Obituaries

Charles Earnest Beaman, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7:07 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be in Stratford, Texas, at a later date. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at Lunning Chapel of Burlington with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery in Stratford, Texas. A memorial has been established

Lila M. Pearson, 86, of Lone Tree, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Ann Rouse officiating. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Lone Tree

KALONA - Alverda M. Allen, 81, of Wellman, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.The body will be cremated. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with Chaplain Beth Miller officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after the services. Burial will take place at a later date.

Clara Elizabeth Diers, 87, of the Long Term Care Unit at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at the Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the family present.

Gladys May Remaly, 96, of Burlington, died at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the chapel of the Hass Funeral Home in Burlington with the Revs. Maurice Moore and Tyrone Henderson officiating. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in

James E. Pieper, 76, of Houghton, died at 9:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, at St. John Catholic Church in Houghton with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a Knights of Columbus rosary recited at 3 p.m. and a

KALONA - Eldon P. Graper, 80, of Kalona, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at his home, following a sudden illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be in the St. John's Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation began this morning at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be

FREMONT - Ledoris J. Deuser, 67, of Clinton, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Mo.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Fremont Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Deuser Cemetery near Farson. Visitation began this morning at Fremont Funeral Chapel in Fremont, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening. A memorial

Vera A. Budde, 82, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Mt. Union, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Bob Hary officiating. Visitation will begin after noon on Monday, Dec. 18, at Elliott Chapel, with the family present from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in

Ledoris J. Deuser, 67, of Clinton, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton.      The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Fremont Funeral Chapel in Fremont. Burial will follow at Deuser Cemetery near Farson. Visitation began at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at Fremont Funeral Chapel with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial has been