Obituaries

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.

Ethel P. Stephens, 90, of Washington, died on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, at Halcyon House Health Care Center in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      The funeral service was held on Feb. 8 at Ainsworth Community Church, with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Anna Brown, 96, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established at the funeral home.

RICHLAND - W. Dexter Northup, 82, of Ollie, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Sigourney Care Center.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Shirley Hoffman-Will officiating. Burial with military honors accorded by the Richland American Legion Post No. 504 will be in Ollie Cemetery. Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home

WAYLAND - Julia A. Freyenberger, 85, of Wayland, died Sunday, Feb. 16, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Eicher Immanuel Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at Eicher Immanuel Mennonite Church. Memorials in the name of Julia

KEOTA - Arthur Anthony Peiffer, 89, of Harper, died suddenly, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by the Keota VFW Post No. 4716 will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery.

MORRISON, Ill. - Clara M. Coffin, 94, of Prophetstown, Ill, and formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown, Ill.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Friends Church in Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Sallie Wolff officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery in Pleasant Plain. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Lyle Jerome TeBockhorst, 76, of Milan, Ill, and formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Avonlea Cottage Assisted Living in Milan, Ill.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rock Island, Ill, with the Rev. Ambrose Cunningham officiating. Burial with military honors accorded by the Moline American Legion will be at