Raymond Buhr, age 87, of Saratoga , Iowa passed away at the Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa on Monday, November 17, 2008.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the New Covenant Felllowship Church in Osage, Iowa.  Friends may call at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville, IA from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday evening, and also one hour prior to services at the church.  Burial will be in Maple Leaf Lutheran Cemetery in rural Elma, IA.

Edith Ihns, 68, of Lime Springs, IA, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, IA.  Friends may call at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco, IA from 4-7 p.m. on Friday evening, and also one hour prior to services at the church.  Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lime Springs, IA.