Obituaries

Doris A. Holliday

Doris A. Holliday, of Midlothian, Va., passed away peacefully on December 30, 2021. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1929, Doris was the third of four daughters of Warren and Ethel Pangborn. Growing up on a century-family farm in Shellsburg, Iowa, Doris graduated from Shellsburg High School in 1946 and then Iowa State University in 1950, majoring in Home Economics.

Raymond Joseph Hugenel

Raymond Joseph Hugenel, 70, of Marion, Iowa, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, is assisting the family.Raymond was born March 8, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Joseph Arthur and Helen Mae (Brim) Hugenel.

DOLORES JOAN (TRAVIS) BEGLEY

Cheers to a life well lived.Dolores Joan (Travis) Begley, 89, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at The Gardens in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A private graveside service will be held at Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, Iowa. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Marion is assisting the family.Dolores was born Aug. 20, 1932, in Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Lyman and Opal (Pease) Albaugh.

Allen L. Cress

Allen L. Cress, 80, of Luzerne, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at his home. Per his wishes, no services will be held. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.Allen was born Sept. 9, 1941, in rural Linn County, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and Margaret (Tharp) Cress.

Travis James Rieck

Travis James Rieck, 38, of Palo, Iowa, passed away at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.A visitation will be held at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, from 4 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the New Covenant Bible Church on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m. with pastors Jay Haugh and Mark Forstrom officiating.

Virgil Ray Marek

Virgil Ray Marek, 73, formerly of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 in Georgia. Mr. Marek was a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and had lived in Macon for 10 years before moving to Lake Sinclair 5 years ago. He was the son of the late Albert and Anna J. Fousek Marek; and was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Marek, and a sister, Gladys Jones.

Joyce Bowman

Joyce Bowman passed away on Nov. 10, 2021.She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Emery and Doris Lane. She attended grade school in Cedar Rapids followed by high school in Atkins, Iowa and Chaffey Jr. College in California.She started as a clerk typist for the USAF/civilian and retired as an auditor on several top secret projects.

Boyd E. Wolf

Boyd E. Wolf, 84, of Oelwein, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2022, at his home.There will be a private family visitation and funeral. Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa. Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, is assisting the family. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.Boyd Eugene Wolf was born on Aug. 17, 1937, in Urbana, Iowa, the son of Marvin and Vera Adelaide (Stainbrook) Wolf.

Gale “Hoot” Heitmann

Gale “Hoot” Heitmann, age 67, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at his home in rural Keystone.Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, Monday, January 17, 2022 at the Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone.  Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery at a later date.Gale was born, on August 4, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Elmer and Edna (Olmsted) Heitmann.

Shirley Lavonne Turner Pippert

Shirley Lavonne Turner Pippert, 96, passed away at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, on Thursday, January 13, 2022 following a brief illness.Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Burial will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.Shirley was born October 5, 1925 to Edward and Vera (Merchant) Turner on the family farm outside of Garrison.