Obituaries

Richard Longer, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at his home, following a lengthy illness.A memorial service for Mr. Longer and his wife, Grace (Tavy) Longer, who died June 4, 1995, at age 80, will take place at the Sylvia Longer Home, 119 West Harrison Street, Washington, at 1:30 p.m.

Susan Elizabeth McDowell, 44, of Hampton, Ill., and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Ill.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at Homewood Evangelical Free Church in Rock Island, with the Rev. Richard Kraft officiating.

Pauline Marie Payne, 72, of Winfield, died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 31, at the Winfield First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Todd Smith and the Rev. Kevin Jennings officiating.

Eunice Stagner Meer, 83, of Kalona, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Kalona United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Orthel officiating.

RAMSEY, Minn. ? Leo J. Anderson, 63, of Ramsey, Minn., died July 21, 2000.A Mass of the Resurrection was held Monday in Blaine, Minn., with burial in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery to take place Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to the Nature Conservancy or the American Cancer Society.

Margaret K. Svoboda Scroggins, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 28, at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. James Blockinger officiating.

OTTUMWA ? Roy W. Belzer III, 30, of Brighton, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at University Hospitals in Iowa City.Funeral services were held today in Ottumwa, with burial in Shaul Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family.

Benjamin ?Ben? Moore, 58, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died unexpectedly in the Emergency Room of the Henry County Health Center on Thursday, February 26, 2015.A visitation will be held, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 4-7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at the Calvary Baptist Church ...

Claire McCoy, 45, of White Bear Lake, Minn., died at her home Friday, July 21, 2000, of liver cancer.A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at The Basilica of St. Mary in downtown Minneapolis. Local services are also pending.

Donald R. Krehbiel, 89, of Miami, Fla., died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at St. Ann?s Nursing Home in Miami.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, at the Zion Mennonite Church in Donnellson, with the Rev. Richard Bentzinger officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Mennonite Cemetery in Donnellson. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hofbauer Funeral Home in Donnellson, with family present from