Obituaries

KALONA - Ella Kinsinger, 94, of Kalona, and formerly of Wellman, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Kalona, with the Rev. David Boshart officiating. Burial will be in West Union Cemetery in rural Wellman. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday

MORNING SUN - George E. Taylor, 84, of Washington, and formerly of Morning Sun, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.According to Mr. Taylor's wishes, the body will be cremated and there will be no visitation or services. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington. A general memorial has been established in his name.

KALONA - Noah A. Yoder, 87, of Kalona, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. John Hershberger, the Rev. Perry Miller and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery near Kalona. Visitation will be held

Harold Bert Smalley, 72, of West Point, died at 12:56 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison with the Rev. Jim Hughes officiating. Visitation began after 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27 at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in

Jane Anne Leffler, 61, of Burlington and formerly of Colorado and Winfield, died on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at her home in Burlington.      The graveside funeral service and burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington with the Rev. Robert Patton officiating. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington. There will be no family

IOWA CITY - Gaylord Albert McCullough, 77, of Conesville, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a sudden illness.Funeral services were held today at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Ann Rouse officiating. Private burial of cremains will be in Conesville Cemetery in Conesville. Memorials may be directed to the Conesville Fire Department and First Responders.

BURLINGTON - Robert "Bob" James Eagen, 74 of Sperry, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at his home.The body has been cremated. A memorial service was held this morning in the chapel of the Hass Funeral Home in Burlington, with the Rev. Patrick Lumsden officiating. Full military honors were accorded by the VFW Posts 10102 and 9162 and American Legion Post 52 at the funeral home. Inurnment was at St. Mary's Cemetery in

William E. Grove, 83, of Blue Grass, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at Grandview Terrace in Davenport.      The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the Blue Grass Presbyterian Church in Blue Grass. Burial will be in Blue Grass Cemetery, where military graveside rites will be provided by Blue Grass American Legion Post 711. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Church. Memorials have been

Wyatt Hunter Phanthouvong, infant son of Xaisana and Lisa Brown Phanthouvong, of Mt. Pleasant, was stillborn at 5:22 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The graveside funeral was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27 at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, with Captain Pam Otto officiating. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

CEDAR RAPIDS - Matthew James Northrup, 26, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, of injuries suffered in a train-truck accident in Cedar Rapids.Funeral services were held today at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Nick Longworth officiating. Burial was in Jordan's Grove Cemetery near Central City. Memorials may be directed to Camp Courageous of Iowa.