Obituaries

Joel Francis Meek

Joel Francis Meek, 72, of Buckingham was born to Howard and Eunice (Glendy) Meek in rural Tama County on July 13, 1939. Joel and Janet Hagge were married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama on ...

Delores M. Wiebbecke

Delores M. Wiebbecke   Delores M. Wiebbecke, 76, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Vinton, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hopsice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following an extended illness....

Don Eugene Hite

Don Eugene Hite SHELLSBURG:  Don Eugene Hite, 93 of Shellsburg died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg.       Funeral Services will be held...

Gloria Jean (Collins) McElroy

  God called Gloria Jean McElroy home on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Her beautiful life began on September 2, 1949, in Vinton, Iowa.  Gloria was a sales consultant for State Beauty S...

L. Neil Waldorf

L. Neil Waldorf VINTON – L. Neil Waldorf, 89, of Vinton, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a sudden illness. He had been a resident at Wi...

Charles H. Briggs

Charles H. Briggs  VINTON -- Charles H. Briggs, 95, of Hammond, Wisconsin, formerly of Vinton, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in St. Paul, MN.  Charles was born October 28, 1916, in Chickasaw County, Iowa, ...

Doug Stufflebeam Celebration of Life set for Saturday

There will be a Celebration of Life service for Doug Stufflebeam at the Vinton Country Club this Saturday, May 12, at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come honor Doug's memory. He died Marc...

Gale E. Cook

Gale E. Cook URBANA:  Gale E. Cook, age 89 of Osage, formerly of Manly and Urbana died May 5th at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.  Graveside Services will be held at 11 AM, Satur...

Josephine N. Grunewald

Josephine Grunewald BLAIRSTOWN – Josephine N. Grunewald, 98, of Blairstown, died peacefully Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Colonial Manor in Amana under the care of Essence of Life – Iowa Hospice. A Celebr...

Francine Barbara (Kruse) Strausz

Francine Barbara (Kruse) Strausz VINTON:     Francine Barbara (Kruse) Strausz, of Palm Desert, CA and formerly of Vinton, passed away peacefully Friday, April 20, 2012 at the age of 81.  Francine was prece...