Obituaries
Dennis R. Whalen
Dennis R. Whalen, 55, of Vinton died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery in rural Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating, and will also be live streamed on Martin Funeral Home’s Facebook page.Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Doris Verla (Weiss) Heitshusen
Doris Verla (Weiss) Heitshusen, age 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Luzerne, with Rev. Dean Duncan officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until service time. Interment will be held at the Luzerne Lutheran Cemetery. Philip Jack Riffey
Philip Jack Riffey, 92, of Urbana, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Manor Care in Cedar Rapids. Phil was born Feb. 15, 1928, in Iowa City, the son of John and Alice (Fetherkile) Riffey. He was the sixth of nine children and grew up in the cotton fields of Arkansas and Missouri. In 1950, Phil was drafted in the Korean conflict. He completed his training at Vint Hill Farms in Virginia. Kathryn "Kathy" A. Johnson Rude
With profound sadness I announce the death of my devoted mother and best friend, Kathryn "Kathy" A. Johnson Rude, 73, of Cedar Rapids. She lost her short but courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, June 2, 2020. A Celebration of Life and visitation will be held at a later date at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion, Iowa.Kathy was born on Aug. 28, 1946, in Vinton, Iowa, daughter of Clair and Wilma Johnson. Marlys "Marty" Ann Barrett
Marlys "Marty" Ann Barrett, 66, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Urbana, Iowa, died Saturday, May 30, 2020. She was cremated and there will be no services.Marty was born in Cedar Rapids to Duane and Dora Mae Coleman. She graduated from Urbana High School in 1971 and from Kirkwood with an associate's degree in retail marketing. She worked asa manager at Target and as a branch officer for a loan office. Wayne E. Franklin
Wayne E. Franklin, 86, of Grand Island passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at CHI-Health St. Francis.An opportunity to sign the guest book will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Due to COVID- 19 the family will not be present.A private family service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday with public livestreaming on the All Faiths Funeral Home Facebook. Lucky Thomas Wilson
Lucky Thomas Wilson, age 24 passed away in a motorcycle accident on Friday, May 29, 2020. Lucky’s Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 1:00 until 4:00 PM at Trevor and Holly Sevey’s home, 917 15th Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404.Lucky was born on May 4, 1996 in Cedar Rapids. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2014, then joined the United States Marine Corps several months later. Donald P. Ward
Donald P. Ward, 93, passed away peacefully Monday, June 1, 2020, from natural causes, at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids.A private Funeral Liturgy will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Watkins with burial at St. Patrick and St. Paul Cemetery in Watkins.Donald was born January 8, 1927 in Clarence, Iowa, the son of David and Gladys Ward Fisher. Rosemary Trimble
Rosemary Trimble, 84, of Atkins, Iowa, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 30, 2020, with her children by her side. Rosemary was born March 18, 1936, to Thomas and Elfie (Schmidt) Gibney in Watkins. She graduated from Norway High School in 1954. She waitressed at Ced-Rel Supper Club and Frontier Inn. Rosemary sold Avon for many years in the Atkins area. Ger A. Edwards
Ger A. Edwards, 62, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 exploring the river he loved. Ger was born in Spencer May 20, 1958 to Gerald and Gloria (Pullen) Edwards. Ger graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Des Moines. He began his college education in Yankton, SD and went on to earn Bachelor of Arts degrees in English as well as Radio and TV at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.