Obituaries

Margaret Ruth Corso, 86, of St. Louis Park, Minn., died on June 3 in Olympia, Wash.      Her body has been cremated and services will be at a later date. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn. Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in St. Louis Park or Leader Dogs for the Blind.

Barb Williams, 63, Washington, died June 13, 2001, at Halcyon House in Washington, following a brief illness.      The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, officiated by Father Dennis Martin. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery at Washington. Visitation will begin after 11 a.m. Sunday, June 17 at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 2

Wilda Pearl Boos, 92, of Fairfield, formerly of Lockridge, died at 3:20 a.m., Sunday, June 17, 2001, at the Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20 at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Burial will be in the Lockridge Cemetery at Lockridge. Visitation with family present will be Tuesday, June 19, from 6:30 to 8

Floyd I. Helphrey, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, June 16, 2001, at his residence.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with Dr. Edward Peterson and the Rev. Kiboko Kiboko officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Cemetery at Mt. Union. Full military rites will be given by the American Legion. Visitation will be after

Florence Adele Tweedy Woodruff, 77, of Keosauqua, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16 at Keosauqua United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ellis Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery, southeast of Keosauqua. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, June 15 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua,

KALONA - Gertie Bontrager, 71, of Kalona, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following heart surgery.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at the Sharon Bethel Mennonite Church in Kalona, with the Rev. Delmar Bontrager, the Rev. Jacob Yoder, the Rev. Gabriel Beachy and the Rev. Earl Peachey officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will

May J. Wing, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died late Wednesday evening June 13, 2001, at her home of an apparent heart attack.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 18 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 17 at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where family

Mary Ruth Mahalic, 89, of Burlington, died at 12:12 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2001, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral will be at 11 a.m., June 18 at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Sharon Kinney officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery at Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 17 at Lunning Chapel with family present at the chapel on

LONE TREE - Orpha L. Pearson, 82, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree following an extended illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. John Sauser officiating. Burial will be in the Swank Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, June 15, 2001, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the

KALONA - Judy Jordan, 59, of Wellman, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.      Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 15, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present to receive friends and relatives. Memorials in her name may be directed to the Federal Employee Credit Union, VA Medical Center, 3