Obituaries

Roger B. Messer, 61, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 10:05 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at the Henry County Care Facility.      The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. David Tebbenkamp officiating. Visitation began at noon on Monday, Oct. 2, at Weir Funeral Home. There will be no family visitation. Burial will full military honors will by VFW Post #2561 and American

David J. Gehringer, 70, died at 1:55 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at Great River Medical Center.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church of West Burlington with Fr. Gerald Stouvenel officiating. Visitation will be after noon Tuesday, Oct. 3, with the family present and a Christian wake service from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial to

Cleola G. Riley, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 8:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Weir Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Weir Funeral Home with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. A memorial has been established to Hope Haven.      Mrs. Riley

Michael Stephen Peiffer, 49, died Thursday morning, Sept. 28, 2000, at West Point.      The funeral service was 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Revs. Jane Rymut and Ed Newman officiating. Family visitation was 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Behner Funeral Home. Burial was in Lockridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Lockridge Emergency Response.      Mr. Peiffer was

Betty C. Schierbrock, 74, died 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Link Funeral Home in West Point with the family present after 6:30 p.m. The rosary will be recited

Justin Caleb Reschly, 20, of Wayland, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, in his dorm room at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church southeast of Wayland at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, with the Rev. Phil Slaubaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Mennonite Church between Wayland

Justin Reschly, 20, of Wayland, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000 in his dormitory room at the University of Iowa.      The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m. Wedneday, Sept. 27, at Bethel Mennonite Church with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Clarence Sandersfeld, 83, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.      The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at St. Matthew?s Lutheran Church in Worthington, Minn., with the Rev. Donald Porter officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Benson Funeral Home in Worthington. Burial will be in the Harrison Township

Walter C. Nelson, Jr., of East Moline, Ill., died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center West Campus in Rock Island, Ill.      The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at St. Anne Catholic Church in East Moline. Burial will be in National Cemetery of Rock Island. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, Ltd., of East Moline.      Mr. Nelson was born

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Ralph Gale Gingerich, 65, of rural Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at the Washington County Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Kalona Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been