Obituaries

Helen Louise Kopecky, 91, of The Views of Marion, passed away Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, March 14th from 5- 7pm. A private family service will be held at a later date.Helen was born August 31, 1932, in Vinton, Iowa to John and Frieda (Vaupel) Epperson. She went to a one-room country school through 8th grade and graduated from Lincoln High School, Vinton, Iowa in 1950.

Surrounded by his loving family, Virgil C. Miner, 92, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Westbrook Acres Nursing Home in Gladbrook, following a lengthy illness.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Vinton, with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant.  Friends may visit with the family from 4:00 to 7:00 p.

Shirley Ruth (Schrenk) Hummel (88), a devoted wife, mother, grand- and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on March 7, 2024.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) Vinton, with Rev. David Condry officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.

A Celebration of Life for Linda Cole will be held March 15, 2024, 12 to 2 p.m., at Legion Hall, 105 N. R Ave., Vinton, IA 52349.Memories of Linda will forever live on in our hearts.

Delbert Eugene Carolus, 78, of Parkersburg, passed away on March 2, 2024, in Waterloo.Delbert was born on December 16, 1945, to his loving parents, Henry and Julane (Osheim) Carolus. He graduated from Garner-Hayfield High School in 1963 and went on to attend junior college.Delbert then served in the United States Army, bravely surviving the Vietnam War.

Harold O. Ealy Jr., 95, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away March 3, 2024.Harold was born January 6, 1929 in Belle Plaine, Iowa to Edna and Harold (Bus) Ealy.  After his mother remarried, Harold was raised by his mother and stepfather, Leslie Brown. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School, class of 1947. In 1948 Harold enlisted in the US Army.

George E. Hahn, age 90, died Monday, March 4, 2024 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, March 9, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Vinton, with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.  A visitation will be held from 9 until 10:30 AM Saturday, March 9th at St.

Mary Ann Root, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha from complications from a longtime battle with cancer. Services will be at a later date. Teahen Funeral Home and Cremation is serving the family.Mary Ann is survived by her husband of 63 years, Larry; daughters, Cheryl Mahraun of North Liberty and Kara (Nick) Sanford of Cedar Rapids; son, Allen  (Linda) Root of Norway; 8 grandchildren, Kevin, Janine, Shannon, Shaun, Michael, Benjamin, James and Jordan; several great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, Joanne Ward and Brenda West-Chase; and sister-in-law, Marjorie Asby.

Doris (Cress) Haefner, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Vinton Lutheran Home, with her family by her side.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday March 5, 2024, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channel officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time at the funeral Home.

James N. Krogmann, 87, of Masonville, Iowa, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at St. John's Catholic Church in Independence. Burial will be held at St. Alberts Cemetery in Dundee, Iowa. Visitation was held on Friday from 4 until 7 p.