Obituaries

KEOTA-Anna Bernadette Stites, 91, of Johnson City, Tenn., formerly of Keota, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Johnson City, Tenn., Medical Center.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 9, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on

Junior Ford Pidgeon, age 78, of Coralville died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics.            Mr. Pidgeon was born on April 30, 1925, in Grangeville, Idaho, the son of Charles and Uvena (Arnold) Pidgeon. He graduated from Salem High School and served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII, in the South Pacific. On September 20, 1947, he married Alice Louise Turner in

Beulah Goldsmith, 86, of Salem, died Monday. June 2, 2003 at her home.            Mrs. Goldsmith was born January 19, 1917 near Salem, the daughter of Hanmer and Sylvia Litton Bailey. She was united in marriage to Edward Watson who preceded her in death in 1950. She married Oliver Goldsmith on January 6, 1951.      She was a member of the Salem Congregational Church and was a Sunday school teacher for many years.

Janet Bell, 81, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 19, 2003, in Carmel, Ind.      Mrs. Bell was born February 14, 1922 in Danville, IA, the daughter of Frank L. Miller and Margaret E. Frerichs Miller. She was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School, earned a bachelor degree from Iowa Wesleyan College and earned a master's degree in physical education from the University of Iowa.      Survivors

IOWA CITY-Ruth M. Grimm, 58, of Atalissa, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at her home, following a lengthy illness.      A memorial celebration will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday , June 3, at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with the Rev. Anna Bradshaw officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be

POLSON, Mont. - Harold W. Ramsey, 69, of Big Arm, Mont., died Saturday, May 31, 2003, from cardiac arrest.      A memorial service and reception will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the Grogan Funeral Home in Polson, Mont. Memorials may be directed to the Pinehaven Christian Children's Ranch in St. Ignatius, Mont.

Gerald Melvin "Ozzie" Christner, 64 of Lockridge, died Monday, June 2, 2003, at his home from a brief illness.      Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 6, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Roy Nelson of the Trenton Missionary Church officiating. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the funeral home in Mt.

Carolyn Eliza Dunn Bigler, 90, died May 31, 2003, at the home of her daughter in Puyallup, Wash.      A memorial service will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, on Friday, Aug. 29.      Mrs. Bigler was born on March 2, 1913, in Baltimore Township in Henry County. She taught elementary school from 1931 to 1978 in the Mt. Pleasant, and Scottsdale, Ariz. school systems. She was an active member of

Mary Bailey, 92, of Washington, died Friday, May 23, 2003, at Washington County Hospital, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held on Tuesday, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery.

KALONA-Linda Lee Miller, 58, of Wellman, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a heart attack.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, at Kalona United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 1 to 8 p.m., at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with family