Obituaries
Doris Lunde
Former Vinton teacher, Doris Lunde, 91, of Traer, died December 31, 2019, of natural causes. She was born July 12, 1928, in Quarry, Iowa, daughter of Jerome and Mamie (Haskell) Lunde. Doris graduated from high school in Marshalltown, and UNI (formerly Iowa State Teachers College) in 1948. Traer was her home while she taught for 31 years in several Iowa schools and after retirement. Wilbur Clarence Kleckner
Wilbur Clarence Kleckner, 91 of Elma, Iowa, formerly of Riceville, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Colonial Manor. Wilbur was born August 21, 1928 in Riceville, to Henry Clarence and Opal Merle (Torney) Kleckner and was raised on the family farm. He attended a rural one-room school (Jamestown No. 8) through 8th grade and then graduated from Riceville High School in 1946. Joan Leona Grovert
Joan Leona Grovert was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2019, after many years of failing health due to dementia.The family invites you to join them at a visitation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2020, at St. John Lutheran Church, Newhall, Iowa.A celebration of earthly life services will be held 10:30 a. Mary Kathryn "Kathy" Mahr Lea
Mary Kathryn "Kathy" Mahr Lea passed away on Dec. 25, 2019, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. Private services held.Kathy was born Jan. 25, 1952, to Reginald and Evelyn Casey Mahr in Spring Grove, Minn. She graduated from Washington High School in Vinton and St. Luke's Nursing School in Cedar Rapids. She worked as a nurse at Iowa Lutheran in Des Moines and retired from the dialysis unit at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Shannan Lee Hughes
Shannan Lee Hughes, 47, of Vinton, passed away Dec. 27, 2019.Shannan is survived by his mother, Lorri Hughes of Palo; father, Philip Hughes of Toddville; sister, Tracy Hughes (Thanh Nguyen) of California; grandmother, Lavonne Furman of Cedar Rapids; girlfriend, Shirley Fraise of Shellsburg; several uncles, aunts and cousins; and his beloved Chessie, Scout. Cora Frieda (Furler) Schoenfelder
Cora Frieda (Furler) Schoenfelder, age 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Colonial Manor in Amana.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 2, 2020 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, rural Newhall. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time at the church on Thursday. Nancy Ann Ruleau Stults
God called home His daughter, Nancy Ann Ruleau Stults, 80, on December 25, 2019. She was lovingly surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held 10 AM, Monday, December 30, 2019 at the MJ Kirby American Legion Hall in Blairstown with Pastor Jeff Schanbacher officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-8 PM, Sunday and 1 hour prior to service time on Monday, also at the Legion Hall. HAROLD VANSCOY
Harold Vanscoy, 75, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church officiated by Father Mark Ressler. Karen June Goodenbour
Karen
June Goodenbour, 80, died in her sleep Sunday, December 22, 2019 at
Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 27, 2019 at St. Mary
Catholic Church in Vinton with Fr. Jim Brokman as celebrant.
Visitation will be for an hour before Mass at the church on Friday.
Burial will be in Mineral Ridge Cemetery in Boone. Mark “Beav” Schmuecker
Mark “Beav” Schmuecker, age 62, died Thursday, December 19, 2019, at his home in Blairstown, following a courageous battle with cancer.Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Sunday, December 22, 2019 at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will take place. Interment will be held at St.