Obituaries

Mary Ellen Primmer

Mary Ellen Primmer, age 82, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo.Private family graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.Mary Ellen ...

Daniel Joseph Mensen

Daniel Joseph Mensen, 69, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Family will greet family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cr...

Rodney "Roadgear" Lee Crow

Rodney "Roadgear" Lee Crow, 68, of Luzerne. died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at his home following a short illness. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church by the Rev. Greg Bahl. Friends m...

Michael John Van Thournout

Michael John Van Thournout, 76, of Van Horne, IA passed away September 7, 2021 at Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.Michael was born April 5, 1945 to August Julian and Florence Catherine (Van Waus) Van...

Elmer Eldon Stein

Elmer Stein, of Dysart, passed away September 5, 2021 at the Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab Center in Vinton, Iowa, after a lengthy illness.Elmer was born October 7, 1926 to Eldo & Hilda (Jacobs) ...

Wayne Russell McLaughlin Sr.

Wayne Russell McLaughlin Sr., 80, of Belle Plaine died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at West Ridge Care Center following a short illness. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Teahen Funeral Home by Chaplain Brian Re...

Bryce Joseph Brecht

Bryce Joseph Brecht, age 59, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a tragic heavy machinery accident. A visitation will be held on Th...

Rev. Walter R. Grimes

Rev. Walter R. Grimes, 89, died peacefully Friday, September 3, 2021, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton of natural causes.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Firs...

Darin Lee Goodell

After a long struggle with mental illness, Darin Lee Goodell, 54, of Urbana took his own life, Monday, August 30, 2021. Darin was born March 23, 1967 in Vinton to Leon and Karen (Schlotterbeck) Goode...

Douglas Eugene Johnston

Lehigh Acres, FL - Douglas E Johnston age 51 passed away unexpectedly due to complications of COVID19 on August 28, 2021 with his family by his side at Lee Memorial Hospital. Douglas was born on Septe...