Obituaries
Virginia “Ginny” Watt
Virginia “Ginny” Watt, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at The University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Celebration of Life: 3 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2025, ... James “Jim” Edward Arens
James “Jim” Edward Arens, 79, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away December 8, 2025 at Colonial Manor Amana, IA.Jim was born on June 12, 1946, to Rene and Madeline (DeNeve) Arens at the Corn Belt Hospi... Richard Scheer
**THE SERVICE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON ST. MARK'S FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/stmarkscedarrapidsRichard Scheer, 93, passed away on December 2, 2025 at Oldorf Hospice House of M... Barbara Joan Merchant
Barbara Joan Merchant, 89, passed away Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at Oak Park Estates.Visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street, Vinton, IA 52349) on Friday, De... Melvin L. Hupfeld
Surrounded by his loving family, Melvin L. Hupfeld, 93, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, December 12, 2025, fr... Dolly May Rouse Ayers
Dolly May Rouse Ayers, 59, of Roper, NC, passed away, Thursday, December 4, 2025 at her residence surrounded by family and friends.Dolly was born in Iowa City, Iowa on November 14, 1966, and was the d... Thomas Edwin Cooper “Coop”
In loving memory Thomas Edwin Cooper “Coop”Thomas Edwin Cooper, of Vinton, IA, born November 9, 1959, and passed away on December 1, 2025, after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. He... Phillip “Phil” Keith Price
Phillip “Phil” Keith Price, 84, of Vinton, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to ... Dorothy Bliss Albert
Dorothy Bliss Albert, 95, of Vinton, passed peacefully at Windsor Manor on Monday, December 1, 2025. She had recently attended an “intimate” Thanksgiving with nearly 40 members of her family ... Becky Sue Coleman Ray
Becky Sue Coleman Ray, passed away November 29, 2025 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care of a short illness.Becky was born on September 23, 1971, in Marengo, Iowa to James and Bonnie (Kalina) Coleman. She ...