Obituaries

Beulah Mae Askea, 94, of Washington, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services have been set for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Dean Elmore officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at the

Beatrice Kendrick, 100, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 2, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Julia Poulsen officiating. Visitation begins at noon on Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be

KNOXVILLE-Frances (Kline) Sherwood, 83, of Washington, formerly of Knoxville, died Saturday, June 26, in Washington.      Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m., at First United Methodist Church in Knoxville, with the Rev. Arthur Hill officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. Visitation was held at Williams Funeral Home in Knoxville, today.      Mrs. Sherwood was born

KALONA-Edna Brenneman Niles, 90, of Kalona, died Saturday, June 26, 2004, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on

RIVERSIDE-Paul R. Armbruster, 84, of Riverside, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at his home in Riverside, following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside with military rights accorded by the V.F.W. Post No. 6414. Following committal

RICHLAND-Elsie Marie Neece, 76, of Richland, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, at Woolson Friends Church south of Richland, with the Rev. Ned Van Nostrand and the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Family visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m.

Archie Gayle Kelley, 95, of Washington, died Thursday, June 24, 2004, at McCreedy Home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 26, in Elm Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorials

SIGOURNEY-Margaret Frances Vinton, 83, of Sigourney, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, in Oskaloosa.      Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, with the Rev. Dirk Alsphach officiating. Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney is in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Vinton was born on Oct. 14, 1920, in Washington, to Adolph "Friday" and Pearl (Sharpe) Votruba. She

BRIGHTON-Carl Franklin Baldosier, 95, of rural Brighton, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday June 25, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary of The Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Polishville. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be held at 7

KEOKUK-The Rev. Marion Lowell Dodson, 78, of Keokuk, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 18, at Keokuk Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. Grant Foster and the Rev. Leonard Miller officiating. Burial with military rites accorded will be in Keokuk National Cemetery in Keokuk. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, at Vigen Memorial Home in