Obituaries

KALONA - Ruth Lavanda Litwiller, 90, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lenghty illness.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 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 9 a.m. Saturday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and

Goldie E. Cox, 82, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday morning, March 14, 2001, at Meadow Lawn Nursing Care Center in Davenport.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, in the chapel of Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. David Plooster of the First Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There

Roger Julius Swanson, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City.Cremation has been accorded. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at 2 p.m., at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Mark Youngquist officiating. Visitation will be from 1 until service time.Memorials have been established for the Swedesbur...

Ruth L. Litwiller, 90, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a brief illness. Survivors include Cal and Rachel Litwiller of Mt. Pleasant. Arrangements are pending at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Kalona.

Willis J. Conrad, 88, of Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday March 14, 2001, at the Henry County Health Center. Arrangements are pending at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.

Pauline Coder, 79, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Feb. 18, 2001.      Graveside services will be held in Iowa at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, Ariz. 85014-5656.

Myra E. Litzenberg Rubyor, 94, of Milwaukee, Wisc. and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, March 12, 2001, in Milwaukee.      The memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery of Mt. Pleasant.

William F. Ludwig Jr., 80, of Hillsboro and formerly of Ottumwa, died on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at his home in Hillsboro.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at the Hillsboro Cemetery, in Hillsboro, with Rev. Jim Luder officiating. Full military honors will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard.Memorials may be directed to HCI Care Services, of Mt. Pleasant, in his ...

Clifton Ledbetter, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Park Place Elder Living.Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will follow beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Chapel with Pastor Rick Moorman of the Oakland Mills Community Church officiating. Interment will be in the ...

Geraldine B. Greenfield, 90, of Donnellson, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday afternoon, March 11, at the Donnellson Care Center.      The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Walt Graffam officiating. Family visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Thursday prior to the service. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Memorials may be made to the