Obituaries
Louie Gardemann
Louie Gardemann, 79 of Shellsburg died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Manor Care in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg with full military honors. Mickey L. (Draper) Streeter
Mickey L. (Draper) Streeter, 60 died October 26, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Home - Vinton.
Mae (Alpers) Wilhelmi
Mae (Alpers) Wilhelmi, 87 of Atkins died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7on Monday also at the church. Interment will be held at a later date at St.
Charles L. "Chuck" Smith
Charles L. “Chuck” Smith, 86, died Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Windsor Manor in Vinton following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Urbana with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant. Visitation will be held at the church on Sunday, October 28, from 2:00 to 5:00 p. Robert Dale Patava II
Robert Dale Patava II, 55 died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Phillips Funeral Home, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. The family will receive friends from Noon until service time on Saturday. Bob will be laid to rest with his son, Brandon at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.
Claire Edward Bowers
Claire Edward Bowers, 90, of Center Point, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Alice United Methodist Church, Center Point. Burial: Alice Cemetery, Center Point.
NORMAN EDWARD MILLER
Norman Edward Miller, 89, of Norway, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Norway Fire Department or Essence of Life Hospice. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.
Margery Devee Smith
Margery Devee Smith passed away October 20, 2018 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab Center in Vinton.
A Memorial Service will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 516 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA, on Saturday, October 27, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. Family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Fern Stueck
Fern Stueck, 102 died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street, Vinton with Pastor Lexie Kirkpatrick officiating. The casket will be closed the day of the funeral. Lulu B, "Pee Wee" Miller
Vinton—Lula B. “Pee Wee” Miller, 93, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Private family graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.
Lula was born February 20, 1925 in Polk Township to Cleveland and Bertha Covington Troxel. She worked for many years at Farmstead Foods in Cedar Rapids.