Obituaries

Helen Messer, 83, of the Trenton community, died on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 21 at Green Mound Church of God, west of Trenton, with the Rev. Dennis Kuhns officiating. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with family present from

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Archie F. "Jack" Bell Jr., 68, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held Friday, March 21, 2003, at 1:30 p.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Indian Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 20, at the funeral home from 4 to 7 p.m. A general memorial has

PUKALANI, Hawaii-Velma Yoder, 80, of Pukalani, Hawaii, died Feb. 14, 2003, at her home.      Mrs. Yoder was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Sherwood, Ohio.

BRIGHTON - Lois E. Benda, 99, of Brighton, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the Washington Care Center in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 20, at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Gene Benda officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A general memorial fund has been established.

Ruth K. Robinson, 93, of Alpha, Ill., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, March 13, 2003.      A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. David Plooster of the First Baptist Church officiating. The cremains will be buried in the Garrison Chapel Cemetery in Tennyson, Ind. A memorial has been established to Alpha United Methodist Church.

Rosemary Joan Frances Berdo, 77, of Washington, died March 13, 2003, of an apparent heart attack.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. that evening. Memorials

Oscar Edwin "Bill" Nordyke, 90, of Washington, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the United Presbyterian Home following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Ed Philgreen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at the funeral home, with family present from

RICHLAND-Donna M. Baker, 73, of Richland, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Prayers for a Christian wake will be held at the church at 7 p.m. Tuesday followed by family

DRESDEN, Kan.-Cynthia Schillig, 48, of rural Dresden, Kan., died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at her home.      Funeral services were Wednesday, March 12, at the United Methodist Church in Dresden, Kan.

Dwain L. Roth, 76, Burlington, died at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at Rosebush Gardens Health Center in Burlington.      The funeral service will be 1 p.m. on Monday, March 17 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 16 at the chapel, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. As his daughter has multiple