Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Marine K. Robertson, 87, of Des Moines, and formerly of Columbus Junction, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at Wesley Acres Retirement Community in Des Moines.      Funeral services were held today at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Michael Biklen officiating. Burial was in Columbus City Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Wesley Acres Good Samaritan Fund or the

RICHLAND - Clarence John Seiwert, 92, of Richland, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, following a brief illness.      A funeral mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m.

SOLON - Frank Norman Sage, 91, of Washington, and formerly of Solon, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Brosh Funeral Home in Solon. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Solon. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Thomas Orville McMurren, 66, of Gilbert, Ariz., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin at noon on Monday, Dec. 10, at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Point Cemetery. A

Ray Edward Beachy, 86, of Kalona, died on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at the Parkview Manor in Wellman following a lengthy illness.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Kalona Christian Fellowship Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating. Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Jerry D. Leeper, 62, of Clinton, died on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Lemke Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton with the Rev. Wayne Brinkman officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7. Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery. A memorial fund will be established in lieu of flowers.

Freda May Green Barr, 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died of a heart ailment on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at 3:40 a.m. at the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A public Order of the Eastern Star service will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Bethlehem Chapter #38 O.E.S. will conduct the service. The funeral service will follow with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson, senior

KALONA -       Ray Edward Beachy, 86, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Kalona Christian Fellowship in Kalona, with the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating. Burial will be in Peter Miller Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Christine DiAnn Coleman, 40, of Clovis, N.M., died at 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Richard Friend officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in rural Floris. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the funeral home with the family

SIGOURNEY - Bernard M. Peiffer, 85, of rural Harper, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, of complications of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the church