Obituaries

KEOTA - Esther Flynn, 82, of Washington, and formerly of Keota, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at the McCreedy Home in Washington, following a brief illness.A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Timothy Regan officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 2 to 8

Lt. Col. Jacob E. ?Bud? Iles, 79, of St. Augustine, Fl, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died May 23, 2014 at his residence.Services were Friday, May 30, 2014 at the First Conservative Baptist Church. Burial was in the Jacksonville, National Cemetery with Military Honors. The Craig Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.Jacob Everett ?Bud? Iles was born September 2, 1934 in Mt. Pleasant. He was the son ...

Erma M. DeRosear, 94, of Sunnybrook in Ft. Madison, formerly of Donnellson, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the Ft. Madison Community Hospital.Friends may call after 1 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening at the funeral home. A private family graveside service will be held at Tuesday, March 30, 2015, at the ...

Norma B. Sandburg, 85, of Washington, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the McCreedy Home in Washington.Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Kelly Allard officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday afternoon at the Funeral Home.

Janis Irene Heck Daniel, 57, of Neoshoe, Mo., and formerly of Iowa City, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2000, at her home, following an extended illness.The body was cremated. No visitation or services were held. Memorials may be sent to the Trinity Hospice, 1902 E. 20th Street, Joplin, Mo., 64804.

Orva M. Horn, 97, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Mt. Union, died Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Henry County Health Center. Services are pending at Elliott Chapel in New London.

NEW FRANKEN, Wis. - Elaine Larsen, 72, of New Franken, Wis., and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, at the Green Bay Hospital in Green Bay, Wis.      Mrs. Larsen married her husband Dr. Calvin Larsen May 21, 1949. They lived in Washington for several years where Dr. Larsen practiced veterinarian medicine. As a resident of Washington, she was a member of PEO and belonged to the Immanuel Lutheran

WAYLAND - LaVerne Sebastian Blosser, 79, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Wellman.Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the church, with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8

WAYLAND - Lorene Fisher, 82, of rural Brighton, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at her home.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sugar Creek Church, with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials

EUREKA, Ill. - Benjamin Emil Knobloch, 76, of Eureka, Ill., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at the Eureka Apolostic Christian Home in Eureka.Funeral services were held this morning at the Laird Funeral Home in Elgin, Ill., with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park in Elgin. Memorials may be directed to the Apostolic Christian Home for the Handicapped in Morton, Ill.