Obituaries

Helene Turley Rommel, 87, of Meth-Wick Community of Cedar Rapids, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at the home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant

OTTUMWA - Cecil E. Ruggles, 75, of Perry, and formerly of Hedrick and Ottumwa, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Perry Lutheran Home in Perry.      Funeral services were held today at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. David Albert officiating. Burial with military rites accorded by the Arendt-Bowlin-Stubbs Post No. 83 of the American Legion was in Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Living Hope

William Evan "Bill" Saint, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Keokuk, died early Thursday morning, April 4, 2002, at his residence.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Revs. Dr. Edward R. Peterson and Kiboko I. Kiboko officiating. A veterans flag presentation will be held in conjunction with the funeral. Inurnment will be

Enid J. Baity, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, April 6, 2002, at the Mapleleaf Health Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at the Salem Congregational Church, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the Salem East Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 8 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Warren Blake, 65, of Milton, and formerly of Letts and Muscatine, died suddenly Saturday, April 6, 2002, of an apparent heart attack.      Graveside services with military rites will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday April 9, in Letts Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will continue through 7 p.m. this evening at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. A memorial has been established at

WELLMAN - Margaret Ann Murray, 38, of Wellman, died suddenly Saturday, April 6, 2002, at her home in rural Wellman.      A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery near Fairfax. A memorial fund has been established for the St. Joseph Catholic Church

NORTH ENGLISH - Sonia Jean Ott, 20, of South Amana, died Friday, April 5, 2002, in an automobile accident near Marengo.      Funeral services were held today at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English, with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating. Burial was in North English Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established.

Maxine N. (Mrs. Ross) Shafer, 87, 717 East Burky Lane, Mt. Pleasant, IA, died at 3:40 A.M. on Sunday, April 7, 2002, at the Mapleleaf Healthcare Center in Mt. Pleasant.      A funeral service for Mrs. Shafer will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Bible Missionary Church, 406 East Clay Street, Mt. Pleasant. The Reverend Rodger Moyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mt.

Pete J. Messer, 89, of the White Oak community, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.As per his wishes, cremation has been accorded and no services will be held.Memorials may be made to the Guegler Group Home (a division of Hope Haven) and to the Great River Hospice House in his memory, and may be mailed to the Murphy Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to ...

Cecil E. Ruggles, 75, of Perry and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Hedrick and Ottumwa, died at 8:23 p.m. on April 4, 2002, at the Perry Lutheran Home.      The funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 8, at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. David Albert officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery with military rites by Arendt-Bowlin-Stubbs American Legion Post #83. Memorials may be made to Living