Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Norman P.C. Paar, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Keith Haerer officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Warsaw, Ill. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family

KALONA - Katie F. Yoder, 75, of Kalona, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the University of Iowa Hospital, of a sudden illness following injuries suffered in a car accident Thursday, Oct. 5.Funeral services were held today, at the Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Perry Miller and the Rev. John Hershberger officiating. Burial was at the Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona. A general

Dr. Kenneth E. Johnston, 74, of West Salem, Wis., died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, of cancer at Mulder Health Care Facility.Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Leona Kuntz, 78, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Burlington and New London, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at Mapleleaf Care Center.      The memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with Fr. Ken Kuntz and Fr. Nick Adam officiating. The vigil service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Beatty Funeral Home with family visitation following. The family will receive friends for

Norman P.C. Paar, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Faith Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Keith Haerer officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Beatty Funeral Home with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. In

Norma Jean Butner, 77, of Mt. Sterling, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      Graveside services and burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, in Lockridge Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with the family present. Memorials may be made to Van Buren Good

Walter Forbes, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Mapleleaf Healthcare Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Oct. 8, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Beatty Funeral Home with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the

Ross Lewis Edwards, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 12:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at Pleasant Manor Care Center.      The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Merle Hay Funeral Home in Des Moines. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Gardens in Des Moines. A memorial has been established to the First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines. Donations may be

Ival Heaton, 78, of Sacramento, Ca. passed away suddenly in his sleep, September 23, 2000 at his home.      He was born in Lee County, July 12, 1922 to Mabel and Herbert Heaton. At the age of three the family moved to Mount Pleasant.      Ival attended Mt. Pleasant schools, and one year at Iowa Wesleyan College. In 1942, he joined the Navy and served during World War II on the submarine USS Saury. On December 14,

Bruce Stoutner, 88, of Keota, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Washington County Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota, with the Rev. Rich Boyd officiating. Burial will be in the Keota cemetery. Visitation will be held until 8 p.m. this evening, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m.Memorials may be directed to the Keota QRS.