Obituaries
Ron W. Cashman
Ron Cashman, 60, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, July 7, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, with Chaplain Mary Arnold officiating. Interment will be held at Big Grove Cemetery, near Garrison. Friends can register at the funeral home, one hour before the service. Harold Louis Hartkemeyer
BLAIRSTOWN: Harold Louis Hartkemeyer, 88, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at the Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab in Belle Plaine following an brief illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 8, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown with Graveside Military Rites conducted by M. Charlene R. Cordes
VINTON: Charlene R. Cordes, 74, of Vinton, went to be with the Lord on July 3, 2013, at MercyMedical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A Celebration of Charlene's life will be held 1 PM, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton with Rev. Kenton C. Hill
SWANSEA, IL – Kenton C. Hill, 55, of Swansea, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his residence Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. Dr. Judith Bunyi officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. John Reinhardt
KEYSTONE: John Reinhardt, 65, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at his residence from cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m, Saturday, July 6, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by Merkel-Bockholt American Legion Post 107 of Keystone. Tony Yerkes
Belle Plaine—Tony Yerkes, 56, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 from natural causes. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at First Christian Church in Vinton with Rev. Connie Wacht officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday. Private burial at a later date in the Brandon Cemetery. Norma W. Musker
VINTON - Mrs. Norma Rae (Wayson) Musker passed away June 25th, 2013 at the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday June 29, 2013 at the Phillips Funeral Home (212 E. 6th Street) Vinton, with Pastors John and Mark Fulmer officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Paul W. Fix
VINTON:
Paul W. Fix, 88, died June 20, 2013 at Virginia Gay Hospital following an extended illness.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 24, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating. Friends may register at the church from 9:00 a. Elfrieda Dunker
Elfrieda Dunker, 95, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with the Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone from 4 to 7 p. Irene Ramsey
Irene Ramsey, 94, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Windsor Manor Assisted Living in Vinton. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with the Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Private interment will be in the Marengo Cemetery.