Obituaries
Joan Faye Exline
Joan Faye Exline, 76, of Norway, Iowa, passed on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at the farm surrounded by her family. Joan was born April 20, 1944, in Walford, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Dora Faye Bartosh. She married Glenn Exline on Oct. 22, 1962, in Walford. They had two sons, Donald and Rodney. Joan worked at Cryovac for 30 years, where she made many friends.
Jane Frances Hanzelka
Jane Frances Hanzelka, 89, of Atkins, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2020, at the Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at St. Jude's Catholic Church at a later date, when family and friends can gather together and celebrate Jane's life. Jane was born to Joseph and Mary Upah in Victor, Iowa, on June 12, 1930. SHARON K. NEMECEK
Sharon K. Nemecek, 75, of Shellsburg, Iowa, died Thursday, June 18, 2020. A visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2020, at the funeral home. Private family burial will take place at McBroom Cemetery in Shellsburg.
Charles E. “Chuck” Peterson
Charles E. “Chuck” Peterson, 72, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester after a courageous battle with leukemia.Private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant. Visitation will be Friday, June 19, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton. Edna Ellen Olmsted Heitmann
Edna Ellen Olmsted Heitmann was born August 3, 1921 in the farm home of her grandparents, George and Anna Wickersheim Koether in the little community of Giard in northeast Iowa. She was the daughter of David Neill and Charlotte (Koether) Olmsted. She was raised in the home of her parents in Giard. She went to school in Giard #6 through eighth grade. Gloria Jean Pugh
Gloria Jean Pugh, age 74, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at her home in Newhall surrounded by her family. A small private service will be held Thursday June 18th, 2020 with family and close friends. Gloria was born on June 11, 1946, in Ft. Dodge, IA, the daughter of Bernard and Florence (Leiss) Espinoza. Kenny R. Lawrence
Kenny R. Lawrence, 89, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, IA.Kenny was born January 11, 1931 to Monroe and Bertha in Belle Plaine, IA.Following school, Kenny entered the U.S. Navy. Upon returning he worked as a meter reader for utility companies around the Belle Plaine area.He is survived by his daughters, Bonnie Harrison and Gina Lawrence-Sokol; sister, Betty Lawrence. Thomas Joseph (TJ) Neuhaus
Thomas Joseph (TJ) Neuhaus, 66, of Walford, IA passed away following his battle with cancer at his home, Monday, June 8, 2020 surrounded by family.Tom was born on June 29, 1953 to Gilbert and Virginia (Flynn) Neuhaus in Dubuque, IA. He moved with his family to Cedar Rapids at a young age where he graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School in 1971. Ronald Lund
Ronald Lund of Corpus Christi, Texas, and formerly of Urbana, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on June 8, 2020. Born in Hampton, Iowa, Ron was a 1967 graduate of Urbana Community High School. He served eight years in the U.S. Air Force, including two tours of duty in Vietnam where he was exposed to Agent Orange. After leaving the Air Force, Ron worked as an air traffic controller, cabinetmaker and salesman, and operated his own business for more than 20 years.
Jeffrey “Jeff” Lown
Jeffrey “Jeff” Lown, 61, of Chino Valley, Arizona, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, June 5, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at North English Cemetery in North English, Iowa. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa, assisted the family with arrangements.Jeff was born on August 3, 1958, in Sonoma, California, the son of Keith and Winona (Butterfield) Lown.