Obituaries

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - Elizabeth Anne Eberly died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the Medical Center of Aurora, Colo., where she was born that day.Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Little Log Church in Palmer Lake, Colo, with the Rev. Chris Taylor officiating. Private burial is planned in Monument Cemetery in Monument, Colo.

Ruth M. Hudson, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in the Good Samaritan Center of Keosauqua.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the funeral home. There will be no family visitation. Memorials may be made to the

KALONA -       Alta Keiser, 98, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at her son's home in Cedar Falls, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Kalona Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery prior to the funeral service, at 9:15 a.m. Visitation will be Thursday, from 7

Elizabeth Stephens, 90, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, in the Desert Life Care Center of Tucson.      The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the funeral home with the family present one hour before the service. Burial will be in the Finley Cemetery.

Ronald K. Phillips, 63, of Eldon, died Dec. 22, 2000, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Kremer Funeral Home in Eldon with the Rev. David Albert officiating. Visitation began at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 26, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Eldon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Eldon Fire and Rescue Unit or the Eldon

Leslie A. Hannan Lorber, 43, of Marengo and formerly of Eldora, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, from natural causes while under hospice care at her home.      The funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Eldora, with Father Rick Dagit officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary?s Catholic Cemetery in Eldora. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at

John Stauffer, 83, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at the St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Visitation will also begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the Beatty

CEDAR RAPIDS - Francis Lauderdale, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.Funeral services were held today at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Andrew Lawrence officiating. Burial with military rites was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.

KEOTA - Joseph Ward Geil, 75, of Keota, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at his home, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the United Church of Faith in Keota, with the Rev. Melinda Chambers officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. A memorial fund has been established for the

SIGOURNEY - Lyle Vernon Smith, 78, of Sigourney, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at the Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel in Sigourney, with the Rev. Vince Homan officiating. Burial with military rites by the American Legion Post No. 19 and the Lacy Kerr VFW Post No. 2308 will be in Pennington Cemetery in rural