Obituaries

Alvin J. Horak, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at his home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 6, at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, with military honors. Visitation begins at 9 a.m Wednesday, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Prayer services

Jean Arbogast, 61, of Brighton, died suddenly Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Schrock Cemetery south of Washington, with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Visitation begins at noon on Friday at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established for Schrock

LONE TREE - Charles H. Banken, 58 of Lone Tree died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at his home in Lone Tree, of a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Ann Rouse officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by the Lone Tree American Legion Post 457 will be in Lone Tree Cemetery . Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Alma Batterson, 75, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at her residence, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this evening.

Elanor Jean Arbogast, 61, of Brighton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.      The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2002 at the Schrock Cemetery south of Washington with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has

BRIGHTON - Wanda S. Day, 80, of Universal City, Texas, and formerly of Brighton, died Monday, May 27, 2002, in San Antonio, Texas.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Richard Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Open visitation will be form 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends

LONE TREE - Edgar Lewis, 77, of Lone Tree, died Monday, May 27, 2002 at his home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services for will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Ann Rouse officating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established at the funeral

Carrie Edith Megchelsen, 79, of Austin, Texas, and formerly of Ainsworth, died Jan. 1, 2002.      A memorial service will be held at Ainsworth Community Church at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Memorials may be directed to the Presbyterian Children's Home in Austin, Texas.

Sue Ellen Jennings, 47, of Iowa City, died on May 11, 2002 at her home.      The memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. on May 31 at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. There will be no visitation prior to the memorial service but a fellowship time at the Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church will follow the service. A memorial has been established at the funeral home for the United Presbyterian

Edward "Fritz" Frederick Alter, 84, of Burlington, died at 9:10 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 31, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Gary Chapman officiating. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, at the funeral home with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in