Obituaries

Wade ?Joe? E. Blansett, 79, of Hillsboro, died at 3:25 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Keokuk Area Hospital.      A military memorial service with full military honors will be at 2 p.m., Friday, March 30 at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Henry Ledbetter, SKC, USN, Ret. officiating. Visitation with the family present will be at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date.

Ruth Fye, 94, of Bloomfield, died March 25, 2001, at the Bloomfield Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 30 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with the Rev. Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Cemetery located north of New London later at 3 p.m. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 29 with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. A memorial has

CEDAR RAPIDS - Mary June Fulton, 78, of Columbus Junction, died in her home Friday, March 23, 2001, following a brief illness.Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Washington County.

IOWA CITY - Eleanor Peiffer Dickinson, 79, of Iowa City, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the George L. Gay Funeral Home in Iowa City. Burial with Military rites accorded by the Coralville American Legion will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Robert Dale Hamilton, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7:23 p.m., Wednesday, March 21 2001, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 26 at Lunning Chapel. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at the chapel with family present from 3:30 to 5 p.m. A memorial has been established.

Duane R. Roth, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 5:25 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko and Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Primrose Cemetery in Primrose at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24. Visitation

Alison Marie Mayberry, 21, of Richland, died on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at her home.Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, in Mt. Pleasant, with Rev. Joseph Phung officiating. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., on Sunday at the church, followed by a rosary service at 7 ...

Aldo "Dink" Morotti, 81, of Meza, Ariz., died Monday, March 19, 2001, of cancer.      Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of Washington County

Duane Roth, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 5:25 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, of cancer. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weir Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.

Benjamin R. Christner, 75, of Eldon, died on March 19, 2001 at the Washington Care Center in Washington.      The graveside service was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at the Eldon Cemetery with Pastor James Cecil officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Walter B. Schafer VFW Post #775 and the O.B. Nelson American Legion Post #3 of Ottumwa. Open visitation was from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at the