Obituaries

Edward M. Polton, 66, of Trenton, died, Sunday Dec. 29, 2013, at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

Robert Henry Dameron, 88, of New London, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.A memorial service and inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date at Elliott Chapel in New London.Memorials have been established for the New London Fire and Rescue, New London Nursing and Rehab Center, Great River Hospice and Oakland Mills Community Church or the donor?s choice.The Rev. Dameron ...

Phyllis Jean Molkenthin, 84, of Ollie died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Iowa City Hospice House.A funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at Prairie View United Methodist Church near Ollie, with the Rev. David Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at Pennington Cemetery near Sigourney.Visitation with family is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to family.Friends may offer condolence...

Leo E. ?Bud? Adamson, 95, of Fairfield died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.A memorial service is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Jena Manchester officiating. Inurnment of cremains will be in Ottumwa Cemetery.Visitation with the family present is 6-8 p.m. Thursday.Memorials may be made to Hospice serving Wapello and Davis counties, 927 E. Pennsylvania ...

Ollie A. Harrell, 92, of Ames died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at home.A private family service will be at a later date.Memorials may be given to Arc of Story County in honor of two of Mrs. Harrell?s good friends, Molly Allen and Debbie Gandrup.Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care in Ames is assisting with arrangements.Online condolences may be sent to ~Mrs. Harrell was born Dec. 29, 1920, in Panama, Neb., the ...

Lila L. Richardson, 79, of Selma, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at Hospice House in Ottumwa after a life-long battle with diabetes.A funeral is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in rural Davis County.Visitation with family is 1-2 p.m. Saturday preceding the service.Memorials to the family may be left at the funeral ...

Neil Campbell, 87, of 307 29th St. in Fairfield, and formerly of Ottumwa, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Comfort House in Pella.He was born in 1926 in Mt. Lake, Minnesota to Lloyd and Alice Heaton Campbell. He married Betty Hepker on October 18, 1952. She preceded him in death on May 13, 1992. He married Evelyn Hummell on March 1, 1994.A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in the Korean War.Neil ...

James Pogemiller, 72, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Behner Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Online condolences may be sent to behnerfh.com.

Helen E. Smyth, 93, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz.Ms. Smyth was an avid proponent of math. She traveled around the world on sabbatical leave to see how math was being taught in different countries, bringing home the best techniques to implement in her classrooms.San Diego students voted math taught by her, as their favorite subject.While working as the math specialist at Maharishi School for the ...

Julie Catcott Short, 68, of Lake Ozark, Mo., formerly of Keosauqua, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at home.A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Herb Schafer officiating. The body has been cremated.Visitation with the family is 1-2 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service.Gifts to a memorial to be designated later by the family may be left at the funeral ...