Obituaries

Richard "Dick" Twaddle, 70, of Carthage, Ill., died at 11:46 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 27 at Lamporte Funeral Home in Carthage, with the Rev. William Pyatt officiating. Burial will be in Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. Visitation will be from 2 to p.m. today at the funeral home. There

George N. Gingerich, 77, of rural Iowa City, died Friday, March 21, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 25 at 11:30 a.m. at First Mennonite Church in Iowa City with the Rev. Bob Richer-Smith and the Rev. Mag Richer-Smith officiating. Burial will be in South Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation began this morning and will

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Dorothy Ann Thomas, 91, of Columbus City, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 27 at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home with an Eastern Star service at 7 p.m.

Donald Johnson, 93, of Winfield, formerly of Olds, died on March 24, 2003, at Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Philip Borleske, pastor of the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Swedesburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the

Marion Evelyn Holden, 94, of Montrose Health Care Center in Montrose, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at the care center.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26 at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with pastor Earl Beal of Joy Baptist Church in Fort Madison officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m.

KALONA-Vertie Alice Marner, 94, of Kalona, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. David Boshart officiating. Burial will be in West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman. A memorial has

KALONA-Leona Bare Mandel, 82, of Kalona, died Friday, March 21, 2003, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held this morning. A memorial has been established for Johnson County Hospice.

David. W. Day, 77, of Coralville, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were Sunday. Burial was today in Walcott Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Walcott American Legion. Memorials may be directed to the University of Iowa College of Business or the University of Iowa Hospitals' Vascular Surgery Department.

IOWA CITY-Robert Michael Vayan, infant, died Friday, March 21, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25 at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation began today and family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home.

Martha Florence Lane, 68, of Burlington, died at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2003, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      There was a memorial visitation on March 23 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. A memorial has been established in lieu of flowers. The deceased deeded her body to science at the University of Iowa.