Obituaries

Roy W. Kerkman

Roy W. Kerkman VAN HORNE:      Roy W. Kerkman, 97, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.        Fu...

Ronald Gene \'Butch\' Voss

Butch Voss BLAIRSTOWN:      Ronald “Butch” Gene Voss, 62, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness.  ...

Frances Hilliard

BRANDON -- Frances M. Hilliard, 90, of Vinton, formerly of Brandon, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Per Frances’ wishes, her body will be cremated and laid to...

Wilbert Sindt

Wilbert Sindt KEYSTONE:      Wilbert H. Sindt, 100, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone where he resided the past six years.   &nb...

Scharlene Rose Anderson

  VINTON – Scharlene Rose Anderson, 83, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at her home in Vinton following a short illness. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25,...

Paul Anderson

VINTON -- Paul Edward Anderson, 92, of Vinton, went peacefully to God’s House Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Hospice Center at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.  Funeral...

Kevin R. Etscheidt

Kevin Etscheidt      WATKINS:  Kevin R. Etscheidt, 55, of Watkins died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.  &nbs...

Elsie B. Henkle

Elsie B. Henkle, 97, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, ...

Velda Plett

STERLING, Kansas -- Velda M. Plett, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, 81, died April 12, 2013, at her home in Sterling. She was born May 5, 1931, in Conway, Kan., the daughter of Elmer and Beul...

Mary Evelyn Woods Fowler

Mary Evelyn Woods Fowler, 92, passed peacefully into Heaven on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at her home in Vinton. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2013, at First Chris...