Obituaries

Virginia Kurtz, 86, formerly of Brighton, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      A Mass of the Resurrection was at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14 at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. A memorial has been established to St. Joseph Cemetery Association. Gould Funeral Home in

WELLMAN - Ole Boone, 58, of Wellman, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, at his home following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. Beth Miller officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Boone was

James "Larry" Laurance McTee Jr., 64, of Fort Madison, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004, at the Fort Madison Community Hospital.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. William Morehouse officiating. Burial was in the North Wayne Township Cemetery near Olds. A memorial has been established.Survivors include a son, Steve and

Oriet Elizabeth Cortum, 88, of Wayland, died following a brief illness Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral was at 1:30 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. John Gaulke officiating. Burial was in Wellman Cemetery. A memorial has been established.Survivors include two sons, John Cortum of Mediapolis, and William Cortum of Kalona; and six grandchildren and

Garry W. Mehaffy, 53, of Burlington, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, at his home.      A celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. Following the service, the body will be cremated and burial will be at a later date in Long Creek Cemetery, rural Danville. A memorial has been established.Survivors include a son, Scott Allen Mehaffy of Burlington; a daughter, Megan Anne

Mary W. Shovar, 89, of Davenport, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, at Genesis Medical Center East Campus in Davenport.      The Celebration of Life service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport. A memorial has been established to

KALONA - Sterling Rediger, 96, of Kalona, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, at Kalona Christian Fellowship Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Shawn Powell and the Rev. Cloy Roth officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona,

KALONA-Charles C. Capper, 87, of Wellman, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Marengo Memorial Hospital in Marengo, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Joetown. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 7 a.m., at Peterseim Funeral

RICHLAND-Melvyn L. Fitz-Randolph Jr., 40, of Richland, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, in his home.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. The family will be present from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday prior to the funeral service. A memorial has been established for the family.

COAL VALLEY, Ill.-Mary R. Parsons, 74, of Coal Valley, Ill., died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at Genesis West Medical Center in Davenport.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Trimble Funeral Home in Coal Valley, Ill. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening, at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.