Obituaries

WELLMAN - Dr. Robert W. Wirtz, 96, of Wellman, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the English River Church of the Brethren near South English, with the Rev. Joe Gregersen officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of

The memorial service for Frances D. Crane Salzman has been changed to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ronald McMenimen officiating. Visitation with the family present will be in the fellowship hall after the memorial service.

LEESBURG, Fla. - Marvin M. Sprague, 72, of Leesburg, Fla., died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at his home.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, Fla.

BRIGHTON - Esther Supalla Chuck Baird, 76, of Marshalltown, and formerly of East Pleasant Plain, died Saturday, April 21, 2001, at her home.A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral

RICHLAND - Opal Marie Estes, 88, of Keota, and formerly of Richland, died Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Maplewood Manor in Keota.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wilbur Morfitt officiating. Burial will be in Ollie Cemetery. Visitation began at 1 p.m. today at the Gould Funeral Home in Richland, where the family will receive friends

Glenn L. Kilbourn, 83, of Waterloo and formerly of New London, died at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, April 22, 2001, of natural causes.      The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the First Baptist Church of Waterloo. Visitation will be at the church an hour before the service. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or

Frances Lucille Kendall Brown, 79, of New London, formerly of Yarmouth, died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, at Brooks Cemetery in New London, officiated by Wes Kendall. Visitation will be from noon until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at Elliott

Phyllis D. Hunsaker, 50, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Henry County Health Center, from cancer.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the First United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family visitation at the funeral home. Burial

Raymond Carl Watson Jr., 70, of Washington, died Friday, April 20, 2001, at his home, following a lengthy illness.An open house in honor of his life will be held at the Watson home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 26. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Washington County.

Dorothy Mills, 73, of Salem, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 25 at Salem Friends Church with the Rev. Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Salem East Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will