Obituaries
Ronnie Dean Schoeberl
Ronnie Dean Schoeberl, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at his home in rural Center Point.A celebration of Ronnies life will be held from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton. Private family interment will be held at Urbana Memorial Cemetery. Helen Mason
Helen Mason, 93, of Mason City, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Virginia Gay Nursing Home in Vinton.A Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, July 23, at First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., Mason City. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until 11 at the church on Saturday. William G. "Bill" Beyer
William G. "Bill" Beyer, 86, of Epworth, Iowa formerly of Farley, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Ennoble Manor in Dubuque, Iowa.Visitation for Bill will be held after 11 a.m. on Monday at Epworth United Methodist Church in Epworth.Services for Bill will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Epworth United Methodist Church with Pastor Stephanie Schlimm and Pastor Mike Jones presiding. Amelia Ann Brandt
Amelia Ann Brandt, the infant daughter of Brittany and Tyler Brandt, was born July 13, 2022 at the Helen G. Nassif Center, Cedar Rapids, IA. After gracing her family for a short time, she returned to her heavenly home.To lose an infant it’s hard to express how a family feels, there are no first steps, no first words, only hopes and dreams of what might have been. Shirley Jeanne (Siefken) Beneke
Shirley Jeanne (Siefken) Beneke died Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines . She was born June 20, 1925 in Rembrandt, Iowa to R.J. and Emma (Rosene) Siefken. After earning her elementary teaching certification from Iowa State Teachers’ College (now University of Northern Iowa), Shirley taught fourth grade in Laurens, Iowa. In 1947 she married Leland Beneke and they operated the family farm in Laurens for several years before his career change moved the family to Grinnell and then to Vinton.
Earl James DeJong
Earl James DeJong, 79, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, with family and friends by his side.A visitation will be held Sunday, July 17, 2022, from 2-4 p.m. at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Food and fellowship to follow at the Belle Plaine Community Center. Stephane Marie Earle
Stephane Marie Earle, regretfully left this life July 11, 2022 at the age of 41, after a courageous fight to stay with us. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, July 16, 2022 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channel officiating. Interment will be held at the Garrison Cemetery. Tami Pickering
Tami Pickering, age 52, of Fairfax, formerly of Newhall, died on Monday, July 11, 2022 at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, after a short battle with cancer.. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, July 15, 2022 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall, with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at St. Kelly Dwayne Foster
Kelly Dwayne Foster, age 61, of Norway Iowa passed away on Tuesday July 5, 2022. He was born on October 20,1960 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur Illinois. He shared this birthday with his best friend and twin brother Kerry Foster. Kelly was a graduate of MacArthur High School in 1978. He worked as a Foreman for ADM and its contracting groups in Decatur Illinois and Cedar Rapids Iowa for over 30+ years. Robert “Bob” Craft
Robert “Bob” Craft, 65, of Marshalltown, IA, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at UnityPoint Hospital in Marshalltown. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at St. Francis of Assisi – St. Henry Catholic Church in Marshalltown. Arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. Online condolences may be sent to www.