Obituaries
Gene Yeries
Gene Yeries, 70, of Norway, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with a terminal illness.Gene was born March 5, 1953 to Leo and Mary Yeries in Cedar Rapids, IA. He was the youngest of 2 children. He graduated from Norway High School in 1971. After high school, he attended mechanic school and proceeded to work many years as both an auto mechanic, while also farming full time on his family farm. Marva Ann Hanna
Marva Ann Hanna, age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday January 27, 2024, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton, with Rev. Anne Williams officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time at the church. A private family interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Gilbert L. Hansen
Gilbert L. Hansen, 92, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at Virginia Gay Hospital, following
complications of COPD. Memorial services will be 11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the Vinton
Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dennis Morey officiating. Friends may visit with the family on Thursday at
the church from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Beverly Baldwin
Beverly Baldwin, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at La Porte City Specialty
Care, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Geneseo Methodist
Church, Buckingham, with Pastor Jim Turner as officiant. Burial: Westview Cemetery, La Porte City.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday at the church from 9:00 a. Edwin A. Baldwin
Edwin A. Baldwin, 87, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024, at La Porte City Specialty
Care, following a short illness. Services: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Geneseo Methodist
Church, Buckingham, with Pastor Jim Turner as officiant. Burial: Westview Cemetery, La Porte City.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday at the church from 9:00 a. Bonita M. Wilson
Bonita M. Wilson, 92, of Van Horne, Iowa, was welcomed into heaven on January 17, 2024, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following a short illness. A private family graveside service at Salem Cemetery, Van Horne, will be held later this year. Bonita Mae Brehm was born on September 27, 1931, at the Fry family farm east of Van Horne, the daughter of Herman and Mildred (Fry) Brehm. Pamela Rose Henkel
In loving memory:Pamela Rose Henkel, age 70, of Flowery Branch, Georgia. and formerly of Garrison passed away on Friday, January
5, 2024. A memorial service was held in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home, officiated by Dr Bill Coates in Buford, Georgia. Mrs. Henkel was born on December 29th, 1953, in Vinton, Iowa. She graduated in 1972 from Washington High School in Vinton. Margaret Brinkmeyer
Margaret Brinkmeyer, 96, passed away on December 17, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Dysart, Iowa, to Howard and Bernice (Clause) Barnes. Margaret attended school in Dysart graduating from Dysart High School in 1945. She attended Cornell College and the University of Iowa graduating in 1950. While there she was a member of the University Chorus and the Scottish Highlanders. Harriet Mae Pickart
Harriet Mae Pickart, 95, of Amana, Ia., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 following a brief illness at Compass Memorial Hospital in Marengo, Ia.Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23rd at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Norway, Ia. Interment will be at the Norway Cemetery.A visitation will be held on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 from 4-7 p. (Mary) Yvonne Livingston Fischer
(Mary) Yvonne Livingston Fischer was born August 16, 1926, in Iowa City, Iowa, to W. Ross and Zella Livingston. Yvonne passed away on January 14, 2024.Yvonne graduated from the University Experimental High School in Iowa City, the University of Iowa in 1947 with a BA in Economics, and the University of Iowa in 1960 with an MA in Social Studies. Some of her many honors included Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta (freshman honorary), Mortar Board and Pi Lambda Theta.