Obituaries

Curtis Dean Johnson, 30, of La Harpe, Ill., died Friday, June 8, 2001, in a vehicle accident near La Harpe.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13 at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with the Rev. Bob Hary officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday, June 12 with family present from 7 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been

Gladys V. Van Tuyl, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.      Visitation for Mrs. Van Tuyl will be held on Tuesday, June 12, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, beginning after 12 noon where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m.,

Marcella Matilda Vittetoe, 96, of Washington, died Saturday June 9, 2001, at the United Presbyterian Brownlee Care Center following a lengthy illness.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Keota. Visitation began at 9 a.m. today at the Beatty Funeral

Lulah I. Colton Kopp, 73, of New London, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center in New London.      The graveside committal service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12 in Burge Cemetery at New London, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. The family will receive friends Monday, June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elliott Chapel in New London. A memorial has been established to the New

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.