Obituaries

SIGOURNEY-Sadie A. Embree, 102, of Sigourney, formerly of Delta, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at Sigourney Care Center, following a brief illness.      Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at Keota Cemetery, with the Rev. Frances Baumert officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel in Sigourney. Friends and family may meet at the funeral

IOWA FALLS-Velma Frances Lord, 82, of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, in Iowa Falls.      Memorial services were held on Sept. 13 in Iowa Falls at First United Methodist Church. Linn's Funeral Homes in Iowa Falls was in charge of arrangements.

L. Maxine Krieger Ralston, 88, of Rosebush Gardens Health Center, formerly of the King's Daughters Home, died at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, at the health center.      The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 in the chapel of Hass Funeral Home in Burlington, with the Rev. Don Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept.

Ann Marie Chalupa, 71, of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, at the funeral home. Family visitation will begin one hour prior to

Frances Louise Carson, 88, of Danville Care Center in Danville died on Sept. 22, 2003 at the care center.      The funeral service will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Elliott Chapel in New London with Pastor Rick Latta officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Danville. Visitation begins after noon on Wednesday, Sept. 24 with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established

Virginia Lee Butcher "Tootie" Machholz - Marshall, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2003 at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.      A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Charles U. Tweed officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made

William Richard "Dick" Stonehouse, 65, of Montrose, died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2003, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The graveside service with military rites will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22 at the Keokuk National Cemetery with the Rev. Harold Hamner officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials have been established to the American Cancer Society and the Lee County Hospice.   

CEDAR RAPIDS-Carrol D. Griggs, 69, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. John Rosenberg officiating. memorials may be directed to a charity of one's choice.      Mr. Griggs was born on March 12, 1934,

N. Alliene Cutkomp, 84, of Wapello, died on Saturday morning, Sept. 20, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in the Wapello Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Richard Elwin Anderson, 77, of New London, died on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union. Military rites will be conducted by the New London VFW Post 7641 and Henry County Honor Guard. Visitation