Obituaries

RIVERSIDE ? Omer Strabala, 92, of Riverside died Feb. 19, 1999, at the Lantern Park Care Center after a brief illness.Funeral services were held this morning at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Mark Spring officiating. Burial was in St. Vincent?s Cemetery.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Guy H. "Ted" Ross, 81, of Bonaparte died at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999, at Burlington Medical Center in Burlington.The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Bonaparte United Church with the Rev. Bill Jenkins and Robert Hambright officiating. Private burial of cremains will be in Spencer Cemetery at Stockport. Memorials to Bonaparte First Responders or Bonaparte United

SOUTH ENGLISH ? John Robert Kurtz, 70, of rural South English died Feb. 20, 1999, at his home following a brief illness.Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the English River Church of the Brethren in rural South English with Paul Coffman and the Rev. Timothy Regan officiating. Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery.For the rest of this story, see tonight's Journal.

Joseph J. Steffensmeier, 42, of Charleston Place, Keokuk, formerly of St. Paul, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at Keokuk Area Hospital after a brief illness.The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul with the Rev. John D. Spiegel officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Visitation begins after 4 p.m. Friday at the Link Funeral Home in West

Pauline V. Stewart, 85, of Washington died Feb. 19, 1999, at her home following a brief illness.Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Washington with the Rev. Robert Bell officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.For the rest of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Hope Allison Craig of Colfax was stillborn Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.The funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Elliott Chapel in New London with the Rev. Ray Howland officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Visitation begins after noon Tuesday at the funeral home with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 6 p.m. A memorial has been

M. Winifred Hunting, 80, of rural Mt. Pleasant died at 6:10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at Henry County Health Center.The funeral Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the Gathering Area of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with family receiving friends following the service

WELLMAN ? Jessie Jean Crabill, 64, of Akron, Ind., a former Wellman resident, died Feb. 17, 1999, in Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Fla., after a brief illness.Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Don Ridenour officiating.For the remainder of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

Funeral services ?By Journal staffWAYLAND ? Betty Joan Brooks, 68, of Wayland died Feb. 17, 1999, at her home.Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with Pastor Brian Gentz officiating, assisted by Dr. Carl Klein. Burial will be in the Wayland Cemetery.For the remainder of this obituary, see tonight's Journal.

WELLMAN ? Mary E. Hooley, 60, of Wellman died Feb. 17, 1999, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a lengthy illness.Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Dick Watkins officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery in rural Wellman.For the remainder of this obituary, see tonight's Journal