Obituaries

Rita I. Sporkman, 69, of Houghton, died at 11:47 a.m. Monday, June 4, 2001, at the Odyssey Health Care Hospice House in Tucson, Ariz., while staying with her daughter, Teresa.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9 at St. John?s Catholic Church in Houghton, with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in St. John?s Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. Friday, June 8, with

The Rev. Herbert W. Clark died on May 16 in Colorado Springs following a short illness. Rev. Clark was a former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, serving from 1952 to 1955.

Shirley J. Abbey, 66, Mt. Pleasant, died at 11:14 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2001, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Traverce Harrison officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation will begin Monday morning, June 11, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Karl A. Bergdahl, 96, of Des Moines and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.      A memorial service and burial of his cremains, to which the public is invited, will be at noon on Saturday, June 9, in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with Dr. Jerry Kelly of the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant officiating. A memorial has been

Jack D. Shannan, 77, of Keosauqua, died at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, in Ottumwa.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 8 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua with military rites

IOWA CITY - Robert Laverne "Bobby" Coleman, 58, of Coralville, died June 4, 2001, at his home following a lengthy illness.      The family will receive friends, Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lensing's Oak Hill in Coralville. A private family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to Iowa City Hospice.

Judy E. Menke, 59, of Algonquin, Ill., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died on March 31, 2016, at her home in Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m., on Monday, at Murphy Funeral Home, in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive ...

BRIGHTON - Rodney Allen Schadt, 53, of Brighton, died June 2, 2001, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center from injuries received in an IMCA Modified Race at Eldon.      Funeral services are tentatively planned for Wednesday, June 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of God in Brighton. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery in Moline, Ill. Visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the

Joseph A. ?Joe? Panther, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, June 4, 2001, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A Christian vigil service will follow at 7 p.m. at the Gathering Center of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church after which

Mildred Louise Wilson, 75, of Denmark, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at her home.      The memorial service for Mildred Louise Wilson, 75 of Denmark, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at the Barr Memorial Chapel in Fort Madison with the Rev. Tim Sheedy officiating. A memorial has been established for the Lee County Health Department Hospice.