CEDAR FALLS - Merlyn W. "Bill" Voss, 79, of Cedar Falls, died at home Friday, Nov. 7, of leukemia; memorial services 10 a.m. Saturday at Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 266-3525, with private family committal in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville, at a later date; no public visitation; memorials to Cedar Valley Hospice.

CEDAR FALLS - Mervyn K. Frye, 77, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo; services 1 p.m. Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, with burial in Hillside Cemetery; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home; memorials to the American Cancer Society or Cedar Valley Hospice.

CEDAR FALLS - William J. Babnick, 93, formerly of Pueblo, Colo., died Saturday, Nov. 8, at Western Home Communities Martin Center; memorial services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525; further services next week in Farmington, N.M., with inurnment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Farmington; memorials to Western Home Communities Martin Center.

CEDAR FALLS - Gene Lehman, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, Nov. 7, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, of cancer; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fredsville Lutheran Church, rural Cedar Falls, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 2 to 7 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, with family present from 5 to 7; visitation also for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to Fredsville Lutheran Church Building Fund or Cedar Falls Historical Society.

WATERLOO - Mary Margaret "Meg" Allbaugh, 89, of Waterloo, died Sunday, Oct. 12, at Friendship Village of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Congregational United Church of Christ, with burial in Waterloo Cemetery; visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials to the church, Friendship Village Auxiliary or Friendship Village Foundation.

WATERLOO - Paul Eugene "Gene" Hilton, 85, of Waterloo, died Saturday, Nov. 8, at ManorCare Health Services of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery with full military rites by American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to Cedar Valley Hospice.

WATERLOO - Donald Jack Hagerstrom, 57, of Waterloo, died Friday, Nov. 7, at the VA Hospital, Iowa City, of natural causes; memorial services were 11 a.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, with inurnment at 1 p.m. in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo; full military rites at the church by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49; Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the church or VA Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

WATERLOO - Virginia Mavis Ebbing, 87, of Waterloo, died Saturday, Nov. 8, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Edward Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, with a 6 p.m. vigil service; visitation also for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to Cedar Valley Hospice or Friendship Village.

ALLISON - Lisa Busma, 40, of Allison, died Monday, Nov. 10, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo; services pending with Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, (641) 456-3232.

CALMAR - Roy W. Smith, 47, of Calmar, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, from fibrosis of the lung; no services planned; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, Calmar, (563) 382-8651.

FAIRBANK - Robert "Bob" Herman Bast, 74, of rural Fairbank, died at home Saturday, Nov. 8; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, both in Readlyn; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Readlyn, (319) 279-3551; memorials to the family.

GLADBROOK - Lena Ailene Mercer, 75, of Gladbrook, died Monday, Nov. 10, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha; graveside services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Union Grove Cemetery, Gladbrook; Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, (319) 377-1553, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha 52233, or to American Diabetes Association of Iowa, 2735 First Ave. S.E., Cedar Rapids 52403.

GRUNDY CENTER - Louie Sells, 92, of Grundy Center, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, (319) 824-3319, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Grundy Center; visitation 11 a.m. until services Friday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.

MANCHESTER - H.B. "Buck" Bennett, 80, of

Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Manchester, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Scottsdale Health Center during emergency surgery; services pending with Leonard-Muller Funeral Home and Crematory, Manchester, (563) 927-3112.

SHELL ROCK - James H. Nieman, 79, of Shell Rock, died Monday, Nov. 10, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Heritage United Methodist Church, Waverly, with burial with military honors in Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Shell Rock, (319) 885-4321, with a time of sharing at 7 p.m.; visitation also for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials to the family for a later designation.

STRAWBERRY POINT - Loretta J. Lay, 77, of Strawberry Point, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Regional Medical Center, Manchester, following a long illness; memorial services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, (319) 283-4922, with inurnment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego; visitation 3:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday and for an hour before services Friday at the funeral home; memorials to charity of donor's choice, Zion Lutheran Church or the family.

TRAER - Marvin Benda, 75, of Gladbrook, died Monday, Nov. 10, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center; services pending with Overton Funeral Home, Traer, (319) 478-2775.