Obituaries

Joyce Hole, 53, of Olds, died from injuries received in a single-car accident south of Trenton on Franklin Ave. (W-55) at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000.      Tbe funeral service was 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington with the Revs. Larry Brown and John Herdman officiating. Burial was in Ollie Cemetery in Ollie. A memorial has been established. Arrangements were by the Weir

Dr. Ernest N. Lerner of Mt. Pleasant died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Henry County Health Center.      A private family memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 3, in Forest Home Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Mt. Pleasant Public Library. Contributions may be sent to the library, 200 North Main, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641.      Dr. Lerner was born Nov. 16, 1922, at Brooklyn, N.Y., the

Pearl Sylvia Hickenbottom, 100, of Fairfield, died 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Elliott officiating. Burial will be in the Lockridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Behner Funeral Home with the family present. Memorials may be made to the

MT. PLEASANT - Joyce A. Hole. 53, of Olds, died Thursday, Nov. 2, of injuries received in an automobile accident south of Trenton.Funeral services were held today at the Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington. Burial was in the Ollie Cemetery in Ollie. A memorial fund has been established.

Frederic J. Schmidt, 85, of Winfield, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield with the Rev. Jo Hary officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at the Honts Funeral Home with a Masonic service at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. A general memorial

SILVIS, Ill. - Clarence R. Lasek, 88, of East Moline, Ill., and formerly of Riverside, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Forest Hill Care Center in East Moline, Ill.Graveside services will be held at the Riverside Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Benjamin Thomas House, 76, of rural Burlington, died at his home Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000.      Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, in Lunning Chapel of Burlington. There will be no family visitation. A family graveside service will be held at a later date in Forrest Home Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the donor?s favorite charity.      Mr. House was born April 5, 1924, in Morning Sun,

KALONA - Raymond Eugene Hickman Sr. died suddenly, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at his home in rural Kalona.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Sunnyside Conservative Church in Kalona, with the Rev. John King and the Rev. Floyd Helmuth officiating.

Richard C. Hutchcroft, 76, of Mediapolis, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, near the Hawkeye-Dolbee Landing at the Mississippi River.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the First United Methodist Church of Mediapolis with the Rev. John Gaulke officiating. Flag presentation will follow the service by the Mediapolis American Legion. Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Friday at the Hagele and

Mabel Hertig, 79, of Wayland, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at the Parkview Home of Wayland.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. There will be no family visitation.