Obituaries
John Murray Kulhavy
John Murray Kulhavy, age 74, died Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the Vinton Lutheran Home.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 3, 2023 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channel officiating. Interment will be held at the Brandon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until service time, also at the church on Wednesday. Duane I. Kruse
Duane I. Kruse, 82, of Dubuque, died Friday, December 22, 2023, at the Unity Point Health-Finley Hospital in Dubuque.Visitation will be from 12:00 pm until 1:45 pm on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3860 Asbury Road, Dubuque, IA 52002.The Funeral Service for Duane will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. Randy Ellis
Randy Ellis, age 65 passed away unexpectedly at his home in Van Horne on Saturday, December 24, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, December 29, 2023, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton, with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at Kisling Cemetery in Urbana. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Thursday, also at the funeral home. Pearl Margaret Irmiter
Pearl Margaret Irmiter, age 103, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2023 at the Vinton Lutheran Home with her daughter by her side. There will be a private family graveside service at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Vinton. Memorials may be directed to St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, in care of the church. Pearl was born on December 27, 1919 in Hospers, Iowa the daughter of Cyril and Catherine (Boever) Haag. Elizabeth Marie (Grunewald) Kimm
Elizabeth Marie (Grunewald) Kimm, 76, of Blairstown died of dementia related complications, on December 14, 2023, surrounded by her children and under the care of Advanced Healthcare Hospice in Overland Park, Kansas.A memorial service will be held on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024 at 11:00am at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held from 9:00am until 10:45am, also at the church. Linda L (Parcel) Janss Eichler
Linda L (Parcel) Janss Eichler, 76 of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Linda was born April 20, 1947 to Edward and Betty (Holland) Parcel in Belle Plaine, IA. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School. On December 6, 1963 Linda Married Bernd (Jack Janss) Eichler. Linda was a stay-at-home mother until the kids were grown. Susan Ann Griffin
Susan Ann Griffin, 70, of Dysart, Iowa, passed away suddenly on November 6, 2023, in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, at her winter residence due to a heart attack. She was cremated as per her personal wishes. No funeral service is planned; however, a small family celebration of life will be held at a later date.Susan was born on May 15, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Roy Hudson, Sr. Gene Walter Herring
Gene Walter Herring, 90 of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, IA.Gene was born Feb. 5, 1933 to Walter and Mary (Ransom) Herring in Blairstown, IA. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School, class of 1951. Gene lived in and near Belle Plaine for his entire life. He delivered bottled gas, worked for Maytag, and spent many years as a plumber in Belle Plaine. Louise V. Weeda
Louise V. Weeda, 87, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away Dec. 17, 2023, at Rose Haven Nursing Home following a battle with cancer.Louise was born on April 24, 1936, in Tingley, Iowa, to Ira and Mearl (Hancock) Weeda. Growing up on a farm near Tingley, she graduated from Tingley High School in 1954. In her youth, Louise accepted Christ as her Lord and was true to that choice until death.
Eugene (Gene) Clerkin
Eugene (Gene) Clerkin, 84 passed away December 18, 2023 at Windsor Manor in Vinton following complications from a fall. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, December 22nd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM also at the church. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in What Cheer, Iowa at 3:15 pm.