WATERLOO - James A. Hoffman, 86, of 1183 Lindner Drive, died at home Wednesday, Oct.; memorial services 10:30 a.m. today at St. Edward Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or Columbus High School.

WATERLOO - Annie M. Starks, 78, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church; Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service, Waterloo, 232-3235, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family.

WATERLOO - Gerald R. Slifka, 63, of Waterloo, died Friday, Oct. 10, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of cancer; services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; military rites will be conductedc by Evansdale AMVETS Post 31 and Waterloo AMVETS Post 19; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service, and for an hour before services Monday at the church; memorials to the church or Cedar Valley Hospice.

CEDAR FALLS - Arlene J. Baxter, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, Oct. 9, at her home; services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and for an hour before services Monday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.

EVANSDALE - William "Bill" F. Metcalf, 75, of Evansdale, died Friday, Oct. 10, at his home; graveside memorial services 1 p.m. Monday at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187, is assisting the family; memorials to the family.

INDEPENDENCE - Iva I. Olson, 89, of Independence, died Friday, Oct. 10, at West Village Care Center, Independence, following a short illness; services pending with White Funeral Home, Independence, (319) 334-2595.

MANCHESTER - Roberta T. Zehr, 94, of Manchester, died Friday, Oct. 10, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following an extended illness; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory , (563) 927-3112, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, both in Manchester; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home; memorials to the Good Neighbor Home.

MORRISON - Alexandria Lynne Keller, 3-year-old daughter of Jason and Michelle Keller of Morrison, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City; services 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Reinbeck, with burial in Washington Township Center Cemetery, rural Morrison; visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at French Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck, (319) 345-2622; memorial fund has been established.

READLYN - Jim C. Chandler Sr., 71, of Casey, formerly of Readlyn, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines; memorial services 10:30 a.m. today at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Adair; Hockenberry Funeral Home, Adair, (712) 243-4111, is in charge of the arrangements.

READLYN - Jennifer A. Buhrow, 30, of Dallas, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Baylor Hospital, Plano, Texas; services 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Readlyn; visitation 4 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church; additional services will take place in Tompkinsville, Ky.; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Readlyn, (319) 279-3551, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the American Heart Association; her husband, Scott Buhrow, formerly of Readlyn, is a local survivor.

ROCKFORD - Marjorie G. Walker, 84, of Rockford, died Friday, October 10, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City; services noon Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Roseville, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, (641) 823-4457, where there will be a 6 p.m. Scripture wake service.

SUMNER - Roland A. Schellhorn, 93, of Sumner, died Friday, Oct. 10, at the Hillcrest Home, Sumner, of natural causes; services pending with Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, (563) 578-3451.