Obituaries

Nedra Theresa Fishel, 82, of Washington, died at 1:50 a.m. on Sunday, March 24, 2002, at the Washington County Hospital.      A Celebration of Life Service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial will be at a later date at the Lockridge Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends at a

Max M. Martin, 79, of Las Vegas, Nev., and formerly of Crawfordsville, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Odyssey Health Care Center in Las Vegas.      A private crematory service will be held at Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice of charities.

Grace E. Van Syoc, 103, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at the Mapleleaf Healthcare Center.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 29, at the Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. David R. Plooster, pastor of First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant, officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will be from

FAIRFIELD - Nedra Theresa Fishel, 82, of Washington, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      The body has been cremated. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Lockridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends at First Lutheran Church in

WELLMAN - Robert John Houseal, 79, of Wellman, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. this evening at Powell Funeral Home in

RICHLAND - Omer Albert Adam, 81, of Richland, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Jefferson County Hospital Long Term Care in Fairfield, following a lengthy illness.      A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by the Richland American Legion Post No. 504 will be in

IOWA CITY - Leona I. Matthes, 94, of Solon, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at the Solon Nursing Care Center, following a brief illness.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Michael Phillips officiating. Burial will be on Thursday at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lensing

BRIGHTON - Mildred Coffin Mendenhall, 83, of New Providence, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Honey Creek New Providence Friends Church in New Providence. There will also be a funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Plain Friends Church, with the Rev. Ron Bryan and the

Wilma Ruth Miller, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Mapleleaf Healthcare Center.      An Order of the Eastern Star service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27 in the chapel of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Bethlehem Chapter #38 OES of Mt. Pleasant will conduct the service. A funeral service will be immediately following with the Rev. Kiboko

Ralph O. Smith, 89, of Lockridge, died at 6:17 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A private graveside service will be held at the Lockridge Cemetery at a later date. The body has been cremated according to his wishes. There will be no family visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor?s choice or mailed to Jo Ann Willis, 201 Maplewood Circle,