Obituaries

Berniece Hazel Erwin, 91, of Toledo, Ohio, and formerly of Wellman, Brighton and Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Franciscan Care Center in Toledo, Ohio, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon

Joann Elizabeth Stukerjurgen, 29, of Fort Madison, died at 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, from complications related to a rare muscular disorder at the Fort Madison Health Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Sacred Heart Church in Fort Madison with the Rev. Tim Sheedy officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. on

Wilma Kathryn Riepe, 88 of the Kensington in Ft. Madison, and formerly of rural Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Fort Madison Community Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Fr. Timothy Sheedy officiating. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the

Cecelia D. Jacobsmeier, 83, of Houghton, died at 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the West Point Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at St. John Catholic Church in Houghton, with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Visitation will begin after noon today at Link Funeral Home in West Point with a rosary recited at 3 p.m. and a

Viola Marguerite Swanson, 77, of New London, died at 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin today at 8 a.m. at the chapel, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial

Dorothy Louise Swan, 88, of Fairfield, died at 4:40 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Thomas Raphel-Nakos officiating. Burial will be in the Batavia Cemetery in Batavia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the funeral home. In lieu

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Janet Lucille Zachmeyer, 61, of Ft. Madison, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Lowell Cemetery, with the Rev. Preston Smith officiating. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday at the Elliot Chapel in New London, with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established

Gregory Don Graber, 42, of Barnhart, Mo., died on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003.      The memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 3 at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia, Ill. Burial will be in the St. Paul Cemetery. Following his wishes, his remains were cremated. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the St. Paul United Church of Christ and an educational trust fund for his

Junior John "Jack" Leydens, 78, of Coalville, Utah, died of cancer on Jan. 28, 2003, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Walker Mortuary in Coalville. Burial will be in the Coalville Cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by the American Legion of Coalville. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 and from