Obituaries

Alta Ruth Krabill, 77, of the White Oak community, died on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2001 at Trenton Missionary Church with the Rev. Glen Richards officiating. Visitation was on Sunday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in the White Oak Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Trenton

Opal Shelledy Williams, 90, of New London, died on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Matt Miller officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. before the service at Elliott Chapel and the group will go to the cemetery in

Lillian O. Hightower, 96, of Prairie Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center of Mediapolis and formerly of Burlington, died at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at the Rehabilitation Center.      The funeral service for Mrs. Hightower will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Chapel of the Hass Funeral Home in Burlington, with the Rev. Jack Wolgamuth of West Burlington United Methodist Church officiating.

George ?G.A.? Arlington Elliott, Jr., 84, of New London, died on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at Pleasant Manor Care Center, in Mt. Pleasant.Arrangements are pending at Elliott Chapel, in New London.

MT. PLEASANT - John W. Peterson, 62, of St. Charles, Mo., and formerly of the Olds and Swedesburg areas, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001.      Funeral services were held today at Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial was in Swedesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Swedesburg Cemetery or the Hope Lutheran Church of St. Charles, Mo. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of

MARENGO - Marion M. Ballard, 84, of Marengo, and formerly of Brighton, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Kloster       Funeral Home in Marengo, with the Rev. Barry Lollan officiating. Burial will be in Brighton Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7

SHAWNEE, Kan. - Leland E. Schmitt, 72, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, in Tucson.Funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Amos Family Chapel in Shawnee, Kan. Private burial will be in Floral Hills East Cemetery in Lee's Summit, Mo. Memorials may be made to the Special Olympics.

KALONA - Edna V. Swartzendruber, 78, of rural Kalona, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, from complications following a traffic accident.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray, the Rev. Louis Goszleth and the Rev. Bernie Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Lower

Alice Marie Whaley, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. David Plooster officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday, Oct. 26, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Family and

Inger Eleanor Gibson, 76, of Wayland, died on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Wayland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Hartman officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Center Cemetery. A memorial has been