Obituaries

Ronald Wane Dameron, 44, New London, died from complications of heart disease on Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at his home in New London.Funeral services will be on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Elliott Chapel, New London with the Rev. Ed Davis officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Elliott Chapel. A memorial for his son?s future has been established. According to the

Mary E. Lane, 74, Richwoods community northwest of Mt. Pleasant, died at 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Parkview Care Center, Wayland.Funeral arrangements are pending at Weir Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant.

Clara V. Widmer, 88, Winfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center, Winfield.Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at the Honts Funeral Home, Winfield, with the Rev. Gary Goodwin officiating. Interment will follow at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Honts Funeral Home. There will be no family visitation. A general

Jimmie L. Simpson, 67, of Davenport, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at the Genesis Medical Center in Davenport following a lengthy illness.

Hazel Marie Miller Goldsmith, 90, a resident of Buckhannon, W. Va. for the past eleven years and formerly of Wayland and Fairfield, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at her home.Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.m. at the Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church, north of Noble, with the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Interment will be in the Eicher Cemetery. Family will receive friends from noon until time of

Rose Anna Sladek, 97, of Hills, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, following a lengthy illness.

Anna Mae Smith, 92, Donnellson, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at 7:30 a.m. at Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, after a lengthy illness.A Christian Vigil service will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Link Funeral Home, West Point. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Farmington with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, West

She is su?Helen Kerker Poltis died of leukemia Nov. 27, 1999, at her home in Jacksonville, Fla.She is survived by her daughter, Mary Justine Wills; one son, Pat Poltis; several grandchildren; and one sister, Ruth Douglas, Mt. Pleasant. Her husband preceded her in death.

Virginia L. Bombei, 82, of Harper, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Norbert Greiner Sr., 72, of Keota, died of cancer Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.