Obituaries

CENTERVILLE-Donald Wesley Meyer, 70, of Centerville, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.      Funeral services were held this morning at First Presbyterian Church in Centerville, with the Rev. Beverly Leonard officiating. Burial was in Mt. Ararat Cemetery, east of Centerville. Memorials may be directed to the Drake Public Library or First Presbyterian Church. Schmidt Family Funeral Home

KALONA-Eric D. Miller, 34, of Wellman, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at home, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 7, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home, with family present from 3 to 8 p.m.

KALONA-Donald "Dan" M. Statton, 79, of Kalona, died Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a brief illness.      Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, at Shiloh in Kalona. Burial will be in Shiloh Memorial Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will follow the graveside services. A general memorial has been established. Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona is

Annie J. Hunsaker, 82, of Fairfield, formerly of Washington, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      No services are scheduled at this time. Mrs. Hunsaker gifted her body to the anatomy department at the University of Iowa, as did her husband in 1976.      Mrs. Hunsaker was born on Feb. 18, 1922, in Washington, to John Samuel and Esther (Harvey) James. On Feb. 20, 1940, she married

Pamela Jaan Pressley, 55, of Burlington, died at 9:04 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 8 at Danville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Latta officiating. Burial will be in Jaggar Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with

James "Jim" F. Walker, 74, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at home.      A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 7, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Ed O'Mealia officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with family present

Lusena A. Kerr, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, May 3, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 6 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at the chapel with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. An Order of the Eastern Star service will be at 6:30

RICHLAND-Daniel Lawrence "Barndog" Thomann, 37, of Richland, died Sunday, May 2. 2004, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, following a stroke.      A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, with family present, at

Ted Eugene Kuhns, 51, of Denmark, died on Friday, April 30, 2004 at his home.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 6 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with Pastor Dan Buck officiating. Following the service, the body will be cremated. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at the chapel, with family present from 1 to 2 p.m. Memorials have been established to

WELLMAN-Elizabeth "Lizzy" Kempf, 95, of Wellman, died Sunday, May 2, 2004, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman, with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, with family