Obituaries

Ronald LeRoy Hunt

Ronald LeRoy Hunt, age 67, left this life on Sunday, May 1, 2022 in the woods at Red Brush, where he lived his solitary life, with his cats nearby. A celebration of life will be held to honor him on ...

Blake Edward Benson

Blake Edward Benson, 52, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, following a courageous battle with cancer.A celebration of Blake’s life will be held fro...

James “Jim” D. Kirk

James “Jim” D. Kirk, 90, passed away peacefully at his rural Vinton residence on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Private graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Van Steenhuyse-T...

Marilyn E. (Junge) Rieder

Marilyn E. (Junge) Rieder, 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at St. Paul’s ...

William "Earl" Morrison

William "Earl" Morrison, 72, of Belle Plaine, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Per his wishes, he will be cremated. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday,July 3, at Knoll Ridge Country Club in ...

Marvin Witte

Marvin Witte, 92, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away May 23, 2022, at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison, Iowa. A celebration of life for Marvin and Arlene Witte will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 27, 2022, a...

Virginia Marion Ferguson

Virginia Marion Ferguson, 94, of Sun City, Ariz., passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. A family graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Urbana Memorial Cemetery, Urbana.Virg...

Daniel J. Bearns

Daniel J. Bearns, 69, of Las Vegas, Nev., died May 26, 2022, at his home following a long illness.Dan was born on April 6, 1953, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to James and Rita (Kiley) Bearns.Dan graduated f...

Dwain Oliver Jordt

Dwain Oliver Jordt, 87, of Norway, IA passed away June 7, 2022 at The Gardens, Cedar Rapids, IA.Dwain was born October 2, 1934 to Elmer and Ruth (McGregor) Jordt in Van Horne, IA. He graduated from Bl...

Patricia Joy (Duncalf) Petersen

Patricia Joy (Duncalf) Petersen, age 93 passed away June 3, 2022 at the Keystone Care Center in Keystone. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Immaculate C...