Obituaries

LONE TREE-Pearl Ione Green, 85, of Riverside, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Parkview Care Center in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Ainsworth Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, from 1 p.m. until the time of services, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree. A general memorial

Leila Mae Kelly, 85, of Keota, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Jack Bonham officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday, at the funeral home, with family

Max D. Hill, 83, of Washington, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services have been set for 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Hoyt Whitebread officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 6 to 8

Cheryl Lynn Osborne, 55, formerly of Wayland, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at Kindred Hospital in Chicago, Ill.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, in the Community Room of Wayland City Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that friends bring a small token of remembrance to be used in a memory collage display.      Survivors include a daughter, Tina Howard; a son-in-law, Christopher

WAYLAND-Edith Nebel, 82, of Noble, died Monday, Jan. 05, 2004, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Beatty Funeral Home in

Wayne W. Stransky, 88, of rural Wellman, died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      A Celebration of Life service was held on Monday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. A memorial has been established for Hospice of Washington County.Survivors include two sons, Larry and his wife Linda Stransky of

Ronald J. "Ron" Krotz, 65, of Washington, died Monday, Jan. 5, at his home of a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 9 at United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, Jan. 8 at Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery.      Mr. Krotz was born on

Max D. Hill, 83, of Washington died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004 at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Hoyt Whitebread officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with family receiving friends from

Mary Jo Cash, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004 in the Henry County Health Center.      The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Nick Adam officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. after which the family will be present until 8:30

Edith Nebel, 82, of Noble, died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday at the church with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials have been established to