Obituaries

LONE TREE - Albert G. Schmitt, 86, of Nichols, died Monday, April 8, 2002, at Unity Hospital in Muscatine, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at Sorden Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Paul Ostrem officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the funeral home. Memorials may be

Mildred Irene McWilliams, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday morning, April 10, 2002, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Jeffrey Crawford officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family visitation. Burial will

Patsy Elmore Smith, 62, of Burlington, died at 2:42 p.m. on April 7, 2002, at her home.      The funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the First Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Terrill and Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at the Lunning Chapel in Burlington. A memorial has been established.

Leaford "Pat" Patrick, 76, of Burlington, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Ron Presley officiating. Visitation will be after noon on Wednesday, April 10, at the funeral home with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been

Minnie Wenger Roth, 91, died Monday, April 8, 2002, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at Bethel Mennonite Church of rural Wayland, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, April 10, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, and at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at Bethel Mennonite

Pamela Jean Buffington, 49, of Mt. Pleasant, died suddenly on Monday, April 8, 2002, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Jo Hary officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the family present from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be at

Richard James Sobaski, 90, of Brighton, died on Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Washington County Hospital, in Washington.A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Saints Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church, in East Pleasant Plain, with Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, East Pleasant Plain. Family visitation will be held on Monday, April ...

Paul Howard Lyon, 83, died on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at his home in Mt. Pleasant.According to his wishes his body has been cremated and no services will be held.The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City to be used for the comfort and welfare of veterans. Online condolences may be left at www.olsonpowell.com.

Emma Layman, 91, of Oberlin, Ohio, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at Oberlin.      The graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at Memory Gardens in Iowa City with the Rev. Charles U. Tweed officiating.

Virginia L. Septer, 81, of south of Lockridge, died on Sunday, April 7, 2002, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Ed Newman of Lockridge Baptist Church and the Rev. Stephen Prickett of the Pleasant Point Church officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on