Obituaries
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 8th, 2019 6:17 am

Nancy Carol Eichhorn, 80, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids.
Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Se...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 8th, 2019 6:14 am

Joyce Frances Coffin was born near Elberon, Iowa on June 9, 1929, to Leonard and Beatrice (Hach) Ulch. She grew up on the farm, attended schools in Clutier, Kane #9, Dysart and Belle Plaine graduatin...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 7th, 2019 10:54 am

Roy Stewart Johnson Jr., 84, of Rochester, devout and loyal husband, father and grandfather, died Feb. 3, 2019, after a courageous battle against metastatic prostate cancer that spread to his bone ma...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 7th, 2019 7:56 am

Deb Schellhorn, 67, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Feb. 5, 2019, at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Murdoch Funeral Home & C...
VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME - February 6th, 2019 8:51 pm

Carl Junior Edmonds, 88, died Tuesday, February 05, 2019 of liver cancer at the Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Vin...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 6th, 2019 5:26 am

William "Billy" Reasor, 41, passed away suddenly Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, due to complications of diabetes. He was a resident of Shellsburg for many years.
Billy was born Sept. 29, 19...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 4th, 2019 7:17 am

Rita Kay McCartney, 76, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital. Friends may visit with the family Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Teahen Funeral ...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 3rd, 2019 9:09 pm

Peter R. Beau, 71, of South Wayne, WI and formerly of Dubuque, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at home.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, at Hoffmann Schneide...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 2nd, 2019 3:32 pm

Jerry “Jake” Gerard, 71, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away on Fri. Feb. 1, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Memorial service is 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2019 ...
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - January 30th, 2019 7:03 am

BLAIRSTOWN: Florence Lisette Meyer, 101, died January 28, 2019 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church ...