Obituaries
Richard C. “Dick” Bridge
Richard C. “Dick” Bridge, 92, died peacefully on June 18, 2022 at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital.Graveside services for Dick and his beloved poodle Princess will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Friday, June 24, 2022 at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton, with military rites conducted by the George G. Luckey American Legion Post #57 and the Patriot Guard Riders. Daryl Dean Daker
Daryl Dean Daker, 90, died peacefully on June 18, 2022 at The Views in Marion.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 11:00 am at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery near Newhall, IA. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until service time Wednesday at the church. Esther C. “Smith” Little
Esther C. “Smith” Little, age 99, passed away on Wednesday June 15, 2022, at Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date.Esther was born on May 18, 1923 in Luzerne, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Dora (Zieser) Smith. She was united in marriage to Glenn “Sid” Little on April 7, 1942 at St. Thomas D. Schumacher
Thomas D. Schumacher, 78, died peacefully on June 15, 2022 at Country House Residence after a long illness with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease.Funeral services will be held Monday, June 20, at 10:30 am at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids with Pastor Rich Balvanz officiating. Interment will be at St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery near Atkins, IA. Patricia “Pat” Ann (Schroeder) Cayton
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Schroeder) Cayton, age 88 passed away peacefully on June 13, 2022 at the Western Home, Martin Suites Center in Cedar Falls. Service of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, Iowa, with Pastor Stephen Preus officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until time of service at the church. Ronald LeRoy Hunt
Ronald LeRoy Hunt, age 67, left this life on Sunday, May 1, 2022 in the woods at Red Brush, where he lived his solitary life, with his cats nearby. A celebration of life will be held to honor him on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 4:30 until 8:00 PM at the Pleasant Creek South Pavilion by the boat dock. He is survived by 2 children, Ronny Hunt of Marion, and Toni Hunt of Williamsburg; 6 grandchildren; brother Bill (Toodie) Hunt of Shellsburg; and many nieces and nephews. Blake Edward Benson
Blake Edward Benson, 52, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, following a courageous battle with cancer.A celebration of Blake’s life will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton. Interment will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton. James “Jim” D. Kirk
James “Jim” D. Kirk, 90, passed away peacefully at his rural Vinton residence on Saturday, June
11, 2022.
Private graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral
Home is assisting the family.
Jim was born June 21, 1931 at Vinton, the son of Albert and Mable (Jerolaman) Kirk. He attended school
in Vinton, graduating in 1949, and then attended Iowa State University earning a degree in agriculture. Marilyn E. (Junge) Rieder
Marilyn E. (Junge) Rieder, 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Newhall, with the Rev. Craig Steimel as celebrant. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 17, also at the church. Memorials may be made in her name to the Newhall Library and the Newhall American Legion Auxiliary. William "Earl" Morrison
William "Earl" Morrison, 72, of Belle Plaine, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Per his wishes, he will be cremated. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday,July 3, at Knoll Ridge Country Club in North English, Iowa. A remembrance ride will be held at a later date.He was born on Oct. 21, 1949, in North English, Iowa, to Warren and Naomi (Lockridge) Morrison.