Obituaries

ELDON - Benjamin R. Christner, 75, of Eldon, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at the Washington Care Center in Washington.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at Eldon Cemetery, with the Rev. James Cecil officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Walter B. Schafer VFW Post #775 and the O.B. Nelson American Legion Post #3 of Ottumwa. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at

Marie Helen Walz-Mabeus, 83, of New London, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at the New London Nursing and Rehabiliation Center in New London.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 23 at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. James Edwards officiating. Visitation will be after noon on Thursday, March 22 at the chapel with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Burge Cemetery in New

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

Marie Helen Walz-Mabeus, 83, of New London, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at the New London Nursing and Rehabiliation Center in New London.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 23 at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. James Edwards officiating. Visitation will be after noon Thursday, March 22 at the chapel with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Burge Cemetery in New London. A

Paul Elmer Kitchen, 87, of Fairfield, died at 4:43 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 23, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Robert Gates officiating. Family visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in

Ralph LeRoy Rizor, 89, of LeSueur, Minn., and formerly of Lockridge, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at the Minnesota Valley Health Center at LeSueur.      A memorial service will be at a later date with interment of cremains at the New Sweden Methodist Cemetery in Four Corners near Lockridge. Raymond Funeral Home of Fairfield is in charge of arrangements.

Genevieve ?Topsy? Fraise, 89, of Sunnybrook Assisted Living, in Ft. Madison, and formerly of Donnellson, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital, in Ft. Madison.Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, in Donnellson, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m., that evening. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., on ...

Logan Dale Ebersold, 31, formerly of Amity, Mo., and Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Lincoln County, Mo.He has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, of King City, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Roberson Funeral Home, in King City, Mo. Inurnment will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends from 6 ...

Wesley Eugene Sodergren, 85, of Independence, and a former resident of Lockridge, died at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his home in Independence.      The memorial service will be announced later for New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery northwest of Lockridge.

George A. Nuding, 77, of rural Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Chapel of Forest Home Cemetery with full military honors. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Weir Funeral Home with no family visitation. A memorial has been