Obituaries

FAIRFIELD ? Howard Lucas, 89, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. A graveside service, with military rites, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Packwood Cemetery with words of comfort by Larry Statler. There will be a luncheon following, at the VFW in Fairfield. Memorials may be made to Friends of Lake Darling for Four Seasons Cabins. Cards and ...

Linda Campbell passed away on Thursday, October 13, in the Chicago area. She had undergone several bouts with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 22, at Saint Johns Lutheran Church, 4707 West Pratt, Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712. Family and friends will gather at 10:30 a.m. The service will begin at 11:00 a.m.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. ? Joseph Lawrence Golden, age 72, of Plymouth, Minnesota, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at the North Memorial Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, after a long battle with cancer. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Jones Eden Funeral Home with services conducted by Rev. Dave Stoufer. Visitation will ...

AMANA ? Lucille Margaret Coon Wagner, age 93, of Amana, Iowa, formerly of Washington, Iowa died Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Lakeview Village in Amana, Iowa.Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Jones Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will begin 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends ...

KEOTA ? Mary Kathryn ?Kay? Helscher, 90, of Iowa City, formerly of Keota, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been ...

IOWA CITY ? Lenore A. O?Conner, 87, of Iowa City, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at her home. Funeral Mass will be at 9:30 am. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City, where a rosary will begin at 7 p.m.

WINFIELD ? Hallet J. Liles, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in the Halcyon Avalon House in Washington. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. Cremation has been accorded, and there will be no visitation. Burial will be at a later date in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Washington County Hospice.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Jose Guadalupe Moreno, 70, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Columbus Junction. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Lula Lydia Hirschy Davies Swanson, 97, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Parkview Home in Wayland. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Fern Cliff Evangelical Church in Wayland with the Rev. Robert Spilger officiating. Burial will follow in the Wayland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the church. Memorials may be made ...

Clarence ?Pete? Arnold Payne, 87, of Fairfield, Iowa, died June 27th, 2009, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center.He was born March 20th, 1922, in rural Batavia to Harry and Eliza Reinier Payne. He married Mildred Bernice Thomann on September 13th, 1944 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1992.His body has been cremated.A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Bladensburg Christian