Obituaries

Olive Ellen Laughlin, 75, of Ainsworth, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Ainsworth Community Church, with the Rev. Nancy Oehler officiating. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery in Oakville. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with

Ada Gundy, 100, of Washington, formerly of Sedalia, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Granger Cemetery in Granger, Mo. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Family visitation will be two hours prior to services at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka, Mo., Wednesday.

RIVERSIDE-Clara Mary Strabala, 91, of Hills, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hills, with the Rev. Lou Leonhardt officiating. Burial will be in St. Vincent's Cemetery in Riverside. Following services at the cemetery, a luncheon will be held at

KALONA-Russell E. Ellinger, 83, of Kalona, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 10:30 a.m., at Shiloh Church in rural Kalona, with Chuck Rogness, Ed Forbes, and Don Gaudreau officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Visitation will be this evening, from 6

KALONA-Velma M. (Mrs. Lyle) Yoder, 89, of Kalona, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held this morning. Burial was in East Union Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for East Union Mennonite Church and Pleasantview Home. Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Kalona is in charge of arrangements.      Mrs. Yoder was

RICHLAND-M. Mae Shelby, 93, of Richland, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Ollie Baptist Church in Ollie, with the Rev. Charles Comfort officiating. Burial will be in Wymore Cemetery, north of Rose Hill. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with family present from

Roy Robert McFarlane, 91, of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at Halcyon House Health Center in Washington, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. No visitation is scheduled. Memorials may be directed to Halcyon House Health

KEOTA-Michael Lyon McIllece, 63, of Keota, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of cancer.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial with military rites accorded will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, at Powell

L. Pearl Lowe, 94, of Winfield, died Sunday morning, Dec. 28, 2003, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield, with the Rev. Greg Carr officiating. Burial will be in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon today at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present from 6

Ray Harlan Garmoe, 83, of Kirksville, Mo., died on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at his home.      The funeral service was at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28 at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel in Kirksville. Burial was today in the Salem South Cemetery in Salem.Survivors include two sons, Raymond P. and his wife Christine Garmoe of St. Louis, Mo., and Dennis Garmoe of Hillsboro; a stepson, Patrick Birdsell of