Obituaries

WELLMAN - Harriette L. Riddle, 84, of Wellman, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman, with the Rev. Beth Miller officiating. Burial will be in Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. onWednesday, at Powell Funeral

NORTH ENGLISH - Della Elizabeth Brenneman, 84, of North English, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at home, following a brief illness.      Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Wellman Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at

OGLESBY, Ill.-Wilbert A. Meiners, 65, of Oglesby, Ill., died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held this morning at Shields Funeral Chapel in Oglesby, Ill. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in LaSalle, Ill. Memorials may be directed to a fund of the donor's choice.

KALONA-Lottie M. Marner, 95, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church near Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, at

Earnest Gene Beemblossom, 69, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10: 30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home

Morris "Mike" Snider of Gays Mills, Wis., died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, after a brief illness.      Mr. Snider was formerly from Washington and graduated from Washington High School.      Mr. Snider is survived by his parents, Morris and Gethel Snider of Nevada, Mo.; his wife, Mildred; one son, Jacob Snider of Lone Tree

Allan S. Ring, 88, of Faribault, Minn., died on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Infinia Health Care of Faribault, Minn.      The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Boldt Funeral Home in Faribault, with his grandson, the Rev. Alexander Ring, pastor of Parkland Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Wash. officiating. Burial was in Meadow Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery in Faribault.      Survivors include three

Frances Mae Phillips, 68, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Salem, died on Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Revs. Tom Palmer and Charlie Sander officiating. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. A memorial has been established to the children's department at Grace Community Friends

Helen Bernice Paulus, 90, of New London Care Center, formerly of Autumn Heights, died at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at the care center.      The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Bethany Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Carl Engstrom officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be after 8 a .m. on Tuesday at Prugh's Chapel in Burlington, with family present from 6

Louise B. Martin, 79, of Morning Sun, died on Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at Morning Sun Care Center. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Presbyterian Church in Morning Sun, with the Rev. Mel Miller officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Her body has been cremated according to her wishes. Memorials have been established for Morning Sun