Obituaries

Irwin M. Mohr, 92, of Swedesburg, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield with the Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be no family visitation. A

Irwin M. Mohr, 92, of the Swedesburg community, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with the Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. There will be no family visitation, however friends may call on Friday, March 14 from 10 a.m. until

NEW HAMPTON-Leo Michael Berst, 93, of Woodbury, Minn., died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Woodwind Hospital in Woodbury, following a heart attack.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Parish-St. Joseph Center in New Hampton with the Rev. Carl Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in New Hampton. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at

June Palmer Nicola, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a year of declining health.      Funeral services will be held Monday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Church in Kalona with the Rev. Steve Lafaurie officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with

Rita A. Carlson, 56, of Lockridge, died on Monday, March 10, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 14 at First Augustana Lutheran Church in Lockridge, with the Rev. David Franker officiating. Burial will be in Upland Cemetery in Round Prairie Township. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 at Behner

John R. Foote, 66, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Feb. 20, 2003, from respiratory failure.      The funeral service was Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Mullins United Methodist Church in Memphis. Memorials have been established to the Industrial Training Center Inc. in Mt. Pleasant and the Mullins United Methodist Church.

CEDAR RAPIDS-Jacqueline "Jackie" Hunter, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, March 10, 2003, of a sudden illness.      At Mrs. Hunter's request, there will be no visitation and the family will have a celebration of life service for her at a later date. The Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to Meals on Wheels, St. Luke's Hospice, or to a charity of your

Mathilda H. Frank, 99, of Mediapolis, died at 12:25 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Apostolic Christian Church of Burlington, with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in the Burlington Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in the

Mary Ann Paul, 72, of Washington, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at the University of Iowa Hospital after a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at the United Methodist Church in Washington with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday with family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jones-Eden Funeral

Madeline Pauline Lane, 86, of Fairfield, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Following Mrs. Lane's wishes, the casket will be closed. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Joan Erbe officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. The family requests that in lieu of flowers,