Obituaries
Elizabeth Marie (Grunewald) Kimm
Elizabeth Marie (Grunewald) Kimm, 76, of Blairstown died of dementia related complications, on December 14, 2023, surrounded by her children and under the care of Advanced Healthcare Hospice in Overland Park, Kansas. A memorial service will be held on Saturday morning, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held from 9:00am until 10:45am, also at the church. “Moe” Ralph E. Bright
“Moe” Ralph E. Bright 90, of Atkins passed away on June 5, 2024 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 PM, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th St), with Pastor Douglas Woltemath officiating. A visitation will be held prior to the service on Saturday, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM also at the funeral home. Elizabeth Ann Gates
Elizabeth Ann Gates, 82, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away June 2, 2024.Elizabeth was born October 5, 1941 the daughter of Mike and Lyda (Benett) Hoover. She graduated Belle Plaine High School the class of 1959. Following school, she worked in Cedar Rapids until moving to Seattle Washington where she met Sanford Gates. The couple were married to this union they had one son Glenn, they later divorced. Ronald (Ron) Dean Miller
Ronald (Ron) Dean Miller was born January 7, 1947, on his parents’ farm outside Parnell, Iowa. He attended a rural one-room school until 5th grade when the school closed and he went on to North English Community School, where he graduated with the Class of 1965. Ron excelled at track and held the Iowa High School 100-yard dash record for many years at 9. Cheryl Lynn Carlson
Cheryl Lynn Carlson, formerly of Newhall, IA, died on November 18, 2023 following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 25, 1945 to Harold and Marjorie Weichman Carlson and attended Newhall High School where she graduated in the class of 1963. She was a member of the Newhall High School marching band and became drum majorette for the ensemble. Sylvia Ann Merchant
Sylvia Ann Merchant, 87, died Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, under the hospice care of Compassus.Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church, 608 1st Avenue, in Vinton, with Pastor Johannes Poetschner officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. Eldred Lee Schulte
Surrounded by his family, Eldred Lee Schulte, 70, of Fairfax, went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The visitation and services will be at Prairie View Christian Church in Norway, Iowa. Friends are welcome to visit with the family on Friday, June 7th, 2024, from 4 to 7 p. Bootsie (Wilma) Maye Hoefle
Bootsie (Wilma) Maye Hoefle, 93 died at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Iowa on May 31, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Vinton. The service will also be available at: Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 882 4648 4503, Passcode: RealLife94. Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home is caring for Bootsie and her family. Doris Mae Kintzel
Doris Mae Kintzel 95, a resident of Stoney Point Meadows in Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday June 2, 2024, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 6, 2024, at St. Johns Catholic Church in Blairstown, with Rev. Jacob Dunne as celebrant. Interment will be held at St. Donald Jo Holan
Donald Jo Holan, 78, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at home.Donald was born March 16, 1946 at the Corn Belt Hospital in Belle Plaine, the son of Henery John and Irene Mary (Neitzel) Holan. He grew up in Chelsea, IA and graduated from Belle Plaine High School. After high school Donald enlisted in the United States Army. He returned to Belle Plaine following his honorable discharge.