Obituaries

Lela Louise Pulver, 93, of Macon, Ga., formerly of the Trenton Community, died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at the Coliseum Park Hospital in Macon, Ga.      The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Trenton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeffrey McPheron officiating. Burial will be in the Edwards Cemetery at Oakville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the

KALONA-Rozella M. Stransky, 99, of Kalona, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services, Saturday, at the

VASS, N.C.-Clement Paul Dold, 72, of Vass, N.C., died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at home.      A Memorial Mass was said on Thursday, Nov. 20, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Southern Pines, N.C., with the Rev. Jeffrey Ingham officiating. Memorials may be directed to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Southern Pines, N.C.      Mr. Dold was born in St. Martin, Minn., on Dec. 19, 1930, to Alois and

Cleta O. Hagge, 88, of Tama died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003 at the Grandview Acres Care Center in Toledo of a respiratory ailment.      Funeral services were held on Nov. 29 at the Chapel of the Hand Funeral Home in Tama with the Rev. Ron Arends officiating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. A memorial has been established.      Survivors include three daughters, Shirley and her husband LaVerne Bartling of

Geneva Mae Phillips, 70, of Fort Madison, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at her home.      The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, in Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Carthage, Ill., with the Rev. Dennis Scoville officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28 at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison.      Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Farrell of Davenport; a son,

Helen Elvera Hires, 85, of Muscatine, formerly of Burlington, died at 6:05 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at Muscatine Care Center.      The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. John Griffith officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Lunning Chapel, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to West

CEDAR RAPIDS-Norman R. Eberle, 73, of Marion, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Duane Hix officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, in Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello. Visitation will be at the Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids from

George W. DeGrange, 82, of Burlington, died Nov. 21, 2003 at his home.      Funeral services were held today at Lunning Chapel with the Rev. Forrest Krummel officiating. Burial will be at the Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson. The Donnellson American Legion Post 474 will perform military rites. Memorials have been established for the American Heart Association and the First Presbyterian Church of Burlington.      S

Lucille Watson, 87, formerly of Richland, died at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Peggy Egbert officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Friends Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Pleasant Manor Care Center.      Survivors include one

WELLMAN-Paul Emanuel "E.M." Yoder, 87, of Wellman, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at Wellman Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with family