Obituaries

Nedra Volz, 94, a character actress from Mesa, Ariz., and originally from Montrose, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 of complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Ray L. Cox, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at Southeastern Iowa Renal Dialysis Unit in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Kurt Makower officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Eldon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the funeral home. A memorial has

KALONA - Mary Ann Duwa, 79, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held all day Thursday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family

Christina Rose (Chalupa) Tomas, 39, of Homestead, and formerly of Washington, died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Iowa County Hospital in Marengo.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township in Ainsworth. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home, where the family

WELLMAN - Robert D. Embree, 52, of Wellman, died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Graveside services were held Saturday, Feb. 1, at Wellman Cemetery, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman was in charge of arrangements.

Loren Cyrus Bush, 67, of Washington, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at University of Iowa Hospitals, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial will be in West Chester Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

BRIGHTON - Eunice I. Mann, 90, of Packwood, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Naomi Lock officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation continues this evening at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. A

KALONA - Anna C. Moore, 89, of Kalona, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening at Peterseim Funeral Home, where a rosary

WELLMAN - Niva Etta Burkholder, 92, of Wellman, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at her daughter's home near Wellman, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Wellman Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in

SIGOURNEY - Patricia Rae Stone, 42, of Richland, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, north of Richland, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.      The body has been cremated. A celebration of her life was held Super Bowl Sunday in the End Zone in Richland. Services will be held at a later date in Everett, Wash. Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney is handling local arrangements.