Obituaries

Millie Jane Carrier (nee Kimm)

Millie Jane Carrier (nee Kimm) of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly Vinton, Iowa, passed on to a much gentler after-life on May 7, 2017, as she listened to her granddaughter softly sing "˜Amazing G...

Glenn E. Werning

NEWHALL: Glenn E. Werning, age 75, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in New...

Ronald Mikoda

VINTON: Ron Mikoda, 68 of Vinton died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM, Monday, May 15, 2017 at National Cemetery, Vining with...

Pauline (Sanders) Schirm

NEWHALL: Pauline (Sanders) Schirm, 96 died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Friday, May 12, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall w...

Warren K. Gulick

VINTON: Warren K. Gulick, 93 of Vinton died Saturday, April 30, 2017 at Windsor Manor in Vinton. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Vinton Presbyterian Church wit...

Lorna (Jurgens) Allers

KEYSTONE: When one passes away at the age of 95, you have not died. Rather, you have won the game of life. Lorna (Jurgens) Allers was born on December 7, 1921, on a farm east of Van Horne to John and ...

Ella Frances Peters

Frances Peters Frances Peters INDEPENDENCE - Ella Frances Peters, 96, of Independence, formerly of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Independence. Funeral services wi...

Walter Leroy Blackburn

DYSART: Walter Leroy Blackburn, 80, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M., Sa...

Karen C. (Schulte) Martin

VINTON: Karen C. (Schulte) Martin, age 66, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart with her twin sister by her side. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., ...

Tony Earl Olsen

Tony Earl Olsen, age 71, of Greeneville, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of 2016. The VA and Amedisys Hospice helped him greatly ...