Obituaries

KAHOKA, Mo. - Wayne W. Schantz, 61, of rural Luray, Mo., and formerly of Washington County, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Mo.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka, Mo., with the Rev. Mark Lowman officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Ashton Cemetery. Visitation continues this evening at the

Mary B. Kirk (Lucas), 53, of Washington, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ron McMenamin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from

KALONA - Adelaide "Addie" Dayton, 82, of Kalona, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at her home in Kalona, following a sudden illness.Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 17, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Rich Adam and the Rev. Monte Asbury officiating. Burial was in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Memorials may be directed to Pleasantview Home in Kalona.

WELLMAN - Erma Pauline Miller, 89, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church, where the family will

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - John E. DeVore, 73, of Biloxi, Miss., and formerly of Columbus City, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss., following an extended illness.Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. A memorial has been established

WELLMAN - Vivian Kathryn Seitsinger, 80, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Kinross Christian Church in Kinross, with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating. Burial will be in Brethren Cemetery near South English. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. A general memorial has

GOSHEN, Ind. - Leo Clifford Hochstetler, 71, of Goshen, Ind., died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen, Ind., following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., with the Rev. Bob Shreiner and the Rev. Vernon Bontreger officiating. Burial will be in Clinton Frame Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will

KALONA - Amelia "Millie" J. Bender, 73, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at her home near Kalona, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Donald Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at

Julia A. Frey-enberger, 85, of Wayland, died on Sunday evening, Feb. 16, 2003, at Parkview Home in Wayland.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Eicher Immanuel Mennonite Church north of Wayland, with the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 5 p.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with family present

A local memorial service for the family and friends of Greg Graber, who died Jan. 30, 2003, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant.Family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the memorial service. Friends may sign the registry and leave memorials on Friday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.