Obituaries
George Elvan Little
George Elvan Little, 94, died peacefully Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Sherman, TX. George was born August 26, 1925, in Madison, WI to Ralph C. and Ruth (Moubry) Little. He was the third of eight children. In 1927, the family moved back to Palo, IA. He was a long-time resident of Atkins, Newhall, and Cedar Rapids. On December 12, 1945, George married LaVonne Lint. Delores "Dee" Phillippe
Delores "Dee" Phillippe, 73, of Belle Plaine, passed away in her home under the care of Essence of Life Hospice on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.A public graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Garden of Eternal Love, with Certified Celebrant Jim Parton officiating.As mandated by proclamation, social distancing must be practiced.
Richard Lee Lindsey
Richard Lee Lindsey, 83, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 of natural causes.A celebration of Richard’s life with military rites will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Oak Grove Church with Pastor Matt Magee officiating. Military rites will be performed at the church by the Marine Military Funeral Honors and the George G. Luckey American Legion Post. Lenore Kathryn (Wilhelmi) Pohlman
Lenore Kathryn (Wilhelmi) Pohlman, 93, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Private family funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established. Alfred R. Lee
Alfred R. Lee, 89, of Brandon, IA formerly of Otterville, IA died on Sunday August 2, 2020 at his home in Brandon, IA.Al was born on July 7, 1931 in Elk City, Kansas the son of Rueben M. and Anna L. (James) Lee. He attended the Elk City Schools and went into the United States Army in 1948. He served with pride and was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded during the Korean War. Perry Duane Rick
Perry Duane Rick, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home in Hiawatha.Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. The family will greet friends following the memorial service, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM, also at the funeral home. Terry Lynn Jeffries
Terry Lynn Jeffries, 64, of Newhall, passed away July 31, 2020, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Orange Township Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa, with Chaplain Dwayne Potter officiating. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, is assisting the family. Arlene Mae (Kaiser) Sturtz
Arlene Mae (Kaiser) Sturtz, 95, long-time resident of Windsor Manor in Vinton, passed away unexpectedly July 31, 2020, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, Iowa. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm Thursday, August 6, 2020 at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 to 1:00 pm on Thursday at the church. Christopher S. Janss
Christopher S. Janss, 28, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Chris was born Nov. 12, 1991, to Scott and Jane (Haggenjos) Janss in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated Belle Plaine High School with honors, earning himself valedictorian for the Class of 2010, and continued his education at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Richard “Dick” Wessling
Richard “Dick” Wessling, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020 at his home in Watkins.Private Funeral Liturgy will be held at St. Patrick Church in Watkins with Rev. Craig Steimel as celebrant. Public graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at St. Patrick and St. Paul Cemetery Watkins with graveside military rites.