Obituaries

WEST BURLINGTON - Keith F. Houseal, 78, of West Burlington, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, with the Rev. David Nash officiating. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in Lunning Chapel in Burlington. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. to

WINFIELD - Lorena M. Gipple, 85, of Winfield, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      According to her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa Medical College. There will be no visitation or funeral services. Honts Funeral Home in Winfield is in charge of arrangements.

KEOTA - Frances Sharon, 78, of Keota, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Powell       Funeral Home in Keota, with the Rev. Jim Bringman officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will continue through 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to

Donna Kay (Linder) Yoder, 71, of Washington, and formerly of Wayland, died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at the Halcyon House, in Washington.Visitation, with the family present, will be from 5 to 8 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 3, at the United Presbyterian Church, in Washington. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the United Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. ...

Eldon Buskirk, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of West Point, died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz Funeral Home, in West Point.

Walter G. Friese, 52, of St. Paul, Minn., and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001.      Funeral services were held in St. Paul, Friday, Oct. 5.      Mr. Friese graduated from Washington High School and Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn.

KALONA - Ruth M. Ulch, 94, of Kalona, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      The body was cremated. A memorial service was held Sunday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. David L. Yoder and the Rev. Rolland Smith officiating. Inurnment was in Ridgewood Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for Pleasantview Home or United Christian Baptist

Lorena M. Gipple, 85, of Winfield, died on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center.      There will be no visitation or funeral service. According to her wishes, her body has been deeded to the University of Iowa Medical College. Arrangements are by Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.

WAYLAND - Harold J. Kauffman, 91, of Wayland, died suddenly at his home, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Steve Good officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m Wednesday at North Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family will receive friends after the service in the church basement. Memorials may be directed to

Priscilla Ann Holtkamp, 84, of rural Mt. Hamill, died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at her home.Friends may call after 2 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at St. James the Less Catholic Church, in St. Paul, where the family will receive friends from 3:30 to 7 p.m. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m., and a Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on ...