Obituaries

EAGLE GROVE - Eathyle Young Stoakes, 94, of Washington, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at United Presbyterian Church in Goldfield, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Goldfield. The family will receive friends and family from 5 to 7:30

KALONA - Fannie E. Helmuth, 85, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Mahlon Mast home in rural Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, with Clayton Borntrager officiating. Visitation began at 1 p.m. today, and will continue all day Wednesday, at the Mahlon Mast home. Burial will be in North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Peterseim Funeral

Mildred F. Noonan, 98, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home, and from

Bertha Brown, 99, of Livermore, Calif., formerly of the Ainsworth area, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, in Livermore, Calif.      Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church with the Rev. Charles Visser and the Rev. Don Johanson officiating. Private burial will be prior to the service in Fern Cliff Cemetery. Family visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial

KEOTA-Naomi D. Greiner, 90, of Keota, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a brief illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, at the Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at

Jerene "Jerri" Christner, 65, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Larry Rath officiating. Burial will take place in Keota Cemetery, in Keota. Visitation begins at noon, Tuesday, at the funeral home, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A

Kenneth L. Fread, 76, of Ottawa, Ill., died unexpectedly Thursday evening, Nov. 27, 2003, at Community Hospital in Ottawa.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa, with the Rev. John P. Meyers officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park, where the veterans will fold and present the flag. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at

Joseph Emanuel Freshour, 68, of Donnellson Health Center, died at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.      The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Troy Cemetery in Troy, with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. There will be no visitation. A memorial has been established. Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson is in charge of arrangements.      Survivors include

Bertha Brown, 99, of Livermore, Calif., formerly of the Ainsworth area died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, in Livermore.      The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12 at the Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church, with the Revs. Charles Visser and Don Johanson officiating. A private burial will be held prior to the service at the Fern Cliff Cemetery. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. - Spc. William David 'Dave' Dusenbery, 30, of Fairview Heights, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq, in a helicopter collision.      Graveside services with full military honors accorded will be officiated by the Rev. Anthony B. Holder at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003. Kassly Mortuary Ltd. of Fairview Heights, Ill., is in charge of