Obituaries

KALONA-David E. Greiner, 57, of Kalona died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kalona with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Visitation will begin Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 a.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present to receive friends

OTTUMWA - Beulah I. Miksch, 93, of Ottumwa, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center.The body has been donated to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at First United Methodist Church in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Lon Lewis officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Ottumwa YWCA or Hospice Inc. of Ottumwa.

WAYLAND - Verdella Grace Miller, 87, of Wayland, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003, at Hearthstone Rehab Center in Sun City, Ariz.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Bethel Mennonite Church north of Wayland, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation begins at noon on Thursday at the church, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

WAYLAND - George "Bud" Fort, 68 of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at his home in Wayland following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Wayland Mennonite Church with the Rev. Kenneth Hartman and the Rev. Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the

George "Bud" Fort, 68, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at his home in Wayland following a lengthy illness.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Revs. Kenneth Hartman and Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland with the family

Marie Lund Wray, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003, at Hallmar Care Center following a short illness.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Teahen Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids with the Rev. James Chestnut officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Swedesburg Cemetery in Swedesburg. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 and after 9 a.m. on Thursday,

Alex G. Henry, Jr., 67, of Northglenn, Colo., died on Feb. 16, 2003, at the Castle Garden Care Center in Northglenn, after a brief illness.      Arrangements for cremation were handled by Monarch Society of Northglenn and memorial services will be held at a later date.

Raymond George Wolfe, 89, of Park Place Long Term Care Unit, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the chapel of Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Charlie Sander, associate pastor of Salem Friends Church officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be

Erma Pauline Miller, 89, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at the Parkview Manor in Wellman, following declining health.      The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Wellman Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will follow in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Wellman Mennonite Church, with the

John E. DeVore, 73, of Biloxi, Miss., formerly of Columbus Junction, died due to complications from an extended illness on Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at the Biloxi V.A. Medical Center.      The graveside committal service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. A memorial has been established.