Obituaries

DES MOINES - Mary Ellen Buck, 85, of Des Moines, and formerly of the Washington area, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Dunn's Funeral Home in Des Moines.       Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Ames Municipal Cemetery in Ames. Visitation will be held this evening at the funeral

FRESNO, Calif. - Lorene E. Koltovich, 72, of Fresno, Calif., died Nov. 19, 2001, at the Nancy Hinds Hospice Home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 23, at Palm Colonial Funeral Chapel, with her uncle, the Rev. Merle Booth officiating. Burial was in Belmont Memorial Park. A memorial fund for Nancy Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710, has been established.

MT. PLEASANT - Robert L. "Bob" Yoder, 64, of Wayland, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at his home.      A private graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at North Hill Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Visitation begins at noon on Thursday at Wayland Mennonite Church, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. that evening.

KALONA - Walter James "Jim" Gingerich, 63, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Knoxville, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Rolland Smith officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the

Robert L. ?Bob? Yoder, 64, of Wayland, died at 7:55 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at his home.      A private graveside committal service will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at the North Hill Cemetery. A memorial service will follow the burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Visitation will begin after noon on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Wayland Mennonite Church, with the family present from 5 to 8

Lawrence J. Menke, 93, of West Point, died on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2016, at the West Point Care Center, In West Point.Friends may call after noon on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at Schmitz Funeral Home, in West Point, where the family will receive friends from to 3 to 7 p.m. A Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m., and a Christian Wake service will be held at 7 p.m., at the funeral home. A Mass of ...

John William Gaylord, 58, of Boonville, Mo. and formerly of rural Mt. Union, died on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at Thacher Funeral Home with Jeremy A. Lane officiating.

MT. PLEASANT - Marcile L. Lund, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at her home near Swedesburg.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Philip Borleske officiating. Burial will be in Swedesburg Church Cemetery. Visitation will continue through 8 p.m. this evening at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will

Louie Alva Roberts, 81, of Ottumwa, died at 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at the home of his brother Marvin Roberts in Bloomfield.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. Dan French of the Davis Street Christian Church officiating. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to

Joe A. Holtkamp, 45, of Fort Madison, died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his home.      The memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at St. John Catholic Church in Houghton, with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Link Funeral Home in West Point with a Christian Vigil service at 8 p.m. Family will meet friends