Obituaries

Bill White, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the McKenna Memorial Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas, of congestive heart failure.      The memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

Ruby Augusta Fry, 95, of Lockridge, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Diane Brokken officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Family visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday prior to the funeral. In lieu of flowers, memorials

Mabel T. White, 97, of Story City, formerly of Ames, died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, of heart failure at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Bethany Manor in Story City and at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16 at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis. Burial will be in the Shinar Cumberland Cemetery in Sperry. Visitation will be today from 5

Bettijean Swan, 84, of Libertyville, died at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2003 at the Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16 at the Libertyville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Raphael-Nakos officiating. Burial will be in the Fell Cemetery near Libertyville. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Raymond Funeral

Florence Marie Jacobs, 88, of Ottumwa, formerly of Eldon, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004 at Hospice House of Ottumwa.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 in the chapel of Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Connie Markle officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds with family present from

MT. PLEASANT-Willis Graber, 85, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m., at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler and Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the church, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may

WAYLAND-Darrell Lee "Turk" Borchardt, 61, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at home.      Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, at the church, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Inez M. Patterson, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of the Wellman and Kinross communities, died on Tuesday morning, Feb. 10, 2004, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant, after a period of failing health.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in

Cecil E. Ortery, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died at the VA Hospital in Iowa City on Feb. 11, 2004.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Ill., with the Rev. Gerald Marlow officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery in Kirkwood, Ill. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15 with family present from 4 to 5 p.m., and on

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-Dennis F. Dea, 53, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, following a brief illness.      A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Sunset Church of Christ in Springfield, Mo. His body has been cremated. Greenlawn Funeral Home South in Springfield, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.      Mr. Dea was born on March 27, 1950, in