Obituaries
Carolyn Sue Kettler
Carolyn Sue Kettler, 73, of Vinton, Iowa passed away on February 2, 2022. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.She was born on August 21, 1948, in Eldora, Iowa to Russell and Betty (Banks) Boston. She married the love of her life, Larry Kettler on December 27, 1969, in Conrad, Iowa during a large blizzard. She retired as an elementary art teacher from Vinton Community schools after 33 years; she loved her job. Roger W. Mennenga
Roger W. Mennenga, age 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Garrison United Methodist Church with Rev. Luke Evans officiating. Interment will be held at the Garrison Cemetery with graveside military rites conducted by the George Hardinger American Legion Post #475 of Garrison and Iowa Military Honors. Kent A. Choate
Kent A. Choate, 64, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Jan. 28, 2022, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at St. Jude Catholic Church, with the Rev. Mark Murphy officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories Stateroom. Lyle Henry Miller
Lyle Henry Miller died at the Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha, following a lengthy illness.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Vinton. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, January 31 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Beatrice Anne Martin
Beatrice Anne Martin, 73, of Waukee, Iowa passed away peacefully at her home Monday, January 24, 2022.A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 12 at St. Michael Catholic Church, Belle Plaine. Visitation will be 9:00a.m. to 10:30a.m. prior to the Mass, with lunch and fellowship in the church hall immediately following the service. Sandra Kay Wendel
Sandra Kay Wendel, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, January 31, 2022 at St. John Lutheran Church in Center Point with Rev. Thomas C. VanHemert officiating. Interment will be held at Urbana Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 PM, Sunday at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. George R. Brewer
George R. Brewer, age 99, passed away Jan. 17 at Burnett Medical Center/Continuing Care Center (CCC) in Grantsburg.He was born Feb. 20, 1922, to Corliss and Ina (Wratislaw) Brewer in Vinton, Iowa, graduating from Vinton High School in 1941. In 1942 he responded to an advertisement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which was bolstering its ranks due to the War. Linda Sanders
Linda Sanders, 69, of Shellsburg, Iowa, formerly of Atkins, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. A visitation will be held from2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Servicein Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A memorial service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home. Private inurnment will be held at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids. Theodore “Ted” Ralph Koopman
Theodore “Ted” Ralph Koopman, 72, born in Colton, SD currently residing in Atkins, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Service: 3:30 p.m., Sunday by Rev. Mark Murphy. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday from 11 to 3 p.m. at Teahen Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. Due to concerns over Covid, it is suggested that family members and friends wear a mask to any funeral event. Larry Dean Dake
Larry Dean Dake, 80, died peacefully Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha of cancer.Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 30, at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home in Vinton with a memorial service at 4:00 p.m. Private family burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.Larry was born July 14, 1941 in Vinton, the son of James Harold and Erma Grace Reid Dake.