Obituaries
Betty Nolan
Betty Nolan, 86, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Craig Steimel as celebrant. Interment will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery near Keystone.
Vern Roseberry
Vern Roseberry, 84, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at the Dennis & Donna Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov, 27, 2018, with services beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Vern was born June 20, 1934, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Paul and Merle (Thompson) Roseberry.
Robert L. "Bob" Schwab
Robert L. “Bob” Schwab, 92 died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care in Belle Plaine. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Phillips Funeral Home, 92 5th Avenue, Keystone with Don Drahos officiating. Visitation will be from 9 AM until service time also at the funeral home.
Richard Dean Fisher
Richard Dean Fisher, age 78, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Bear Creek Cemetery rural Vinton. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 pm on Monday, November 19, 2018 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton.
Sheila K. Wayson
Sheila K. Wayson, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Iowa Cremation, Cedar Rapids.
Walter Edward Tuttle
Walter Edward Tuttle, 81, died Monday, November 12, 2018, in Vinton.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2018, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton. Visitation will be held Monday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Cox Cemetery, rural Urbana, with military rites by Iowa Military Funeral Honors and the Urbana American Legion Post 264.
Stacy Gail Rosonke
Stacy Gail Rosonke, 48, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at her residence in Vinton following a sudden illness.
A Celebration of Stacy’s life is pending. Watch the funeral home website for updates.
Stacy Gail Stewart was born November 4, 1970 in Vinton and attended school in Vinton. She later received her dental assistant certification and worked as a dental assistant for many years.
Kenneth John "Ken" Stark
Kenneth John “Ken” Stark, 83, died Monday, November 12, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Blessed Hope Church in Vinton with Rev. Matt Hantz officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:30 a.
Mark Douglas Cook
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Mark Douglas Cook, age 55, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at On with Life Long-Term Skilled Care in Glenwood, IA, where he had been a resident since 1997.
Memorial services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6thStreet) in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 10 am until service time at the funeral home.
Tamie Matheny
Tamie Matheny, 38 died Friday, November 9, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral Arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Homes, Vinton.