Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Ralph Hilton Lieberknecht, 87, of Sarasota, Fla., and formerly of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at his home.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction.

KEOTA ? Mary Elizabeth Sheets, 82, of Keota, died at her home Thursday, June 8, 2000.A Mass of the Resurrection will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Timothy Regan officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, June 12, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with family present

KEOTA ? Gerald Max Ochs, 90, of Keota, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with the Rev. Melinda Chambers officiating.

Arline W. Sampson, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.A funeral service for Sampson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Shirley Spray of the Community of Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. Friends ...

FAIRFIELD ? Edward Samuel Shafer, 81, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at the 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 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Behner Funeral home in

WELLMAN ? Christina Marie Bohr, 86, of Wellman, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Washington County Hospital, following a brief illness.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Wellman with the Rev. Mark Swanson officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the family

Phyllis K. Saforek, 67, of Rockaway Beach, Mo., and formerly of Wellman, died May 30, 2000 at her home.Private funeral services have been held. Burial was in the Snapp Cemetery in Missouri.

Mary Evelyn Crist, 92, of Iowa City, and formerly of Letts, died Monday, June 5, 2000, at Lantern Park Care Center in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Letts Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for

Timothy Francis ?Frank? Colbert, 70, of Riverside, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at the University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside, with the Rev. Mark Swanson officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside, with full military rites. Visitation will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the

Ralph E. Schoonover, 79, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at the Halycon House, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Don Johason officiating.