland,

Lucille Garmoe, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died at noon on Friday, May 7, 2004, at the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Revs. Charlie Sander, Tom Palmer and Jeffrey McPheron officiating. Burial will be in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Visitation began at 9 a.m. today at the funeral home with family present from 6 to

WAYLAND-Emma L. Manning, 96, of Wayland, died Friday, May 7, 2004, at Parkview Home in Wayland, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, at Cottonwood United Methodist New Life Parish Church west of Wayland, with the Rev. Nancy Renfro officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation began this morning at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where

MT. PLEASANT-Isabell Rich, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt.

RICHLAND-Leo N. Adam, 85, of Richland, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at home.      A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung, the Rev. Nick Adam, the Rev. Richard Adam, and the Rev. Charles Adam officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin today at 5 p.m. at the church, with