Obituaries
VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME - February 11th, 2019 2:54 pm

Carolyn Gavalas, 70, died Monday, February 11, 2019, at her daughter’s residence in Vinton following a short battle with cancer.
Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, ...
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - February 11th, 2019 2:18 pm

Ronald Dale Vogt, 66, passed away, Saturday, February 9, 2019, at his home in rural Atkins.
A celebration of Ron’s life will be held will be held from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Saturday, February 16...
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME - February 10th, 2019 9:47 pm

Ralph J. Smith, 97 of Yorktown, Indiana and formerly of Vinton, IA died February 7, 2019 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. Ralph was born August 27, 1921 in Lucas, South Dakota to C...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 8th, 2019 6:17 am

Nancy Carol Eichhorn, 80, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids.
Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Se...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 8th, 2019 6:14 am

Joyce Frances Coffin was born near Elberon, Iowa on June 9, 1929, to Leonard and Beatrice (Hach) Ulch. She grew up on the farm, attended schools in Clutier, Kane #9, Dysart and Belle Plaine graduatin...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 7th, 2019 10:54 am

Roy Stewart Johnson Jr., 84, of Rochester, devout and loyal husband, father and grandfather, died Feb. 3, 2019, after a courageous battle against metastatic prostate cancer that spread to his bone ma...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 7th, 2019 7:56 am

Deb Schellhorn, 67, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Feb. 5, 2019, at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Murdoch Funeral Home & C...
VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME - February 6th, 2019 8:51 pm

Carl Junior Edmonds, 88, died Tuesday, February 05, 2019 of liver cancer at the Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Vin...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 6th, 2019 5:26 am

William "Billy" Reasor, 41, passed away suddenly Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, due to complications of diabetes. He was a resident of Shellsburg for many years.
Billy was born Sept. 29, 19...
VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR - February 4th, 2019 7:17 am

Rita Kay McCartney, 76, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital. Friends may visit with the family Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Teahen Funeral ...