Obituaries

Virginia E. Westfall, 80, formerly of West Point died on April 14, 2003, at Mercy Health Center in Laredo, Texas.      The graveside memorial service will be at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Fort Madison, with the Rev. Apo Mponda officiating. Family and friends will meet after the service at the K of C Hall in West Point. Rose Garden Funeral Home in Burlington is in charge of

James H. May, 78, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2003.      The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Florissant. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Florissant. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Stygar Florissant Chapel in Florissant. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to

Michael "Mike" Lawrence Shanholtzer, 56, of Sulphur, Okla., died on Aug. 22, 2003, at his home.      The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Krien Chapel, in Davis, Okla., with the Rev. Paul Foust officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery in Davis.      Survivors include his wife, Marie; his mother of Mt. Pleasant; two sons, Mike and his wife Sharon Shanholtzer of Sulphur; Tom and his wife Kathy Shanholtzer

Fred C. Dickey Jr., 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be Monday, Aug. 25, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Wayne Kamm officiating. Burial with full military rites will be at Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 24, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt.

The Rev. Mark E. Weston, 79, died on July 10, 2003, at Goddard House Nursing Home in Boston, Mass., from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease.      A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church. The body has been cremated and burial will be in the Lockridge Community Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rev.

Harold "Dutch" R. Heckenberg, 90, of Brownsburg, Ind., formerly of the Round Prarie Community, died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at Brownsburg Healthcare Center.      The funeral service was at 2 p.m. today at the Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the Lambert Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Gideons. Beatty Funeral Homes were in charge of arrangements.      Survivors include a

LONE TREE-Arthur Eugene Hill, 82, of Lone Tree, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, at VA Medical Center in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Lone Tree Cemetery, with Loren Yoder officiating. The Lone Tree American Legion Post 457 will accord military rites. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the American Lung Association.

Bonnie Jane Hayward, 89, of Des Moines, died on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in Des Moines.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Westover Funeral Home in Des Moines. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for Immanuel United Methodist Church.      Su

KALONA-Sarah Nicole Temple Nessler, 19, of Coralville, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following an auto accident.      Funeral services were held this morning at Sharon Center United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating. Burial was in Sharon Center Cemetery in rural Kalona. A memorial trust fund has been established for Miss Nessler's daughter, Kaia Spradling.

KALONA-Henry A. Kauffman, 88, of Dresden, Kan., formerly of Kalona, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at his home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m., at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. David Groh officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will begin today from 4:30 to 8 p.m., at