Obituaries

AINSWORTH ? Steve Schultz, age 60, of Ainsworth, Iowa, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at his residence after a battle with Bile Duct Cancer.Celebration of life services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Jones Eden Funeral Home with services conducted by Sherrie Hazen-Hansen. Visitation will begin noon Tuesday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will be receive friends from ...

Ada Mae Neece, 85, died August 2, 2009 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. She was born January 10, 1924 to John and Rama Alter Baumgartner near Germanville.On October 28, 1942 she married Harold Richard (Dick) Neece in Kahoka, Missouri.Funeral service 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney.Burial ? Friends Cemetery at Richland.Visitation will be one hour before service at 1:00

Mildred E. Hicks, 99, of Fairfield, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Abingdon Cemetery, with the Rev. Jack Jackson officiating.Open visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home.Cards to the family and memorials to Hospice-Compaffuf Cedar Rapids may be sent to 604 W. Jefferson Ave., Fairfield 52556.Arrangements are

LONE TREE ? Charles Reid Werbach, 80, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in the Lone Tree Care Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Susan Barnes officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery with full military rites by the Lone Tree American Legion Post ...

Stella Louise Wahl, of New London, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Park Place Care Center in Mt. Pleasant, from lung cancer, after a 9 month battle which she fought with grace and dignity.A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at New London Christian Church at 1:00 pm with Pastor Monte Asbury officiating. The family will receive friends starting at ...

RICHLAND ? Richard Starr, 93, of Richland, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 25, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation with the family will immediately precede the funeral, from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Beverley J. Lorack, 76, of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with commissioned lay pastor Ramona Wink officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. A ...

Mary R. Biller passed away on the evening of Nov. 20, 2011. She was peaceful and surrounded by members of her family. Mary passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer that she handled with dignity, grace and selfless concern for her family.Mary?s funeral mass will be on Monday, Nov. 28 at St. Ambrose of Woodbury, 4125 Woodbury Drive, Woodbury, MN 55129. Visitation will start at 10:00 a.m. at the church. ...

WELLMAN ? Leta L. Miller, 87, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at her home.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman with the Rev. Elmer Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, where the family will greet friends from ...

Margaret ?Peg? Van Meter, 93, of Washington, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa., died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 in conjunction with Evensong services at the United Presbyterian Home. Interment will be in the Ivy Hills cemetery in Abington, Pa. Memorials may be made to the United Presbyterian Home in ...