Obituaries

Francis Bernard "Bucky" James, 81, of Ainsworth, died on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at Washington County Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with military honors following the service. The Rev. Scott Nesbitt will officiate. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6 at the funeral home, with

WELLMAN - Irene Ruby Taylor, 85, of Wellman, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman, followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at Swedish

Marlene H. Glanzman, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with family

Viola Maxine Lynn, 82, of rural Brighton, died Friday evening, Jan. 30, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Hope Lutheran Church in Germanville with the Rev. Robert Patton officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will precede the service on Tuesday, from 1 to 2 p.m. Memorials have been

James "Jim" Allen Hessing, 50, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Oskaloosa, died on Jan. 30, 2004, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at the Bethel Baptist Church in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Jeff Crawford of Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, and the Rev. Bruce Thompson of Bethel Baptist Church in Oskaloosa officiating. Burial was in Forest Home

Elizabeth E. Mariner, 89, formerly of Sun City, Ariz., died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center where she had been a resident for the past year.      There will be no visitation or services at this time. The family will have a private family service in Colorado at a later date. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with arrangements.Survivors

Ellen Louise Whyle, 87, of West Burlington, died at 3:28 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004, at Great River Medical Center's Klein Center in Burlington.      There will be no visitation or service at this time. Burial will be at a later date in Troy Mills.Survivors include two sons, Ron Whyle of New London, and Richard Whyle of Lees Summitt, Mo.; a daughter, Nancy Hulett of Kingston; a stepson, Wilford Whyle of

Elizabeth Helen Fromm, 89, died on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, at Balmoral Care Center in Lake Forest, Ill.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 at St. Andrew Chapel at Lake Forest Place in Lake Forest. A memorial has been established for the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.Survivors include her children, Dan G. Fromm, Martha E. Fromm and Eric C. Fromm, all of Eau Claire, Wis., Mark

GENESEO, Ill.-Paul T. "Bud" Blumenstein, 84, of Geneseo, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at Hammond-Henry Hospital.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Geneseo, Ill., with the Rev. Michael Pakula officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Geneseo, Ill., with military honors accorded by the Geneseo American Legion Post No. 350.

Gladys W. Norder, 84, of Keokuk, formerly of Kahoka, Mo., died on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at Vigen Memorial Home in Kahoka, with the Rev. Ken Beckmann officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Park in Keokuk.Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Dains of Donnellson; a son, Gary Norder of Texas; and four grandchildren and six