Obituaries

BRIGHTON-Charlene Reighard, 82, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 7, at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Brighton Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with family present from 3 to 5 p.m.

DAVENPORT- Arlene Alice Cherryholmes, 66, of Davenport, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at her home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, in the All Faith Chapel at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Crawfordsville Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be an

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Juanita Sands, 72, of Fredonia, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Columbus Junction United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Claude Leslie Kilgore, 93, of Washington, formerly of Ainsworth, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 10 a.m., at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be one hour prior to

WELLMAN-Kenneth "Kenny" Lee Threlkeld, 49, of Wellman, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at his home, following a heart attack.      Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 2, at 1 p.m., at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman, with the Rev. Elmer Miller officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa. Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A general memorial

William Wagner "Bill" Ruth, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, June 30, 2003, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 3 in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeff Crawford officiating. Visitation will begin after noon on Wednesday, July 2 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

WHAT CHEER-Hazel Marie Snodgrass, 98, of Oskaloosa, formerly of What Cheer, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at Mahaska County Hospital.      Funeral services were held June 29. Burial was in Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg. A general memorial has been established.

MT. PLEASANT - Edwin Dale Swartzendruber, 78, of Hesston, Kan., and formerly of Olds, died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Schowalter Villa, in Hesston, Kan.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland, with the Rev. Dean Swartzendruber and the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from

KALONA - Jerry G. Wilson, 53, of Kalona, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Graveside services were held today at Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill., with the Rev. Chuck Rogness officiating. Military rites were accorded by the Moline American Legion. Peterseim Funeral Service of Kalona was in charge of arrangements. A memorial

WINFIELD - Vernon Warren Krueger, 49, of Mount Union and Washington, died instantly as the result of a severe auto accident on June 27, 2003.      A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the Mount Union United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bob Hary, the Rev. Mark Young, and the Rev. Mike Shaffer officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the services.