Obituaries
ROBERT "BOB" J. GOODIN
Robins Robert "Bob" J. Goodin, 83, of Robins, Iowa, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. He was born on May 25, 1937, in Columbus, Iowa, to parents Warren and Madonna (Penneton) Goodin. Bob was a self-made man in every sense. At the age of 15, following the death of his father, Bob worked to support his mother and nine siblings and their family farm in Elkader, Iowa. Judy Matters Elwick
Judy Matters Elwick, 79, died peacefully at the Vinton Lutheran Home Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Stephen Preus officiating. Visitation will also be at Trinity Lutheran Church from 4 to 6 pm Monday, November 16. Lucille A. (Tracy) Spurgeon
Lucille A. (Tracy) Spurgeon, age 101, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Unity Point, St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids. Lucille, known as Tracy, was born on July 2, 1919 in Sioux City, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Wilson) Tracy. She graduated from Spencer High School with the class of 1937. On November 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to Henry Spurgeon in Des Moines. Robert “Bob” “Grizzly” Dewayne Majavec
Robert “Bob” “Grizzly” Dewayne Majavec, 71, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away suddenly at his home, Monday, November 9, 2020.Robert was born January 24, 1949 the son of George and Ethel (Jordan) Ulicney in Oskaloosa, IA. He graduated from Deep River Millersburg High School the class of 1967. Following High School, he joined the United States Air Force.
Evelyn Marie Bland
Evelyn Marie Bland, age 76, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, from injuries sustained in a fall at her home.Private Family Funeral Services will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton with Pastor Randy Kasch officiating. Interment will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton. Public visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. Charmaine R. “Chum” Heineman
Charmaine R. “Chum” Heineman, 78, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care CenterPrivate family funeral services will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran church in Garrison with Rev. Dr. Dean Rothchild officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Keystone Nursing Care Center, St. Croix Hospice, or St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, in care of Phillips Funeral Home, PO Box 307, Vinton, IA 52349 Charmaine was born on August 6, 1942 on a farm near Garrison to Ray and Agnes (Allers) Selk. Helen I. (Eggleston) Berry
Helen I. (Eggleston) Berry, 97 of Vinton, died peacefully on November 7, 2020 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Memorial services will be held at a later date with interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.Helen was born in Vinton on September 6, 1923 to Lewis E. Eggleston and Jesse K. (Watts) Eggleston. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton in 1941. Ruth B. Lamb
Ruth B. Lamb, 93, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. A public visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. As mandated by proclamation, social distancing must be practiced, which requires a limited number of people to be allowed into the visitation at one time. The use of face masks or shields is required.
Charline Lorraine (Sear) McDermott
Charline Lorraine (Sear) McDermott, age 86, of Toddville, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 31, 2020, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa, after a 14- year progression of Alzheimer’s, and lastly, COVID-19 complications, with her family near her. Private funeral Mass: St. Elizabeth Ann [ST]on Catholic Church, Hiawatha, Iowa. Lisa Ellen (Garbers) Upah
Lisa Ellen (Garbers) Upah, age 56, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 2, 2020, at her home in Keystone, from natural causes related to unknowingly contracting COVID19. A private memorial mass will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.