Judy Ann Bixby, 74 of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Friday, March 21, 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.Judy was born February 11, 1951 in Iowa City, IA to Francis A.

Larry Driscol, 83,  battling cancer for many years,  passed away  unexpectedly Sunday,  March 23, 2025, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.  Memorial services will be 11:00 a.

Shirley Ann Bagenstos, age 93, of La Porte City, Iowa, passed away at La Porte City Specialty Care on March 26, 2025, at 7:55 a.m. She is survived by her children, Diane Slade (Allan) and Leann Martens (Gary); her grandchildren Jeffrey Slade (Katie), Andrea Slade (Barrie Bernard), Nicholas Martens (Megan), Benjamin Martens (Autumn), and Margaret Martens (Dalton Elleman); her great-grandchildren Ainsley Slade, Ava Slade, Isaac Slade, Payton Bernard, Pierse Bernard, and Elias Martens.

Virginia “Jenny” R. (Mulholland) Hootman, 71, of Blairstown, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 26, 2025 surrounded by family.  Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown.

Dale Douglas “Doug” Fowler passed away peacefully at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha on March 29, 2025 after a long illness that finally maxed out the last of his nine lives.

Ruby Elaine (Barz) Parris (88) fell asleep in the Lord on March 28, 2025, at the Vinton Lutheran Home in Vinton, Iowa, where she had been a resident for just shy of five years.

A Celebration of Life for John Holst is planned for Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 12:00 to 5:00 PM at Tara Hills Country Club (1846 70th St, Van Horne, IA).

Tina Yvonne Malone, 61, of Vinton, passed away on March 21, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.Tina was born on August 8, 1963, in Athens, Texas, to James and Mattie (Perry) Malone.

 Emma Jean (Foley) Martin, age 94, left us for Eternal Life, surrounded by her family in her home in Blairstown on Thursday, March 27th, 2025.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30, Monday, March 31st at St John’s Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Jacob Dunne as Celebrant.

Roy Lee Pollock, 94 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa formerly of Mt. Auburn, passed away peacefully March 20, 2025, at the HallMar Village Care Center in Cedar Rapids.