Obituaries

BLOOMFIELD - Hubert Lowell Bodkins, 74, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at Davis County Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at Henkenius-Priester Funeral Home in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Gordon Hawkins officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by Reed-Whisler Post No. 78 of the American Legion will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Bloomfield. Visitation begins at 9 a.m.

Bernadine Theodora Panther, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, died, Monday, June 3, 2002, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.      A scriptural prayer service, including a decade of the rosary, will be recited on Thursday, June 6, 2002, at 6:15 p.m., at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Immediately following the prayer service, a memorial mass will be held. The family will receive friends and share

Martha D. Yancy, 77, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at the McCreedy Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the United Presbyterian Church chapel in Washington, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be at a later date at National Cemetery in New Jersey.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Maryella Davis, 82, of Columbus Junction, died suddenly Sunday, June 2, 2002, at her home in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 6, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8

VALLEJO, Calif. - Leroy Tinnes, 89, of Vallejo, Calif., died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in Vallejo, Calif.      Funeral services were held Saturday, May 25, in Vallejo, Calif. Burial was in Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Calif. Skyview Memorial Lawn was in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte S. Bertlshofer, 86, of Iowa City, and formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Paul Akin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will

Melissa "Missy" Dawn Porter, 22, of Iowa City, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, in Iowa City.      Funeral services for Missy will be held at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 5, at the Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant, with Pastors Mike Johnson and Brad Gillis officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday, June 4, at the

Edwin Hammer Bailey, 66, of Ocala, Fla., died May 21, 2002, at the Hospice House in Ocala, Fla., following a lengthy illness.      A private memorial service for the family will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Hospice House in Ocala, Fla.

KEOTA - Jeffrey Jay Stutzman, 25, of rural Keota, died Saturday June 1, 2002, near Ollie, as the result of a drowning accident.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, at Salem Mennonite Church in rural Wellman, with the Rev. John Mark Miller and the Rev. Wilford Beachy officiating. Burial will be in Salem Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, where the

BURLINGTON - Floyd Everett "Tony" Kerr, 84, of West Burlington, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services were held today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Carol Stufflebeam officiating. Burial was in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the West Burlington Fire Department.