Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? John Elvin Ibbotson, 71, Fredonia, died March 26, 1999 at the Veteran Medical Center, Iowa City.Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home, Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Trinity Cemetery in Mount Union.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Gladys M. Miller, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at the Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.The funeral service was at 10 a.m. today, Tuesday, March 30, at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. Burial with graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lockridge Cemetery with the Rev. Ed Newman officiating. Raymond Funeral Home of Fairfield is in charge of arrangements.Janice

NEW LONDON ? Cleo Teres Pfeiffer, 100, New London, died March 24, 1999 at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services were held Monday at the Elliott Chapel, New London, with Father Nick Adam officiating. Burial was in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Cleo Teresa Pfeiffer, 100, of New London, died Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.The funeral service was at 10 a.m. today, Monday, March 29, at Elliott Chapel in New London with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Burlington. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant.

Fun?By Journal staffWAYLAND ? Edward R. Gugel, 75, Wayland, died March 27, 1999 at the Parkview Home, Wayland.Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Revs. Steve Good and Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in the North Hill Cemetery north of Wayland.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Edward R. Gugel, 75, of Wayland died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Parkview Home in Wayland.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Steve Good and the Rev. Melvin Koehn officiating. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery north of Wayland. Visitation begins after noon Tuesday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland with family

Ruth W. Sharpe, 98, a lifetime resident of Lockridge, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 1999, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 29, at Lockridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Ed Newman officiating. Burial will be in the Lockridge Cemetery. Visitation is from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. The family will receive

Cleo T. Pfeiffer, 100, of New London died Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at Elliott Chapel in New London.

WAYLAND ? Leroy Meyer, 59, Wayland, died March 24, 1999 from injuries received in a farm accident.Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery south of Wayland.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Funeral servi?By Journal staffWAYLAND ? LeRoy Edward Meyer, 59, Wayland, died March 24, 1999 at his farm home.Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland, with the Rev. Steve Good officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.