Obituaries

Florence Marie Jacobs, 88, of Ottumwa, formerly of Eldon, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004 at Hospice House of Ottumwa.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 in the chapel of Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Connie Markle officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds with family present from

MT. PLEASANT-Willis Graber, 85, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m., at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler and Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the church, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may

WAYLAND-Darrell Lee "Turk" Borchardt, 61, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at home.      Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, at the church, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Inez M. Patterson, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of the Wellman and Kinross communities, died on Tuesday morning, Feb. 10, 2004, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant, after a period of failing health.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in

Cecil E. Ortery, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died at the VA Hospital in Iowa City on Feb. 11, 2004.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Ill., with the Rev. Gerald Marlow officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery in Kirkwood, Ill. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15 with family present from 4 to 5 p.m., and on

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-Dennis F. Dea, 53, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, following a brief illness.      A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Sunset Church of Christ in Springfield, Mo. His body has been cremated. Greenlawn Funeral Home South in Springfield, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.      Mr. Dea was born on March 27, 1950, in

MUSCATINE-Pearl Dennis, 89, of Columbus City, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine.      Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 10:30 a.m., at Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Muscatine, with the Rev. Robert Newton officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church. Visitation

KALONA - Mith Man, 76, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, of cancer.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at Yoder-Powell

Kathryn K. Stephens, 61, of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, at Orchard Hill in Washington, with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements.      Miss Stephens was born on Oct. 11, 1942, in Washington, to Dewey and

WELLMAN-Mardelle A. Miller, 89, of Wellman, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the First Baptist Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Gene Carpenter and the Rev. Beth Miller officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today, at Powell Funeral Home and