Obituaries

KEOTA ? Robert E. ?Bob? Baughman, 86, formerly of Keota, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Frances Baumert officiating. Burial will be at Brethren Cemetery in rural South English. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Keota ...

BRIGHTON ? Mary Emma Shelangoski, 96, formerly of Brighton, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in McCreedy Home in Washington.A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, at St. Joseph Catholic Church at East Pleasant Plain. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Open visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

LONE TREE ? Kathryn ?Katie? Rose Birtcher, 8, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.Visitation will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Lone Tree American Legion, with a 7:30 p.m. rosary service. Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the American Legion. The family asks that you please wear something pink in honor ...

RIVERSIDE ? Edward ?Ed? Joseph Shebek, 78, of Riverside, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at his home. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside. Burial will be in the St. Vincent?s Cemetery with full military rites provided by the Riverside VFW Post 6414. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at ...

WACO, Texas ? Marian Shirley Pemberton, 84, of Waco, Texas, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Waco.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 29, at OakCrest Funeral Home at 4520 Bosque Blvd. in Waco, Texas. Burial followed at Waco Memorial Park in Waco. Visitation with the family was from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Central Texas Senior Ministry to support the ...

Velna Irene Paxton, 89, of Packwood, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center in Fairfield. A celebration of life graveside memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Packwood Cemetery, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. The body has been cremated in accordance with Mrs. Paxton?s wishes.Memorials may be brought to the graveside service. Memorials also may be mailed to the

Larry B. Nelson, 80, of Bonaparte, formerly of Lockridge, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lockridge. Military honors will be conducted by the Lockridge Veterans Association.  Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Ronald Dean Carpenter, 76, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Trinity Hospital in Muscatine.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. (Attendees are asked to wear their Hawkeye clothing if they have it.) Burial will be in the Letts Cemetery. Following the committal services at ...

Brian David Smith, 47, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics from injuries suffered in a farm accident.Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Pastor Al Coffin will officiate.Immediately following the services there will be a time of food and fellowshi...

BURLINGTON ? John Richard Anderson, 78, of Galesburg, Ill., formerly of Burlington, West Point and Washington, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in the Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Ill.The funeral Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Burlington with the Rev. Bruce A. DeRammelaere as the celebrant. Music will be provided by the Des Moines ...