Obituaries

John Stauffer, 83, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at the St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Visitation will also begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the Beatty

CEDAR RAPIDS - Francis Lauderdale, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.Funeral services were held today at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Andrew Lawrence officiating. Burial with military rites was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.

KEOTA - Joseph Ward Geil, 75, of Keota, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at his home, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the United Church of Faith in Keota, with the Rev. Melinda Chambers officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. A memorial fund has been established for the

SIGOURNEY - Lyle Vernon Smith, 78, of Sigourney, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at the Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel in Sigourney, with the Rev. Vince Homan officiating. Burial with military rites by the American Legion Post No. 19 and the Lacy Kerr VFW Post No. 2308 will be in Pennington Cemetery in rural

WAYLAND - Elizabeth Stephens, 90, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, in the Desert Life Care Center in Tucson, Ariz.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with the Rev. Carl Klein officiating. Burial will be in Finley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The

Doris Jean Meyer, 88, of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Parkview Home in Wayland.A graveside service will be held Friday, July 17, 2015, at 10 a.m., at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Wayland. A memorial celebration will be held Friday, July 17, at 11 a.m., at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 16, ...

Joyce Adah Wischmeier, 73, of Fort Worth, Texas, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and San Antonio, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000 at a hospice house in Fort Worth after a lengthy illness.      The funeral service was Friday, Dec. 15, at the Porter Loring Funeral Home in San Antonio with the Rev. Mario Nava officiating. She was buried with her husband Jim at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, who

KALONA - Ruby Coblentz, 59, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000 at her home, following a sudden illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at the Leslie Miller home in rural Kalona, with Leslie Miller, Lloyd Hochstedler and Glen Coblentz officiating. Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be held all day Thursday and Friday at the Miller home

KEOTA - Robert "LeRoy Tinnes," 63, of Keota, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with the Rev. Melinda Chambers officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will receive

Robert E. Appel, 75 of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2000, in Mt. Pleasant.      Visitation for Mr. Appel will be held on Saturday, December 23, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant from 12 to 8 p.m. where the family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. that afternoon. Friends may also sign the register from 9-12 a.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, December