Obituaries

Viola Jane Geyer, 64, of Washington, died Friday, July 23, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following heart surgery.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with Jack Bonham officiating. Burial will be in Sixteen Cemetery in What Cheer at a later date. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, at the funeral home, with family present from

RICHLAND-Blanche Greiner, 94, of Chandler, Ariz., died May 11, 2004.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 31, at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield with the Rev. Stephen C. Page officiating. Gould Funeral Home in Richland is in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Greiner was born on April 15, 1910, in Martinsburg. She married Frank Greiner.

KALONA-Katie E. Schlabach, 90, of rural Kalona, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services were held this morning at Sharon Bethel Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Delmar Bontrager, the Rev. Jacob Yoder, and the Rev. Gabriel Beachy officiating. Burial was in North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona.      Mrs. Schlabach was born on Jan. 19,

KALONA-Christy Ann Wenger, 31, of Kalona, died Friday, July 23, 2004, at home, following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held on Tuesday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m., at Bethel Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Mennonite Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation is this evening from 6 to 8:30, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Memorials may

IOWA CITY-Michael LeRoy Lillig, 63, of Iowa City, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, from complications of a stroke.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz and the Rev. Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on

Wade Dean Johnston, age 80, died of cancer at his home in North English on Saturday, July 24, 2004.      Celebration of Life services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 28, at North English Christian Church. Pastor Don Ridenour will officiate. Burial will be in North English Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Powell Funeral Home in North English on Tuesday, July 27, from 2 to 8 p.m., with family present from

OMAHA, Neb.-Hubert Nicholas Reed, 82, of Omaha, Neb., died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Nebraska Medical Center, following a heart attack.      Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 7 at St. James Catholic Church in Omaha. Burial was in Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Neb. Memorials may be directed to St. James Catholic Church, the American Lung Association, or a charity of one's choosing.

KEOTA-Margaret "Peg" Riordan, 69, of Keota, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection was held this morning at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is

KALONA-Richard A. Lewis, 80, of Kalona, died Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 23, at Kalona Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Charles City. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at

ALTOONA-Charles E. Watson, 72, of Altoona, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Iowa Methodist Hospital.      Funeral services were held on July 6 at Altoona United Methodist Church. Burial was in Altoona Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank or Altoona United Methodist Church.