Obituaries

Betty L. Mertens, 78, of 301 North Main, Mt. Pleasant, died at 1:25 p.m. on Monday, October 9, 2000 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following complications from heart surgery.      Visitation began at noon today at Weir Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant.      A Rosary was recited by the Parish of St. Alphonsus at 3 p.m. today and a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Weir Funeral Home.      The family will

Leone Tellin, 91, of Aurora, Ill., died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at Elmwood Nursing Home in Aurora, Ill., following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the McKeon Dunn Funeral Home in Oswego, Ill. Her body will be cremated and the cremains will be inurned at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with graveside rites at a later date.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo.- John Lester Canny, 71, of Kirksville, Mo., died suddenly Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville, Mo., with Gary Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in the Ottumwa Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation will continue through 8 p.m. tonight at the

IOWA CITY - Lucille A. Godwin, 88, of Iowa City, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Greenwood Manor, following a brief illness.A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. James Vrba officiating. Burial will be in the Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa

Clarence Robert Totemeier, 86, of New London, died at 11:54 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Great River Medical Center of West Burlington.      Mr. Totemeier has been cremated; a private memorial service will be at a later date. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, Oct. 12 at Elliott Chapel with the family present from 3 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ferrell Cemetery of New London.      He

Ralph E. Davison, 93, of West Des Moines, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, of Parkinson's Disease.Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 11, at the Windsor Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. Burial was in the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Memorials may be directed to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Maxine Cornick Henessee, 82, of Loveland, Colo., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Oct. 9, 2000, at her home in Loveland.      The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home in Loveland. Visitation will be at the Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 with the family present. The casket will not be opened Friday. Memorials may be made to World Vision

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Omer Bopp, 86, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Lone Tree Care Center in Lone Tree.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial with military rites will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Muscatine. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the family present. A Scripture

KEOTA - Mabel I. Harris, 76, of Martinsburg, died Sat. Oct. 7, 2000, at her daughter's home in rural Keota, following an extended illness.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney, with the Rev. Frances Baumer officiating. Burial will be in the Garrett Cemetery in Delta. Visitation will be held through this evening at the funeral home, where the family will receive

Harrison ?Skip? Weber died at his home in Des Moines on Thursday, Oct. 5.      The funeral service was 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at First Christian Church in Des Moines. Visitation with family present was at Dunn?s Funeral Home in Des Moines from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 8.      Mr. Weber was the longtime news director for the Iowa Press Association and the Iowa Newspaper Association. Memorials may be made to the