Obituaries

Marjorie Hulmes, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Mapleleaf Health Care Center.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Mt. Pleasant. Open visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family visitation. Her body has

Isaiah Peter Litwiller, 89, of Kalona, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a long illness.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 12 at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell, with the Rev. David Boshart officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home

Ralph J. Rogers, 79, of Galesburg, Ill., died at 2 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2001, at his home.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11 at the Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel with the Rev. E. Ray Aldrich officiating. Burial with military rites by the Ralph M. Noble American Legion Post #285 will be held at the East Linwood Cemetery in Galesburg. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday,

Clarence A. Smithburg, 90, of Lockridge, died at 4:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Veterans Medical Center in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 12 at the New Sweden Methodist Church northwest of Lockridge, with lay pastor Diane Brokken and the Rev. Tom Rimmer officiating. Burial with military rites will be at the New Sweden Methodist Church Cemetery. Family visitation

Virginia Batterson, 73, of Washington, died Friday April 6, 2001 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in

Isaiah Litwiller, 89, of Kalona, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Kalona.

Sandra Kay White, 53, died Friday, April 6, 2001, in Phoenix, Ariz., after a brief illness. Services and burial will be held at a later date in Cumberland, Md.

Frances Eloise Cebuhar, 79, of Fairfield, formerly of Agency, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with Father Stephen C. Page officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 9 at Raymond Funeral Home in

Nydia Amos, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:52 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2001, at Henry County Health Center.      The memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8 at Pleasant View Mennonite Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Revs. Marc Hershberger and Glen Richard officiating. Her cremains will be taken by her husband to Mayaquez, Puerto Rico for family services. The family received friends after the service.

Robert W. Fellows, 61, of Farmington, died at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2001, at Keokuk Area Hospital, following a 12-year illness.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Hofbauer Funeral Home in Donnellson. Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday, April 10, at the funeral home, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials to the Diabetes Foundation may be left at the