Obituaries

Doris Verla (Weiss) Heitshusen

Doris Verla (Weiss) Heitshusen, age 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2020 at St. Paul...

Philip Jack Riffey

Philip Jack Riffey, 92, of Urbana, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Manor Care in Cedar Rapids. Phil was born Feb. 15, 1928, in Iowa City, the son of John and Alice (Fetherkile) Riffey. He was the s...

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, Jun...

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 M...

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 ...

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 ...

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 i...

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 Watk...

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 H...

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 r...