Obituaries

WATERLOO-Clifford H. Bentley, 82, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, of natural causes.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Garden View Chapel with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be conducted by Waterloo AMVETS Post 19 and Evansdale AMVETS Post 31. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., and Friday, one

KALONA-Raymond S. "Hosty" Hochstedler, 89, formerly of Frytown, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Parkview Manor in Wellman following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. John McCroy officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, March 6, beginning at 7 a.m. with family present from 2 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has

F.W. "Ferno" Schnoebelen, 98, formerly of Riverside, died March 5, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following declining health.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in St. Vincent Cemetery in rural Riverside. Visitation will be Friday, March 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sorden-Lewis

Kenneth "Ken" Eugene Tomson, 54, of Junction City, Kan., died on Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Mercy Health Center in Manhattan, Kan.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at Mass-Hinitt Funeral Chapel in Junction City, with Chaplain Wood officiating. Burial will be in Fort Riley Cemetery, Kan. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the chapel. A memorial has been established for Joint

Russell Clifford Woline, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London, died at his home on Monday, March 3, 2003.      The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 6 at Elliott Chapel in New London. Military rites will be given by VFW 2561, American Legion 58 and AmVets 44 Honor Guard, with Dean King, Commander. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Thursday

Veda Irene Smith, 78, of Diamond Bar, Calif., formerly of Dallas City, Ill., died at 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Pomona Hospital in Pomona, Calif.      The funeral was on Feb. 24 at Forest Lawn Covina Hills, Covina, Calif. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials were established for the American Heart Fund and the Arthritis Foundation.

IOWA CITY - Donna C. Drea-Orris, 65, of Washington, and formerly of Iowa City, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, in her home.      Funeral services were held Monday, March 3, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. James Vrba officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or a charity of choice.

John E. Klein, 82, of Keota died March 3, 2003, at Maplewood Manor in Keota.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at the United Church of Faith with the Rev. Melinda Chambers officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening at the church. Memorials may be directed to the United Church of Faith, the Maplewood Manor Memorial Fund or Hospice of Washington

William "Tim" Hills, 54, of Columbus Junction, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services were today. at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. A memorial has been established in Mr. Hills' name for a business scholarship to be given to a Columbus Community Schools senior.

Elizabeth Griggs, 94, of Washington, died Sunday, March 2, 2003, at McCreedy Home after a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 5 at 10 a.m. at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Dunn officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home. Family will be present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. that evening. A