Obituaries
Thelma Faye (Finders) Bryant
Thelma Faye (Finders) Bryant, age 101, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 3, 2020 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channell officiating. Interment will be held at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Marshalltown. Donald Albert Neve
VINTON: Donald Albert Neve, age 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at his rural Vinton home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Oak Grove Church in rural Shellsburg with Pastor Matt Magee, and Pastor John Karrick officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Connie Kay Martinez Lutz
Connie Kay Martinez Lutz, 72, died at her home surrounded by her children, Saturday, January 25, 2020, following a strong and courageous battle against stomach cancer.Connie was born on April 17, 1947 and delivered feet first as she always said, in Vinton, Iowa, to father Merlin and mother Katherine Lutz that farmed for many years near Vinton. Connie was proud of her upbringing on the farm and often spoke of selling eggs to buy a typewriter when she was young. Calvin Loyal Harris
Calvin Loyal Harris, age 96, of West Union, formerly of Marion and Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Postville.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the First Assembly of God Church in Cedar Rapids with Pastor Rick Gale officiating. The family will greet friends from 10:00 AM until service time at the church.
Donna Mae Moore
Donna Mae Moore, 87, of Blairstown, IA passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at her daughter’s home.Service is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Blairstown American Legion with Chaplin Joe Kane officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown.Donna was born August 9, 1932 to Otto and Hilda (Fisher) Kubite in Belle Plaine, IA. John M. Seeck
John M. Seeck, age 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, Friday February 21, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. Barbara June (Geiken) Cassens
Barbara June (Geiken) Cassens, 82, of Marshalltown, Iowa, (formerly Vinton, Iowa) died on January 24, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at First Christian Church in Vinton with Pastor Dave Neas officiating. Russell LeRoy Knipp
Russell LeRoy Knipp, age 84, of Belle Plaine, formerly of Keystone, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Belle Plaine Specialty Care of heart failure.A celebration of Russell’s life will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. Friends may visit with the family from 9:30 AM until service time also at the funeral home. John Edward Carbaugh
John Edward Carbaugh, age 80, of Fairfax, formerly of Atkins, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Hiawatha Care Center.A celebration of John’s life will be held at the Atkins Legion Hall from 2:00 until 7:00 PM, Saturday, February 1, 2020.John was born on February 8, 1939, in Cedar Rapids, to Humphrey and Ida (Williams) Carbaugh. Kathleen S. Kubik
Kathleen S. Kubik, 74, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness. To honor her wishes, she was cremated. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Oak Grove Church in Shellsburg with Pastor Matt Magee officiating. Friends may register from 9 until service time. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.