Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Lewis Hugh Newell, 90, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Ralph Draper officiating. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at the

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Janet Anne Utter, 53, of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m., at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Visitation will be on this evening, at the funeral home, from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to a stuffed

OSKALOOSA-Robert E. "Bob" Brock, 73, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at home.      Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 10: 30 a.m., at Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, with the Rev. Robert Dean officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Oskaloosa, with military rites accorded by the Oskaloosa American Legion and VFW. Visitation began this morning at the funeral home, and

WATERVILLE, Kan.-Maurice J. Stone, 85, of Waterville, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Blue Valley Nursing Home in Blue Rapids, Kan.      Funeral services have been held in Kansas. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Waterville, Kan. Terry Chapel and Funeral Home in Waterville, Kan., is in charge of arrangements.      Mr. Stone was born on march 3, 1918, in Wayland, to Thomas and Helen (Funk) Stone. He was

Ira Everette Coon, 95, of Washington, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, at the funeral home, with family present

RANDOLPH, Vt.-Ira Fisher Morrison, 78, of Rochester, Vt., died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vt.      Memorial services will be held on Aug. 1, 2004, at Rochester Federated Church in Rochester, Vt. Burial with military rites accorded will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Rochester, Vt. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to Gifford Medical Center Garden Room Fund in

RICHLAND-Elizabeth M. Hoskins, 80, of Richland, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Woolson Friends Church, south of Richland, with the Rev. Ned Van Nostrand officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

IOWA CITY-David E. Metz, 53, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services were held this morning, at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Military rites were accorded by local military organizations. Private family burial was in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice, Domestic Violence

KALONA - Jess M. Peachy, 85, of Kalona, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at his home, following a brief illness.      A Celebration of Life will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the home of Duane Miller on Cosgrove Road in rural Kalona, with Ivan Borntrager and Truman Miller officiating. Burial will take place Tuesday, Dec. 23, in Guthrie, Ky. Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday and continue through the

BRIGHTON-Evelyn A. Deutsch, 83, of rural Brighton, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A Funeral Mass was held this morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Lupus Foundation.      Mrs. Deutsch was born on Feb 13, 1920, south of East Pleasant Plain, to Charles and Lucy (Lisk) Peck. She