Obituaries

WELLMAN-Dorothy Jean Beason Yoder, 76, of Wellman, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 1, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Jay Miiller, the Rev.Scott Swartzendruber, and the Rev. Dean Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on

Alice Tait, 87, of Washington, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 1, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Ed O'Meila officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Memorials may be directed

Juanita Lora Westbrook, 79, of Fairfield, died at 5:48 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2 at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jeff Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been

Louise "Annette" Morgan Montgomery, 84, of Oakland, Calif. died on Feb. 3, 2004.      Funeral services were held on Feb. 7 at the Castro Valley First Baptist Church in Castro Valley, Calif. A memorial has been established for the local hospice in California.Survivors include her husband of Woodland, Calif.; two sons, Carl Vandagriff of Davis, Calif. and Charles Vandagriff of Oakland; a daughter, Ann Reed of

Jeffrey P. Bliss, 49, of Hamilton, Ill., died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the United Presbyterian Church in Keokuk, with the Rev. Brian Rihner officiating. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with family present from

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Lathrop, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at the New London Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with Guy Sammons officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation with family will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 at the funeral home. A

Violet Lundquist, 92, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Swedesburg, died Feb. 15, 2004 after a long illness.      The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at the Swedesburg Lutheran Church later in the spring for Mrs. Lundquist and her husband, Vernon, who preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1990. The cremains will be buried in the Swedesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Tolson Community

Tonch Heartsill, 84, of Salem, died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2004, at his home.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Salem South Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials have been established to the Parkinson's Foundation, the American

Naomi E. Dotson, 83, of Danville, formerly of West Burlington, died at 9:16 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at Danville Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at West Burlington Christian Church, with the Rev. John Griffith officiating. Burial will be in the Kossuth Cemetery in Mediapolis. Visitation will begin at noon today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with family present

Wyvon Marie Martin Harper, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London, died on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service was at 11 a.m. today at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Matt Miller officiating. Burial was in Burge Cemetery in New London. A memorial has been established to the New London United Methodist Church.Survivors include her husband;