Obituaries

Clarence “Dale” Bruce, 90, Cedar Rapids, formerly from Vinton, passed away on December 15, 2020. Services will be held at First Christian Church in Vinton on Saturday December 19, 2020 at 2pm with military right presented by the Iowa Military Funeral Honor Guard. Because of Covid restrictions, no visitation or meal will be held at this time. The family requests you attend in a safe manner with a mask and appropriate social distancing.

Thomas Patrick Haan, age 62, of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed peacefully Friday, December 4, 2020, at his home. Tom was born on June 28, 1958 in Luverne, Minnesota the son of John Henry and Catherine Jeanne (Follett) Haan. He attended South Tama County School in Tama, Iowa where he participated in football and wrestling. He later obtained his BS in Physics from Western Washington University.

Bonnie G. (Simnacher) Richart, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2020 at home with her children by her side.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton.  Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery at a later date.

Douglas Stephen Stulken, 51, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center.Private Family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Jude Catholic church in Cedar Rapids, with Rev. Mark Murphy as Celebrant.  Interment will be held at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.  In Lieu of flowers, memorials or condolences may be mailed to Karen Stulken, P.

Bentley Gene Tarvin entered this world silently on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, the son of Ben and Jena (Erger) Tarvin. His big sister, Raylee, lovingly called him "Strawberry," and was very certain that he should be called Baby Strawberry. Bentley gained his heavenly wings to watch over his parents, Ben and Jena Tarvin, and his big sister, Raylee; his maternal grandparents, Shawn and Jodi (Fisher) Erger; his paternal grandparents, Jeannie Tarvin and David (Brenda) Tarvin; his aunts, uncles and cousins, Paige (Tim) Plummer and Eddy and Cora, Mike (Melinda) Tarvin, Brianna and Gabriel, Kathy (Eric Buneta) Tarvin and Octavia; and great-grandparents, Mary Jane Fisher, Pat Erger and Curtis (Imogene) Machen.

Ellen Stiegelmeyer, 88, formerly of Vinton Iowa and Cedar Rapids Iowa, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday December 10, 2020, after losing her battle with Covid-19.Ellen was born in Marengo, Iowa on August 31, 1932 to Bruce and Alice (Schumacher) Hedges. She graduated from Marengo High School in 1950, then graduated from Iowa State Teacher’s College in 1952.

Keith E. Slusher, 61, formerly of Marco Island, FL, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.    Keith was born July 9, 1959 at Kokomo, Indiana to Harold and Emilie (Zell) Slusher.  He lived most of his life in Marco Island, FL., where he owned and operated his carpet cleaning business, “Sparkle Cleaning”.

Arlene Mable (Salger) Kruger, age 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2020 at home with her daughter and son-in-law, John and LaDonna Messer in rural Dysart.Private family funeral services will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Garrison with Rev. Dr. Dean Rothchild officiating.  Interment will be held at the Garrison Cemetery.

JoAnn “Dolly” Roster, age 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her home in Vinton.     Visitation will be held from 9:00 until 10:45 AM, Monday, December14, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton.  Graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery following the visitation.

Elaine Shirley Walston-WrinkleJune 10, 1942 - December 5, 2020Elaine Shirley Walston-Wrinkle, 78 of Independence, Ore., slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God on December 5, 2020.Shirley was born June 10, 1942, in Lewiston, Idaho., and was the big sister of five siblings. She grew up in Longview, Wash., and graduated from R. A.