Obituaries
Malcolm George Risk
Malcolm George Risk, 87 years old, of Sun Lakes Ariz., and formerly of Independence, Iowa, died Sunday, December 29, 2024, at home in Sun Lakes.Memorial Services will be at a later date with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Independence.Malcolm was born November 6, 1937, in Independence, the son of Donald Risk and Lydia (Biedermann) Risk. He grew up in Independence and graduated from Independence High School with the class of 1956. Fred G. Thompson II
Fred G. Thompson II, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, January 4, 2025. A visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the funeral home. Inurnment with full military honors will follow at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids. Karen K. (Flickinger) Hagen
Karen K. (Flickinger) Hagen, age 86, died Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, with Rev. Stephen Preus officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 9:00 until 10:45 AM on Tuesday, also at the church. Dale Frank Sutton
Dale Frank Sutton, 92, of Vinton, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Lutheran Living Community in Vinton. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channel officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the church, on Thursday. Eileen F. Hakeman
Eileen F. Hakeman was born April 6, 1941, the daughter of Ben and Olive (Khrounek) Popelka. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1959. Eileen was united in marriage to Arlen Hakeman on June 19, 1961, in Belle Plaine. She worked at the Landmark for 16 years and later helped sorting corn at Holden’s. Eileen enjoyed being a mother to their children and helping Arlen on the farm, (especially driving the tractors). Leo Charles Mangold Jr.
Leo Charles Mangold Jr., age 93, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024 at the Newton Health Care Center in Newton, Iowa. Leo was born on July 14, 1931, in Washington, IA, the son of Leo Charles and Jessie (Hesseltine) Mangold. Following High School, Leo served his Country in the United States Army, during the Korean War. In 1973, he was united in marriage to Rosemary “Rosie” Rodenhofer at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Edwin H. McVay
Edwin H. McVay, 87, of rural Urbana, passed away December 25, 2024. A visitation will be held from 1-3 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2025, with the funeral following at 3:00 PM, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.Edwin was born on October 16, 1937, in Viola, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Marie (Furler) McVay. He was united in marriage to Beverly Jane Attwood on June 9, 1957, in Walker, Iowa. Robert M. George
Robert M. George, beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher, and community member, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at the age of 96.Born in Vinton, Iowa, on July 14, 1928, to Jesse M. and A. Irene (Wilson) George, Bob spent his early years in Brandon, Iowa, where his family operated George Grocery and Hardware Store. A lover of the outdoors and photography, Bob spent his youth helping at the family store, delivering newspapers, and developing photos for the school annual. Dan Jay Coulter
Dan Jay Coulter, 91, passed away on December 16, 2024. He was born on July 31, 1933, to Warren and Marie (Grudgings) Coulter, of What Cheer, Iowa. He married Annette Cox on June 23, 1955, and raised four sons in Reinbeck, Iowa. Dan farmed all his life and enjoyed fishing and traveling with Annette. His great passion and pride were his family, with annual reunions at home being especially important.
Matthew William Daily
Matthew William Daily, 34, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away suddenly following health issues at home Monday, December 23, 2024. Matthew was born August 12, 1990 in Cedar Rapids, IA the son of Bill and Marcia (Adams) Daily. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School the class of 2009. Following high school Matt went to Kirkwood Community College and graduated from their Automotive Collison Repair program.