Obituaries

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

Jessie Mildred Swailes Byers, 93, Mt. Pleasant, died at 11:37 a.m. Sept. 21, 2004 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.      The graveside funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Grant Cemetery near Rome with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. According to her wishes, the body has been cremated. There will be no visitation. Behner Funeral Home and Crematory in Fairfield is in charge of arrangements. A

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Neta Fowler, 52, of Morning Sun, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, at United Methodist Church in Winfield, with the Rev. Greg Carr officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus

Claude Hemsworth, 80, of Pine River, Minn., died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Friends may call one hour prior to the service.      Mr. Hemsworth was born March 3, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minn., the son of Claude and Clara Palmer Hemsworth. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the American Legion Post