Obituaries

Margie Alice Volesky, 92, passed away August 31, 2021 of natural causes at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo, Iowa.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Newhall with Father Craig E. Steimel as Celebrant. Visitation will be held at the church before Mass on Tuesday from 9:00 to 10:45 with a rosary recited at 9:00 a.

Sam Weich, 56, of La Porte City, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of cancer. He was born March 31, 1965, in Waterloo the son of Floyd "Buss" and Mary "Dottie" Davis Weich. He was a 1983 graduate of La Porte City High School.Sam married Sharyl Groves on July 12, 1991, in Waterloo.He worked for the City of La Porte City for 40 years, where he most recently served as Public Works Director, retiring in 2020.

Frances A. Kozik, 87, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away August 30, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids.Frances was born March 30, 1934 to J.V. and Anna (Svoboda) Breja on the Breja family farm near Elberon, IA. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1953. Following school, Fran worked for Citizens State Bank. On May 25, 1954, she married Donald Kozik at St.

Harold "Gene" Scadden Sr., 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at his home. Graveside services with full military honors and visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2600 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion is assisting the family.Gene was born March 6, 1941, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Harold and Gurna (Bearden) Scadden.

Dora Dene Thompson, age 86 of Cedar Rapids died peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2021 after a brief illness.Dora Dene Thompson was born December 16, 1934 in Webster City, Iowa. She is survived by her four sons and two daughters, Brad (Lanette) Thompson, Ross (Kelli) Thompson, David (Kathy) Thompson, John (Dawn) Thompson, Trisha (Daniel) Ives and Jennifer Thompson, and by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Edwon G. Yedlik, 76, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at his home in rural Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Vinton Presbyterian Church. Interment will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call from 9:00 AM until service time at the church on Thursday. In deference to Lucille, the family would appreciate the wearing of masks by un-vaccinated individuals at the visitation and the service.

Helen I. (Eggleston) Berry, 97 of Vinton, died peacefully on November 7, 2020 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church. The family will greet friends from 10:00 until service time, also at the church. Private interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.Helen was born in Vinton on September 6, 1923 to Lewis E.

Anne Elizabeth (Welp) Folkmann, 57, left this earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 11, 2021, following an extended illness. A Celebration of Anne's life will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Newhall's Main Park Pavillion from 2-7 p.m. (206 3rd Ave. in Newhall, IA.) A private family interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery.

Eugene Paul Kriegel, age 66, of Brooklyn, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, Iowa. A rosary will be recited beginning at 7:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established. Eugene is survived by his wife of 45 years, Christina; three children, Amy (Steve) Krakow, Ryan (Cari) Kriegel and Angela (Chad) Grimm; nine grandchildren, Zachary and Benjamin Smith, Lucas (Marissa), Jacob, Katie and Blake Krakow, Jayden and Jaxson Grimm and Mishayla Kleinmeyer; one great-granddaughter Ava Kleinmeyer; five siblings, Phyllis (Myron) McGowan, of Vinton, Susan (John) Everett, of Atkins, Phillip (Teresa) Kriegel, of Brooklyn, Joseph (Kim) Kriegel, of Brooklyn, and Diana (Ken) Swartz, of Puntagorda, Florida; and numerous nieces and nephews.

—Teresa Lynn (Pickart) Wilson, 63, passed away August 27th, 2021 while on vacation in Two Rivers, WI of natural causes.Private family services will be held with burial at Homer Big Grove Cemetery.Teresa was born on September 13th, 1957 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Edward and Carol (Brown) Pickart. She graduated from Benton Community School in 1975. She was united in marriage to Dave Wilson in Cedar Rapids on June 9, 1979.