Obituaries

Lonnie P. Ollendieck

Lonnie P. Ollendieck, 55, of LaPorte City, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 9, 1967, in Waterloo, son of Kenn...

Vincent “Mike” Pettinger

Vincent “Mike” Pettinger, 91, passed away December 29, 2022 at his home in West Branch. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in West Branch on January 21 at 11:00 AM w...

Rosemary “Rosie” (Rodenhofer) Mangold

Rosemary “Rosie” (Rodenhofer) Mangold, age 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care.Rosie was born on August 19, 1940, in Tuscaloosa, AL the daughter o...

Ronald “Ron” Keith Flickinger

Ronald “Ron” Keith Flickinger, 86, died peacefully Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab, Vinton. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 20, at St. M...

Rhonda J Wittrock

Rhonda Jean (Denger) Wittrock, 63, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, January 13, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA, under hospice care. ...

Kevin Neal Heckmann

Kevin Neal Heckmann, 58, died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a courageous battle with cancer.A private family celebration of Kevin’s life will be held i...

Terence “Terry” Joseph Claypool

Terence “Terry” Joseph Claypool, 59, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan...

Tony R. Smith

Tony R. Smith, age 82, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at his home in Atkins.Memorial services will be held in the Spring of 2023, at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, with Rev. Douglas Wolte...

John Wesley Carter, Jr.

John Wesley Carter, Jr. died peacefully in Roswell, Georgia on January 11, 2023. John loved the Lord and his family. He was funny, loving and kind and a great son, brother, husband, father, grand...

Donald Fred Franzenburg

Donald Fred Franzenburg, 83, died Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January, 17, 2023, at St. John Luther...