Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Josephine Rich, 92 of Winfield, and formerly of the Olds and Crawfordsville area, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.      Funeral services have been set for 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Olds United Church of Christ with the Rev. Carl Vass and the Rev. Elaine Vass officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery near Wayland. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at

Josephine Rich, 92, of Winfield, formerly of the Olds and Crawfordsville area, died on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Olds United Church of Christ with the Rev. Carl and Elaine Vass officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery near Wayland. Visitation began at noon today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt.

Hope Chalupa, infant, of Wellman, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of complications following premature birth.      Private family graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Washington, with the Rev. Nancy Oehler officiating. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements.      Hope was born on Dec. 1, 2003, in Iowa

Charles "Charlie" Hahn, 38, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, in Ainsworth.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 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 noon on Friday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:

EAGLE GROVE - Eathyle Young Stoakes, 94, of Washington, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at United Presbyterian Church in Goldfield, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Goldfield. The family will receive friends and family from 5 to 7:30

KALONA - Fannie E. Helmuth, 85, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Mahlon Mast home in rural Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, with Clayton Borntrager officiating. Visitation began at 1 p.m. today, and will continue all day Wednesday, at the Mahlon Mast home. Burial will be in North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Peterseim Funeral

Mildred F. Noonan, 98, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home, and from

Bertha Brown, 99, of Livermore, Calif., formerly of the Ainsworth area, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, in Livermore, Calif.      Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church with the Rev. Charles Visser and the Rev. Don Johanson officiating. Private burial will be prior to the service in Fern Cliff Cemetery. Family visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial

KEOTA-Naomi D. Greiner, 90, of Keota, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a brief illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, at the Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at

Jerene "Jerri" Christner, 65, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Larry Rath officiating. Burial will take place in Keota Cemetery, in Keota. Visitation begins at noon, Tuesday, at the funeral home, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A