Obituaries

Mary Wenger, 94, of Wayland , died on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be at 11 am. on Friday, Nov. 28 a the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Bob Hartzler officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. at the church with family present from 7 and 8:30 p.m. A memorial has been established to Parkview Home.      Survivors include three sons, John Wenger of

Archie Melvin Christner, 90, of Washington, formerly of the White Oak Community west of Trenton, died on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at the Washington Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Roy Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at the funeral home

Dorothy "Dottie" Mays, 83, of Donnellson, died at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Donnellson United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Barb Krueger. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 in Nichols Cemetery in Nichols. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at the Hofbauer Funeral

Glenn Honsey Widmer, 82, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      The graveside memorial service with military rites will be at 2 p.m. today at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, with the Rev. Charles W. Smith officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington until 4 p.m. A memorial has been

Clara Alice Rathmel, 96, of Washington, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Robert McGraw officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, in Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid, Okla. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday,

FAIRFIELD-Brenda Joyce Deutsch, 50, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Gene Benda, the Rev. Charles Fladung, and the Rev. Stephen Page officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Prayers for a Christian wake will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, at the church.

Rowena Margaret Myers, 89, of Washington, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, at United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Primghar, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Visitation will be Sunday, from noon to 6 p.m., at

Helen F. Kapsch, 78, of New London, died on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Elliott Chapel, in New London, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Brooks Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Saturday at the chapel, with family present one hour prior to the service. A

Leona B. Conrad, 96, of the West Point Care Center, formerly of St. Paul, died at 12:25 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at St. James' Catholic Church in St. Paul, with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the church. A rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and a Christian

John Evertt Bazel, 94, of Gerald, Mo., formerly of Leslie, Mo., died on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003, in Sullivan, Mo.      The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 in Wapello Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Midlawn Funeral Home in Union, Mo. A memorial has been established for Evergreen Baptist Church.      Survivors include a son, Ken Salzwedel of Iowa; two daughters, Janice