Obituaries

Doris P. Eash, 91, of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. this afternoon, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson and the Rev. Sheryl Campbell officiating. Burial was in Wellman Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Halcyon House Good Samaritan Fund.      Mrs. Eash

Goldie F. Swift, 85, of Washington, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation began the morning at the funeral home and will continue this evening, with family present from 6 to

KALONA - Fanny Smucker, 94, of Kalona, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson, the Rev. David L. Yoder, and the Rev. Dean Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be

Charles E. Jarvis, 51, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., died on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, in Kansas City, Mo.      The funeral service was on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Prichard Chapel in Excelsior Springs, followed by a graveside service in McFall Cemetery in McFall, Mo. with military honors. A memorial has been established.            Survivors include his wife; two sons, Eric Eugene and his wife Amber Lee Jarvis and Jason

Virginia E. Westfall, 80, formerly of West Point died on April 14, 2003, at Mercy Health Center in Laredo, Texas.      The graveside memorial service will be at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Fort Madison, with the Rev. Apo Mponda officiating. Family and friends will meet after the service at the K of C Hall in West Point. Rose Garden Funeral Home in Burlington is in charge of

James H. May, 78, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2003.      The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Florissant. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Florissant. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Stygar Florissant Chapel in Florissant. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to

Michael "Mike" Lawrence Shanholtzer, 56, of Sulphur, Okla., died on Aug. 22, 2003, at his home.      The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Krien Chapel, in Davis, Okla., with the Rev. Paul Foust officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery in Davis.      Survivors include his wife, Marie; his mother of Mt. Pleasant; two sons, Mike and his wife Sharon Shanholtzer of Sulphur; Tom and his wife Kathy Shanholtzer

Fred C. Dickey Jr., 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be Monday, Aug. 25, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Wayne Kamm officiating. Burial with full military rites will be at Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 24, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt.

The Rev. Mark E. Weston, 79, died on July 10, 2003, at Goddard House Nursing Home in Boston, Mass., from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease.      A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church. The body has been cremated and burial will be in the Lockridge Community Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rev.

Harold "Dutch" R. Heckenberg, 90, of Brownsburg, Ind., formerly of the Round Prarie Community, died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at Brownsburg Healthcare Center.      The funeral service was at 2 p.m. today at the Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the Lambert Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Gideons. Beatty Funeral Homes were in charge of arrangements.      Survivors include a