Obituaries
Robert W. Rinderknecht
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. Virginia Louise Smalldridge
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. Gene Streeter
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. Alice Voss Ehrman
BLAIRSTOWN:
Alice Voss Ehrman, 92, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone.
A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2016 at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Craig Stiemel as Celebrant. Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown. Martin K. Gardner
Martin K. Gardner, 69, passed away peacefully at home with his family on March 17, 2016 in Brighton Colorado. He was born March 10, 1947 in Vinton, Iowa to Donald Gardner and Helen Sparks. He attended and graduated from Washington High School in 1966 and continued his education receiving training in many different areas of business management.
Martin had a successful and fulfilling career as CEO for East Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative for over 35 years. Pamela Kay 'Pam' Claassen
VINTON – Pamela Kay “Pam” Claassen, 70, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids due to complications of liver disease (PBC).
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2016, at Salem United Methodist Church in Van Horne with Rev. Rose Marie Calderon-Khan officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p. Sgt. Bert Ray McNitt
Sgt. Bert Ray McNitt, 89, of rural Brandon, Iowa, went joyously to his new Eternal life on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Graveside Services: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa, with full military honors. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his daughters, Ruth McNitt of rural Brandon, Iowa, and Donna Jewell of Phoenix, Arizona; three granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy Sutton
SHELLSBURG: Dorothy Joann Sutton, 84, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Northbrook Manor in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
She was born July 15, 1931 in Shellsburg to Vernon and Effie (Rogers) Crow and graduated from Shellsburg High School in 1948. She was married to Curtis Dean Sutton who preceded her in death
A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Margaret Gulick
Vinton: Margaret Ava Gordon Gulick, 94, died Sunday Morning, March 6, 2016 at Virginia Gay Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held on 10:30 AM, Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Vinton. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton. Yvonne Smith
Vinton: Yvonne I. Smith, 81, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
Mass Of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Ardel Barta as celebrant. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Phillips Family Center, 605 Second Ave.