Obituaries

Mary Rita Mellinger, 67, of Burlington and formerly of West Burlington, died at 5:47 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at Great River Medical Center.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Lunning Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Terry Terrell officiating. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Lunning Chapel, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in

Michael Latta, 48, of Riverside, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of a heart attack.      Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Mark Swanson officiating. Prayer services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, and visitation will be held from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday, also

Gertrude L. Lite, 90, of Glasgow, died Monday, June 8, 2015, at Park Place Elder Living Center in Mt. Pleasant.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at White Oak Cemetery north of Rome with Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorials to be directed to the Wounded Warrior or to the Lockridge Lions in her memory.Lite was born on Sept. ...

KALONA - Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Murphy, 35, of rural Washington died Nov. 29, 2000, at home.      Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond with the Rev. Mark Swanson officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond.

Joseph Harry Leach, 48, formerly of Mt. Union, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Mt. Vernon, Mo., where he has resided for the past three months.      The memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Buchanan Chapel in Monett, Mo. The local graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Trinity Cemetery south of Mt. Union with the Rev. Bob Hary officiating. Memorials have been established for the

Helen M. Tackenberg, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Edward. R. Peterson and the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Weir

DAVENPORT - Bernice J. Woodford, 90, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Genesis Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at the Runge Chapel in Davenport. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Runge Mortuary in Davenport.

A celebration of life for Lucy H. Wenger, 83, of Wayland will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Eicher Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating. Burial will follow in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-10:30 AM Saturday at the Church. Beatty Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Eicher ...

Don Carlan Comstock, 74, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, of pancreatic cancer.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Mt. Pleasant Open Bible Church with the Revs. Mike Johnson and Randy Beary officiating. Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 27, from noon until 7 p.m. at the Beatty Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant and with the family present on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Mt. Pleasant Open

Helen M. Tackenberg, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 2:56 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Henry County Health Center.      The funeral service will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the First United Methodist Church, with Dr. Edward R. Peterson and the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Weir Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant and at the church from 10 a.m. until