Obituaries
Marisa Claire (Slager) Smith
GARRISON:
Marisa Claire (Slager) Smith, 53 died at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha on April 17, 2016 from a short battle of cancer.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Garrison Farmers Mercantile Hall, 100 W. Main St, on April 30, 2016 from 12 to 4 p.m.. Private Committal Services will be held. Barbara A. Kann
BELLE PLAINE: Barbara A. Kann, 73 of Wellman and formerly of Belle Plaine died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Parkview Manor of Wellman. Private Family graveside services were held at National Cemetery, Vining. www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
'JR' John Robert Wallace Clapp
VINTON – “JR” John Robert Wallace Clapp, 11, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 16, 2016, while playing with friends at Boy Scout Camp at Hickory Hills Park in rural La Porte City, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at Blessed Hope Church in Vinton with Rev. Matt Hantz officiating, burial will be at Cox Cemetery, rural Urbana, following the service. Barbara Ann Trask
URBANA:
Barbara Ann Trask, 61, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating. Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery.
Dorothy Sutton
BRANDON:
Dorothy Sutton passed away March 5, 2016 at Northbrook Manor in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 16th at the Brandon Community Building.
Lurline Gardemann
ATKINS:
Lurline Gardemann, 78, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Rock Ridge Residential Care in Shellsburg following an extended illness.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at 1:30 p. Mable E. Brezina
TRAER – Mable E. Brezina, 88, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her home in Traer due to complications of cancer.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Ray Atwood as Celebrant. Visitation will be held at the church Tuesday, April 12, from 4 to 6 p. Dennis R. Deklotz
SHELLSBURG: Dennis R. Deklotz, 69 died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM, Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. Keith Earl Tatge
LUZERNE: Keith Earl Tatge, 78, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2015, at his home in Kingman, Arizona, after a brief but intense fight with cancer. Nine days prior to his passing, his beloved wife of 26 years Sally passed away. Keith was born on October 17, 1937, to Earl and Dorothy Tatge. After losing both parents in a car accident when he was 7 years old, he was raised in Webster City, Iowa, by Edward (A.
Sally June Tatge
LUZERNE: Sally June Tatge was born on June 18, 1943, to Hubert and Vera Clevenger (Meeks) in Pierceton, Indiana. After graduating with the Pierceton High School Class of 1961, she married Robert Marsh, an Army soldier, and lived in several beautiful places including Germany, Hawaii, Colorado, and California. Her two daughters, Roberta Greathouse and Cindy Marsh, still reside in California.