Obituaries
Jean D. Postel
Jean D. Postel, 84 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. She was born on June 13, 1933, in Independence, the daugh... Wanda A. Sellers
Wanda Sellers
VINTON - Wanda Arlene Cross Sellers passed away on January 4, 2018, after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Van Steenhuyse-Rus... Alice E. Gahring
NEWHALL: Alice E. Gahring, age 101, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at St.... Scott Allen Van Wey
VINTON: Scott Allen Van Wey, of rural Vinton, died December 22, 2017, from a rare and deadly type of thyroid cancer.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:00 PM, Saturday, JANUARY 13, 2018 at Wildcat Golf Course and C... Marilyn K. Usher
Marilyn K. Usher, 76, of Crowley, CO passed away at her home on Monday, December 18th, 2017. Per her wishes she has been cremated and a gathering for family and friends will be held in the spring. She...
Delbert Theodore "Ted" Rice
SHELLSBURG: Delbert Theodore 'Ted" Rice, 63, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at P... Arlene Helen Merchant
Arlene Merchant
VINTON - Arlene Merchant passed away peacefully at Windsor Manor in Vinton on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was 90 years old.
A celebration of Arlene's life will begin wi... Jeromy D. Marth
Jeromy D. Marth, 38, of Polo, Illinois, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.
Jeromy was born Aug. 10, 1979, in Dixon, the son of Daniel Marth and Pamela (Gr... Roxann Bistline
BRANDON: Roxann Bistline, 61 of Brandon died, Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Manor Care in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, December 29, 2017 a... Leota F. Sailer
Leota Fern McNeal Sailer, 76, died December 23, 2017, at ABCM Rehabilitation Centers of Independence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Blessed Hope Church in Vinto...