Obituaries

KALONA-Mary Katherine Karr, 74, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m., at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be today, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Extended visitation will be

John Robert "Bob" Young, 68, of Warsaw, Ill., died on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the First Presbyterian Church of Warsaw with the Rev. William Olmsted officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. The family will meet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk. a Masonic rites service will be given

DURANT-Ruth A. Townsend, 83, of Bettendorf, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at Trinity North Medical Center in Davenport.      Funeral services will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, at 10:30 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Wilton, with the Rev. Kenneth Harden, the Rev. Bruce Giese, and the Rev. Troy Winder officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton. Visitation will be on Thursday, from 3 to 7 p.m., at

Paul Duane Rynell, 69, of Burlington, died on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, at his home.      The graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14 in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Media, Ill. Friends should meet at Lunning Chapel in Burlington at 12:30 p.m. to leave for the cemetery. There will be no visitation. A memorial has been established to Partners for Conservation Foundation, P.O. Box 714, Burlington IA

Harold Jackson, 81, of Hamilton, Ill., died at 3:11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk.      The funeral service was today at 1:30 p.m. at the Lamporte Funeral Home in Hamilton, with the Revs. Craig Burton and Mike McMillen officiating. Burial will be in the Sutter Salem Bible Church Cemetery in Sutter, Ill., with a graveside flag presentation. A memorial has been established for the

Jennifer Lynn Simmons, age 44, 1334 Nipa Blvd, Fairfield, died in her home at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 of ovarian cancer. She was born September 8, 1958 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Tom and Murrell Hanna Morgan.      She lived in the Mt. Pleasant and Burlington areas before her marriage to Brian Simmons on November 12, 1983 at the Antioch Church. They lived in the Antioch community on the Simmons

Jesse David "Dave" Ward, 79, of Gainesville, Mo., formerly of Middletown, died at 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Gerald Stouvenel officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Danville, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign

Leora V. Sauerteig, 94, died Monday morning Aug. 4, 2003, at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center after a lingering illness.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 at Christ United Methodist Church. Burial will be at International Cemetery at Luzerne. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today at the Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. A memorial has been established to the Belle Plaine

Nestora Gutierrez, 91, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2003.      She had been cared for by the Presbyterian Hospice.      The funeral service was held on July 10 at St. Anne Catholic Church. There was a Rosary recited and a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Direct Funeral Services of Albuquerque, N.M., was in charge of arrangements.      She was the daughter of Marcos

Charlotte Emily Lucas, 91, Keokuk, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at her home in Keokuk.      The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk, with the Rev. William Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Sandusky Cemetery, north of Keokuk. Visitation will be Thursday before the service from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to the First Christian