Obituaries
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - April 8th, 2016 11:06 am

SHELLSBURG: Dennis R. Deklotz, 69 died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM, Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton.
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - April 8th, 2016 11:05 am
LUZERNE: Keith Earl Tatge, 78, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2015, at his home in Kingman, Arizona, after a brief but intense fight with cancer. Nine days prior to his passing, his beloved wife of 26 years Sally passed away. Keith was born on October 17, 1937, to Earl and Dorothy Tatge. After losing both parents in a car accident when he was 7 years old, he was raised in Webster City, Iowa, by Edward (A.
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - April 8th, 2016 11:05 am
LUZERNE: Sally June Tatge was born on June 18, 1943, to Hubert and Vera Clevenger (Meeks) in Pierceton, Indiana. After graduating with the Pierceton High School Class of 1961, she married Robert Marsh, an Army soldier, and lived in several beautiful places including Germany, Hawaii, Colorado, and California. Her two daughters, Roberta Greathouse and Cindy Marsh, still reside in California.
VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME - April 7th, 2016 4:38 pm

WEST DES MOINES - Tanner N. Tharp, 29, unexpectedly left this world to begin his walk with Jesus on April 4, 2016. There he joins his mother, Angela Hofer, and five grandparents that preceded him in death.
He was born in Cedar Rapids on March 24, 1987, and grew up in Douds, IA, where he graduated from high school. He moved to the West Des Moines area in 2007 and worked for Al Laudenica at Big Al's BBQ and Catering as well as Biaggi’s Italian Restaurant.
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - April 6th, 2016 8:34 pm

VAN HORNE:
Dr. Bruce E. “Doc” Baxter, 83, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at his home in Van Horne, following a sudden illness.
Memorial Services and Flag Presentation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Rev. Kevin Fiedler officiating.
VINTON TODAY - April 6th, 2016 2:47 pm

Mark Allen Lyons, 52, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his daughter's home in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. A graveside service will begin 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Dysart Cemetery in Dysart, Iowa.
Mark was born in Waterloo, IA to parents Donald and Janice Lyons.
MURDOCH FUNERAL HOME - April 6th, 2016 2:47 pm

Rebecca J. Donels, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 05, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with Rev. Lynn Furrow officiating. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home.
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - April 4th, 2016 4:20 pm

ATKINS: Robert W. Rinderknecht, 88, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at Westridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be at St.
VINTON TODAY - April 3rd, 2016 10:36 pm

Virginia Louise Smalldridge, age 86 of Marshalltown Iowa, lovingly known as “Mom” by family and friends, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 20, 2016. She was a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home, where she had been living with her husband Bearl for the past two months. Her cause of death is uncertain, but is believed to have been due to cardiovascular complications.
VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME - March 26th, 2016 4:19 pm

TUCSON, AZ – Gene Richard Streeter, 66, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, due to complications of Agent Orange exposure during military service.
Graveside committal services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Iowa. Military rites will be performed by George G.