Obituaries

Jill Kay Nicholson

Jill Kay Nicholson3/16/81 - 9/21/23Jill closed her eyes on September 21st, 2023 surrounded by her family and friends and opened them to the glorious sight of her loving Father. She was a resident of N...

Jerry Lee Usher

Jerry Lee Usher, 81, passed away at his residence Wednesday, September 20, 2023, following a brief illness. Private family services will be held. Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home is caring for Jerry...

Jackie Raye Schirmer Lewis

Jackie Raye Schirmer Lewis, 75, of Shellsburg, passed away September 14, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 14 from 5 to 8 p.m., at the American Legion Hall, 114 Main Street SW...

Ted L. Goodell

“I must be dead, I read it in the paper” Ted L. Goodell, age 85, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Compass Memorial Hospital in Marengo.A Celebration of Life will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00...

Letha La Vonne (Hepker) Sand

Letha La Vonne (Hepker) Sand, age 90, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, September 22, 2023, at St. Mary’...

Theresa Lorraine Snitker

Theresa Lorraine Snitker, age 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Highland Ridge in Williamsburg with her family by her side.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM,...

Phyllis Clare Davis

Surrounded by her loving family, Phyllis Clare Davis, 94, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Th...

Mineard F. “Smitty” Smith

Mineard F. “Smitty” Smith, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM...

Ronda Lee (Burkey) Walker

“Nene” Ronda Lee (Burkey) Walker, formerly of Vinton, died peacefully in her sleep on September 14, 2023 at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed peacefully while her fa...

Catherine Ann “Kay” Daly

Catherine Ann “Kay” Daly, 91, of Bankston, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Unity Point Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.Visitation for Kay will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., Sund...