Obituaries

KEOTA-Bernice Pauline Dill, 94, of Washington, formerly of Keota, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, at United Church of Faith in Keota, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be this evening from 3 to 8 p.m., at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with family present from 5

WILLIAMSBURG-Robert "Bob" Deimerly, 75, of Williamsburg, formerly of Keota, died Thursday, July 10, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 14, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will

BURLINGTON-Della Greta Marston, 87, of West Burlington, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at her home.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 11, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Jack Wolgamuth officiating. Burial will be in Burlington memorial Park in Burlington. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday.

RICHLAND-Joseph M. Jones, 74, of Rubio, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at his home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home, with family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of

KALONA-Florence M. Shimon, 95, of Kalona, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Solon. Visitation will be on Thursday, July 10, from 2 to 8 p.m., with family present

MT. PLEASANT-Harold Henry Shelangoski, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11, at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Charles Tweed officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery in Richland. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the funeral home, with family present from 7 to

Quentin Umphrey Houtz, 83, Burlington, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at his home.      There will be a graveside funeral service in the Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery on Thursday, July 10 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Dean Graber officiating. Veterans Honor Guard of VFW Posts 10102 and 9162, American Legion Post 52 and the Hamilton Walters Marine Corps League will conduct military rites. A visitation will be held from 6:30

WELLMAN-John. F. Skipton, 58, of Wellman, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, near Keota, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman, with the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for the Skipton Girls

FAIRFIELD-Herman M. Blakley, 72, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services were held this morning at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial was in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond. A memorial has been established for the American Heart Association.

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Miriam Gipple, 80, of Washington, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later date.