Obituaries
Robert Frank Lorenz
Robert Frank Lorenz Obituary Robert Frank Lorenz died on March 11, 2021. He was born on June 26, 1925 to Louis E. and Frances (Moravek) Lorenz at St. Luke's Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, where he grew up with his half-brother Merrill C. Lorenz and sister Frances Anna.
Robert and Roberta Lou (Bobbie) Kaufmann were married on April 15, 1956 in Oelwein, Iowa and together raised a family of four children. Carmen C. Wirth
Carmen C. Wirth, 87, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Vinton Lutheran Home from natural causes.Private graveside services will be held.Carmen was born December 28, 1933, in rural Vinton, the first daughter of Ivan and Leona Krug Rammelsberg. While attending Garrison High School, Carmen worked for the Garrison Canning Factory and continued to work there following graduation in 1952. Jeanette Eva (Fiene) Blazicek
Jeanette Eva (Fiene) Blazicek. age 101, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.Private family graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Condolences or memorials may be forwarded to Larry Blazicek 409 Sun[st] Drive. Fairfax, IA 52228.Jeanette was born on September 4, 1919 in Keystone, the daughter of David and Lucy (Share) Fiene. Kenneth J. Krug
Kenneth J. Krug, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, March 29, 2021 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins, with Rev. Doug Woltemath officiating. Interment will be in St. Stephen’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, Sunday at the St. Roger Allen Sturtz
Roger Allen Sturtz, 75, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids with his wife and daughter by his side, following a long history of heart disease.Private funeral services with full military rites will be held. Public visitation will be held Sunday, March 28, 2021, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton. Garry M. Jensen
Garry M. Jensen, 59, of Urbana, Iowa, died on Jan. 1, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held from 11 a.m. to2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Indian Creek Nature Center, 5300 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.He was born Dec. 27, 1961, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Arne and Inger Jensen. Garry worked as a service manager at IFP/EHA and enjoyed racing, motorcycles and aviation. Theodore “Ted” Wilson
Theodore “Ted” Wilson, 69 was called to his heavenly home on Friday, March 19, 2021 after an ongoing battle with cancer spending his final days at his home with family in Cedar Rapids, IA. A public visitation will be held on Monday, March 29, 2021 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. “Following the continued guidance from health officials, physical distancing must be practiced which requires a limited number of people allowed into the visitation at one time. Clifford C. Pint
Clifford C. Pint, 80 of La Porte City, formerly of Brandon, died Tuesday March 16, 2021 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1940 in Fayette County the son of Carl and Hazel (Teepee) Pint. He married Jan Keegan on November 22, 2002 in Brandon. He served his country in the United States Army until his honorable discharge. Clifford worked at John Deere for over 30 years most recently in the Waterloo Tractor Works. Betty Maureen (Dorsey) Herold
Born on March 18th, 1930 in Vinton, Iowa, Betty Maureen (Dorsey) Herold passed away peacefully on the 28th of January 2021 at her beautiful residence in Reno, NV.Betty moved to Santa Maria, CA when she was a young girl. Her Uncle Harry Dorsey had built a new theatre, the original Santa Maria Theatre (opened 1928 - sadly closed 1988), and her family came to help with the business. Gladys Hummel
Gladys Hummel, 96, died peacefully Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at her home in Vinton with her family by her side.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021 at First Christian Church, Vinton with Pastor Matt Hantz officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 a.m. to time of service. The casket will be closed to the public.