Obituaries

Emma C. Murray, 92, of Washington, died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, at First Baptist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Robert Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from

Hattie A. Church, 91, of rural Bonaparte, died at 8:37 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24 at Bonaparte United Church, with the Rev. Catie Newman officiating. Burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery. Open visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua. Memorials to

IOWA CITY-Margaret M. Heck, 88, of Iowa City, died Saturday, March 13, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services have been held. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Iowa City. Memorials may be directed to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City.      Mrs. Heck was born on Dec. 22, 1915, in Washington County, to Joseph and Anna (TeBockhorst) Escher. She married Artis Heck on April 10,

MARION-Joyce Marie Grimm, 68, of Marion, died Thursday, March 18, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services are set for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 22, at Community Church in rural Deep River, with the Rev. John DeBoef officiating. Burial will be in Community Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. A

Eston Burghoffer, 77, of Donnellson, died at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2004, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24 at Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson with the Rev. Dean Graber officiating. Burial will be in Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson. There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated. Memorials have been

Jamie M. Stewart, 29, of Burlington, died at 12:55 a.m. on March 20, 2004, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Tom Smith officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, with family present from 6:30 to 8

James M. Hensley, 84, of West Point Care Center, formerly of Fort Madison, died at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2004, at the care center.      The funeral service was at 11 a.m. today at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison, with the Rev. Elliott George officiating. Burial will be in Soldiers Circle in Oakland Cemetery. A memorial has been established for Lee County Hospice.Survivors include a daughter, Candy

Catherine E. Wallace, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, at Faith Baptist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Don Ruffenach, the Rev. Oliver Parrish, and Jack Bonham officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at

John W. Rickey, 70, of Fisher, Ill, died at 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at the Karle Hospital in Urbana, Ill.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 22 at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Deacon Del Curtis officiating. Burial will be in the Lambirth Cemetery on the county line road. Visitation will be held, with the family present, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21 at the

Cornelia "Cornie" Shrauger Day, 84, of Washington, died early Wednesday morning, March 17, 2004, at Halcyon House in Washington, following a long illness.      Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. The family will receive friends following services in the fellowship room of the United Presbyterian