Obituaries

Monette McVay

Monette McVay, 71, of Norway, IA passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.Monette was born December 10, 1949 to Nathan and Hazel (Ford) Coates in Port St. Joe, FL. She grad...

Ruth Scheetz

Ruth Scheetz, 95, of Luzerne, IA passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at Windsor Manor, Vinton, IA.Ruth was born October 24, 1925 to August and Elizabeth (Kranz) Janssen on the family farm near Vinton, IA...

Charlotte Fye

Charlotte Fye was ten days shy of her 94th birthday when she passed away on May 18.Charlotte was married to David Fye in 1947. The couple had six children: Mona (Pytr) Knoll, John (deceased), Peg (Dav...

Donald Joseph Skalsky

Donald Joseph Skalsky Jr., 64, of Norway, died Thursday, May 20, 2021. Celebration of life services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2021, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located ...

William Lyle “Bill” Benson

William Lyle “Bill” Benson, 93, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday May 29, 2021 at...

Patricia Ann Hepker Hopper

Patricia Ann (Hepker) Hopper, age 76, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, May 24, 2021 at the First Christian ...

Joseph “Joe” Lynn Balvin Sr.

Joseph “Joe” Lynn Balvin Sr., 63, of Elberon, Iowa passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, surrounded by family.Joe was born September 26, 1957 the son of Leon...

Grace Milroy

Grace Milroy, 103, passed away peacefully May 18, 2021 at the Vinton Lutheran Home of natural causes.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with R...

Larry Dean Woolison

Larry Dean Woolison, 74, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha from complications of diabetes.Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Vin...

Paul Willard "Bud" Mealhow

Paul Willard "Bud" Mealhow, 97, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Shellsburg Farm surrounded by family.Paul was born on Feb. 19, 1924, the son of Paul Mealhow Sr. and Freda Fuehrer (Schlingma...