Obituaries

RIVERSIDE - Irene Mary Knebel, 98, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, with the Rev. Rich Adams officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Riverside.

Rita Marie Davis, 70, of Washington, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at her home, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 Friday evening.

Lydia Marner, 96, of Kalona, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at the West Union Mennonite Church with the Rev. David Boshart and Deaconess Helen Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman where

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.