Obituaries
Helen Campbell
Helen Campbell, 96, of Belle Plaine, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a short illness.
Graveside services will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, with Pastor Tom Petersen officiating.
Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www. C.M. "Jack Wayson
C. M. “Jack” Wayson, 87, died Sunday, December 16, 2018, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Military rites will be performed at the church by George G. Luckey American Legion Post 57 of Vinton and Iowa Military Funeral Honors. Thomas Elliot Lanham
Thomas Elliott Lanham, 79, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 following a sudden illness. A celebration of Tom’s life will be held at a later date.
Tom was born December 24, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Robert and Ola Lipscomb Lanham. He was the oldest of thirteen children. He attended school in Williamsburg, Ohio.
Tom moved to Iowa in 1967 and was a self-employed painter.
Sally Lou Donald
Sally Donald, 75, of Van Horne, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2018, after a short battle with cancer.
Sally was born on Dec. 20, 1942, at the family farm in Colo, Iowa, to John and Pauline Andrew. She graduated with the Colo High School Class of 1961. On July 21, 1962, she married her high school sweetheart Ron Donald. While giving birth to their first child, she said to the doctor, "I think there's another one" and she was right! They were blessed with twin boys. David J, Dietrich
David J. Dietrich, 53, passed away, Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.
A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Stephen Preus officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment will be held at Mound Cemetery in Watkins at a later date. Susan Elaine Nessler Fuchs
Susan Elaine Nessler Fuchs, 66, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Vinton Lutheran Home from complications of a stroke. Honoring her wishes, private family services will be held at a later date.
Susan was born October 12, 1952 in Vinton to Clifford and Eleanor Crow Nessler. She grew up in Garrison and graduated from Vinton Community Schools in 1970.
Ralph Sigfred Kofoed
Ralph Sigfred Kofoed, 84, of Vinton, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. A private family graveside service will be held Friday, December 14, at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. The family will receive visitors that afternoon from 4-6 in the gathering area at the Cobblestone Inn, Vinton.
Ralph was born February 23, 1934 in Vinton, the son of Sigfred and Ida Johansson Kofoed. Evelyn Christina Benesh
Evelyn Christina Benesh, 89, of Belle Plaine, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at Keystone Care Center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Belle Plaine, with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Burial will take place at Stayskal Cemetery, Chelsea. Visitation is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Della Darlene (Forrester) Rogers
Della Darlene (Forrester) Rogers, age 83, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.
“Darlene” was born on November 17, 1935 in High Amana to Clarence Jack and Della (Ginter) Forrester. On May 24, 1952 she was united in marriage to Virgil Rogers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Maxine A. Vrba
Maxine A. Vrba, 18, of Vinton, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Celebration of Life will be held on Jan 26, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon at Palo Community Center, with a benefit from 2 to 9 p.m.
Maxine Arizona Vrba was born on Oct. 30, 2000, to John Vrba and Brein Grimm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.