Obituaries

CHICAGO, Ill. - Cheryl Lynn Osborne, 55, formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at Kindred Hospital in Chicago, Ill.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, in the Community Room of Wayland City Hall. Instead of flowers, the family asks that friends bring a small token of remembrance to be used in a memory collage display.

KALONA-Wayne W. Stransky, 88, of rural Wellman, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at home, following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held on Monday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m., at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be on Sunday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home, with family present from 2 to 4

Robert LeRoy Stanford, 69, of Morning Sun, died of cancer on Thursday morning, Jan. 1, 2004, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5 at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Harlan W. Winter officiating. Burial with military rites by Morning Sun American Legion Post 112 will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun. Memorials have been established to the Morning Sun

Larry L. Hawkins, 52, of rural Keokuk, died on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2003, at his home.      The graveside service was at 10:30 a.m. today in Sunset Memorial Park in Keokuk, with the Rev. Bill Mitchell officiating. A memorial has been established to Mithleman Meadows.Survivors include his father of Keokuk, and a brother, Frank Hawkins of New London.      He was preceded in death by his mother.

Helen Lucille Stark-Wilson, 75, of Keokuk, died at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson.      The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5 in Sunset Memorial Park in Keokuk, with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. The funeral procession will leave DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk for the park at 9:45 a.m. Following the service, family and friends will gather at

Russell H. Dean, 88, of Falls Church, Va., died on Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at his home.      The body has been cremated.      Mr. Dean, born on Sept. 14, 1915, southeast of Kingston, the son of Willard and Nellie Hohmbraker Dean. He completed eight grades at the Kingston School and was a 1934 graduate of Mt. Union High School. He was a World War II Army veteran and belonged to the Masons. He worked at the Pentagon

Lena "Bea" Behrend, 79, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      No services are planned. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Behrend was born on Oct. 4, 1924, in Washington, to Oscar and Violet (Engle) Collett. She married Herman Behrend on Aug. 30, 1946, in Davenport.

IOWA CITY-Kay Bernau, 64, of Iowa City, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, at home, of cancer.      Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Kyle R. Otterbein and the Rev. Harlan Winter officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Family visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service

KALONA-Ruby Ellen Gingerich, 76, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at East Union Mennonite Church near Kalona, with the Rev. Jay Miiller officiating. A private family burial will be held prior to the service in East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today, at Yoder-Powell

PORT BYRON, Ill.-Elmer L. Billingsley, 73, of Olds, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, at Gibson Funeral Home in Port Byron, Ill. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Port Byron, Ill.. Visitation will be Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.      Mr. Billingsley was born on Dec. 19, 1930, in East Moline,