Obituaries

WAYLAND-Warren Schlatter, 84, of Wayland, died Monday, April 14, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2003, at Eicher Mennonite Church north of Wayland, with the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday at the church with family present from 3 to 8 p.m. Memorials may

MARION-Lois Maxine Henderson Ackley, 81, of Marion, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a lengthy illness.      A memorial service is planned for a later date in Cedar Rapids.

KALONA-Leon S. Southwick Jr., 73, of Kalona, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for the Kalona Library and

Warren S. Schlatter, 84, of Wayland, died on Monday evening, April 14, 2003, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, at the Eicher Mennonite Church north of Wayland, with the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon today at the church with family present from 3 to 8

KEOTA-Madelyn Shafer, 80, of Bettendorf, died Monday, April 14, 2003, at Iowa Masonic Health Facilities in Bettendorf.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at United Church of Faith in Keota. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday, at the church. Memorials may be directed to Shriner's Hospital for

MORRIS, Ill.-Jimmy L. "Jim" Moyer, 58, of Morris, Ill., died Monday, April 14, 2003, at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., of cancer.      Funeral services will be held Friday, April 18, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Morris, Ill., with the Rev. Tom Ostrander officiating. Family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. The body will be donated to the

Virginia E. Westfall, 80, of Zapota, Texas, formerly of West Point, died at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Laredo, Texas.      A funeral service will be held in Burlington later this summer. The body has been cremated.

Clifton Eugene Parker, 73, of Portland, Ore., died on April 11, 2003.      The public memorial service was held on April 14 at River View Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Multiple Sclerosis Association and the Diabetes Association. Arrangements are being handled by Wilhelm's Funeral Home.

Patrick James "Pat" Connelly, 62, of Kirksville, Mo., died on Friday, April 11, 2003, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15 at the Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville, with the Rev. Larry Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery in Kirksville, with full military rites. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today

Leona Faye "Toni" Hultsch, 93, of Fairfield, died at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2003, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15 at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Revs. Jim Wotherspoon and Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in the Lockridge Cemetery in Lockridge. Visitation with family present will be