Obituaries
Kathryn "Kathy" A. Johnson Rude
With profound sadness I announce the death of my devoted mother and best friend, Kathryn "Kathy" A. Johnson Rude, 73, of Cedar Rapids. She lost her short but courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, June 2, 2020. A Celebration of Life and visitation will be held at a later date at Faith Lutheran Church in Marion, Iowa.Kathy was born on Aug. 28, 1946, in Vinton, Iowa, daughter of Clair and Wilma Johnson. Marlys "Marty" Ann Barrett
Marlys "Marty" Ann Barrett, 66, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Urbana, Iowa, died Saturday, May 30, 2020. She was cremated and there will be no services.Marty was born in Cedar Rapids to Duane and Dora Mae Coleman. She graduated from Urbana High School in 1971 and from Kirkwood with an associate's degree in retail marketing. She worked asa manager at Target and as a branch officer for a loan office. Wayne E. Franklin
Wayne E. Franklin, 86, of Grand Island passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at CHI-Health St. Francis.An opportunity to sign the guest book will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Due to COVID- 19 the family will not be present.A private family service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday with public livestreaming on the All Faiths Funeral Home Facebook. Lucky Thomas Wilson
Lucky Thomas Wilson, age 24 passed away in a motorcycle accident on Friday, May 29, 2020. Lucky’s Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 1:00 until 4:00 PM at Trevor and Holly Sevey’s home, 917 15th Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404.Lucky was born on May 4, 1996 in Cedar Rapids. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2014, then joined the United States Marine Corps several months later. Donald P. Ward
Donald P. Ward, 93, passed away peacefully Monday, June 1, 2020, from natural causes, at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids.A private Funeral Liturgy will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Watkins with burial at St. Patrick and St. Paul Cemetery in Watkins.Donald was born January 8, 1927 in Clarence, Iowa, the son of David and Gladys Ward Fisher. Rosemary Trimble
Rosemary Trimble, 84, of Atkins, Iowa, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 30, 2020, with her children by her side. Rosemary was born March 18, 1936, to Thomas and Elfie (Schmidt) Gibney in Watkins. She graduated from Norway High School in 1954. She waitressed at Ced-Rel Supper Club and Frontier Inn. Rosemary sold Avon for many years in the Atkins area. Ger A. Edwards
Ger A. Edwards, 62, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 exploring the river he loved. Ger was born in Spencer May 20, 1958 to Gerald and Gloria (Pullen) Edwards. Ger graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Des Moines. He began his college education in Yankton, SD and went on to earn Bachelor of Arts degrees in English as well as Radio and TV at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Beverly A. (Wilt) White
Beverly A. (Wilt) White, 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at her rural Shellsburg home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at Oak Grove Church in rural Shellsburg, with the Rev. Matt Magee officiating. Funeral ceremonies are currently permitted as a spiritual or religious gathering. However, vulnerable, or high-risk folks should use discretion in attendance. Daryl Gene Franzenburg
Daryl Gene Franzenburg, age 55, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.Private family funeral services will be held with burial at the Keystone Cemetery.Daryl was born on April 13, 1965 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Gene and Dorothy (Bates) Franzenburg. He graduated from Benton Community High School with the class of 1983. On September 11, 1993, he was united in marriage to Gina (Benson) Wells in Cedar Rapids, they had two sons, Caleb and Trevor, the couple later divorced. James E. Walker
James E. Walker, 82, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton after a sudden illness.Private family services will be held at Prairie Creek Church with Pastor Kurt Brubaker officiating. Burial will be at Bear Creek Cemetery.Jim was born February 10, 1938, on the family farm north of Vinton, the son of Bert and Luetta Sallee Walker.