Obituaries

FAIRFIELD - Louise A. Nelson, 88, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Family visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.

KALONA - Nadine "Sue" Schaefer, 72, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at her home, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Ed Fitzpatrick and the Rev. Mark Swanson officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in rural Richmond. Visitation will be held on Thursday at Peterseim

Erna Barbara Roth, 92, of Wayland, died Thursday evening, Jan. 18, 2001, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service was 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Visitation will began at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the church with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Burial was in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Memorials

Helen Perrott, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Jerry Kelly officiating. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, with an Eastern Star service at 6:30 p.m. and the family present until 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in

Arlo J. Watson, 90, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Del Curtis officiating. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 23. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Memorials have been established to the Nelson Nursing Home.      Mr. Watson was born Dec. 25, 1910, in

RICHLAND - E. Lawrence Thomann, 66, of Richland died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, of cancer at his home.      A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. American Legion Post No. 504 of Richland will conduct graveside military services. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be

WAYLAND - Erna Barbara Roth, 92, of Wayland, died Jan. 18, 2001, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services were held today, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland. Rev. Roger Farmer officiated. Burial was in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Beatty Funeral Home of Wayland is handling the arrangements. A memorial fund has been established to the Parkview Home in Wayland.

Erna Roth, 92, of Wayland, died Thursday evening, Jan. 18, 2001, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Sugar

Charles L. Messer, 68, of rural Winfield, died Thursday evening, Jan. 18, 2001, at his home.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Olds United Church of Christ with the Revs. Harold Schnedler and Jonna Jensen officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. There will be no family visitation at the funeral home but the family will

Marie A. Moeller, 90, of the West Point Care Center, formerly of Houghton, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001 at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 22, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Houghton with the Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Visitation will begin after noon Sunday, Jan. 21, at the Link Funeral Home in West Point, with a rosary recited at 3 p.m. and a