Obituaries

Betty J. Sempf, 72, of 309 N. Elizabeth, Mt. Pleasant died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center.Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2000, at the Church of the Open Bible, Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Michael Johnson officiating. Interment will be held in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at Weir

Harold ?Hal? James Harper, 54, passed away November 30, 2014.Hal worked as a lab technician at DuPont Pioneer in Clive.Hal is survived by his children, Tasha of Ft. Dodge and Erica and Benjamin of Des Moines; his special partner, Christy Church of Des Moines; mother, Marie Moran of Grand Junction; brothers, Richard (Rob) of Whitmore Lake, MI and Michael (Jean) of Lawton, OK; sister, Kris Harper of Des Moines; ...

WELLMAN ? Kristofer Loren Copeland, 22, of Wellman, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 21, at the Kalona Christian Fellowship, in Kalona, with the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating.

Charles P. Thompson, 86, of DeWitt died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at Crestridge in Maquoketa.The Mass of Christian Burial will be at noon Monday, April 24, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeWitt with the Rev. H. Robert Harness celebrating the funeral mass. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Susan K. Giltner, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with burial in the Columbus City Cemetery.

RICHLAND ? Bernice M. Bottorff, 91, formerly of Richland, died April 16, 2000, at the Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst and the Rev. Jane Jordan officiating.

Rose Mary Cary, 80, of Oshkosh, Wisc., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014.A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael?s Catholic Church in Oshkosh, Wisc. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of mass. A private family committal service will be held. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in Cary?s name.Cary was born on ...

James R. Hoffman, 86, of Franklin, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at his home.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson with Rev. Dennis Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the St. Peter?s Cemetery near Franklin with full military rites by the Holtz-Geers American Legion Post #668 of West Point. Friends may call after 1p.m. Wednesday at the ...

KALONA ? Kara Noel Grout, 20, OF FOREST, Va., died Monday, April 17, 2000, in Lynchberg General Hospital in Lynchberg, Va., following a brief illness.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 21, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Les Heinze officiating.

Irene Ruth Hawkins, 82, of Ainsworth, died April 16, 2000, at the Washington County Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, at the Ainsworth