Obituaries

Wade Ashby Sr., 84, of Columbus Junction, died on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home with the Revs. Sharon Phillips and Rex Kilburn officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, at the funeral home. In lieu

Jeanette Leah Schlatter, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 10:10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.      The funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Plooster officiating. Burial was in the Eicher Cemetery northeast of Wayland. A memorial has been established. Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements.

Alma Kerr, 87, of Danville, Ill., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died at 5:35 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at the Sunbridge Healthcare and Rehab Center in Danville.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko, associate pastor, First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt.

John Joseph "Dutch" Hoffeditz, 64, of rural Hillsboro, died at 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. David Callen officiating. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Lunning Chapel with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening. Burial will be in Burlington

Jerome "Jerry" Richard Kuhlmeier, 51, of Fort Madison, died at 1 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, after an illness with A.M.L. leukemia during the past year.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Sacred Heart Church in Fort Madison, officiated by the Rev. Tim Sheedy. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Fort Madison. Visitation at

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Wade Ashby Sr., 84, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at the George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Sharon Phillips and the Rev. Rex Kilburn officiating. Visitation will continue until 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. Burial will

Wayne E. Davidson, 71, of Donnellson, died at 2:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Hofbauer Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the Rev. Judy Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in the Primrose Cemetery in Donnellson. Visitation will begin after noon on Monday, Jan. 7 at the funeral home with family present

Janet Mae Brown Boyd, 64, of New London, died at 11:25 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Elliott Chapel in New London with the Rev. Matt Miller officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the funeral home with family

Madia Jeffery, 74, of Cedar Rapids, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at St. Luke?s Living Center East, in Cedar Rapids.Visitation will begin after noon on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Home Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be ...

WELLMAN - Frederick Keith Kempf, 64, of Wellman, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at his home in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. Doug Achterhof officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been