Obituaries

Orville John Somermeyer, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 25, 2003, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the

Lawrence Martin "Red" Johnson, 81, of Libertyville and formerly of Fairfield, died at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2003, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28 at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. The family will receive friends from 7 to

Ricky "Rick" Lynn Clements, 53, of Washington, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, in rural Washington County, of a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the funeral home, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. A memorial has been established for the

Delbert A. Lillard, 79, of Dallas City, Ill., died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 25, 2003, at his home.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 at the Banks and Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, with the Rev. Doug Clark officiating. Burial will be in the Harris Cemetery near Dallas City. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for the First Christian

B. Marie Glick, 70, of Burlington, died at 6:02 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2003, at Rosebush Gardens Health Center in Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28 at the Salvation Army in Burlington, with the Revs. Roger Glick and Allen Otto officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Troy. Visitation will begin after 8 a.m. today at Prugh Funeral Service in Burlington, with

RICHLAND-Robert Finley Acheson, 89, of rural Ollie, died Saturday, May 17, 2003, at Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney.      The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Shirley Hoffman-Will officiating. Family visitation will be held immediately prior to the service, from 10 to 11 a.m. A memorial has been established for

Gerald P. "Red" Holtkamp, 52, of Mt. Sterling, formerly of Houghton, died at 2:33 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 23 at St. John's Catholic Church in Houghton, with Father Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at

DAVENPORT-Loran "Pee Wee" Day, 78, of Davenport, formerly of Washington, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus in Davenport.      Memorial services have been held. Burial was in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, Newcomb Presbyterian Church of Davenport, or Ridgecrest Koning Charitable Fund.

BRIGHTON-Frank M. Smith, 82, formerly of Germanville, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at River Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Muscatine.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Stockport United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery, northeast of Stockport. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

WELLMAN-Nickolas Charles Peck, 22, of Iowa City, and formerly of Wellman, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, in his home, from complications of osteosarcoma.      A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, May 23, at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English, with the Rev. David Hitch officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and 8 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at Yoder-Powell Funeral