Obituaries

Ray Joseph Roth, 78, of Olds died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Sugar Creek Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. in Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Ruben Chupp and the Rev. Roger Farmer officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church with family present from 2-4 and 6-8

Anna E. Pieper, 97, a resident at West Point Care Center, died at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at the care center.The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at West Point. Visitation begins after 9 a.m. Sunday at Link Funeral Home in West Point, where a rosary will be recited at 3

Ray Roth, 78, of Olds died at 9:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at Henry County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Ida May Ridinger, 103, of Wayland, formally of the White Oak Community, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, at the home of her granddaughter Martha Widmer west of Wayland.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery west of Trenton. Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the

Jack W. Hodson, 76, of Westwood died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kiboko Kiboko and Ed Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Thursday at Beatty Funeral Home with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials

Hubert Rich, 78, of Roseville, Calif., died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, following a brief illness.

Jack W. Hodson, 76, of Westwood died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko and Ed Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation is open at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today,

Jack Hodson, 76, of Westwood, a prominent businessman and former owner of Hodson-McKim Motor Company of Mt. Pleasant, died at 7:25 a.m. today, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral arrangements are pending at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Lester H. Luckenbill, 88, of Washington, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.

Marvin C. Wiseman, 77, of Mt. Pleasant died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, at Henry County Health Center.The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point with full military rites. Visitation began after 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where a Knights of Columbus rosary will begin at 5:30 p.m.