Obituaries

Clinton ?Pete? Boshart, 84, of Washington, died at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Mercy Hospital of Iowa City. Mr. Boshart was a retired Washington businessman. Funeral arrangements are pending at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.

LONE TREE - Evelyn "Tootsie" Lantz, 80, of Lone Tree, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services were held today at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Ann Rouse officiating. Burial was in Lone Tree Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established at Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree.

Clinton "Pete" Boshart, 71, of Washington died suddenly Sunday, May 13, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral Services have been set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Dr. Daniel A. McClure officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established in

John E. Blythe, 86, formerly of Oakland Mills, died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Mapleleaf Healthcare Center in Mt. Pleasant.      His body has been cremated. The memorial service and burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at Oakland Mills Cemetery with Elder Kim Steffen of Mt. Pleasant Kingdom Hall of Jehovah?s Witness offciating. There will be no visitation at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

MT. PLEASANT - Kevin D. Piatt, 47, of West Chester, and formerly of Salem, died Saturday, May 12, at his home.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Salem Congregational Church in Salem, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey and the Rev. Rick Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Salem East Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive

Kevin D. Piatt, 47, of West Chester, and a former resident of rural Salem, died at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2001, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 17 at Salem Congregational Church with the Revs. Harold Dorsey and Rick Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Salem East Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, May 16 at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with family

Elizabeth I. Shafer, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Henry Co. Health Center.      Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2001, at Weir Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday evening.      Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Weir Funeral Home.      Interment will be

Wesley Eugene Sodergren, 85, of Independence, and a former resident of Lockridge, died at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his home in Independence.      Memorial service and interment of his cremains, to which the public is invited, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery northwest of Lockridge with the Rev. Edward Davis of Calvary Baptist Church officiating.

Thomas LeeRoy Morgan, 67, of Burlington, died at 8:18 p.m., Wednesday, May 9 at Genesis East Medical Center in Scott County.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at Prugh?s Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Dan Buck officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek United Methodist Cemetery in rural Danville. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 11 with family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at

Robert L. Stagers, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11, of an apparent heart attack at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 14, at the First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant with the Revs. David Plooster and Kenneth Smith officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, at Weir Funeral Home with the family present from 3 to