Obituaries
Bernice Appleby
VINTON: Bernice Appleby, 100, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery. Wilma J. Kubu
BELLE PLAINE: Wilma J. Kubu, 91 of Marion and formerly of Belle Plaine died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM, Monday, December 21, 2015 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Belle Plaine with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Emmalee Jensen Jacobs
Emmalee Jensen Jacobs, 18, of Urbana, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Ames. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Center Point United Methodist Church. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Center Point-Urbana High School conducted by the Rev. Mike Ellson. Arrangements made by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Clement W. Larkin
Clement W. Larkin, 92, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 14th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Rev. Msgr. Cletus Hawes, Fr. Donald Hawes, and Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 2:45 PM scripture service. Donna McAtee
VAN HORNE: Donna Mae McAtee, 80, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness.
She was born December 27, 1934 in Iowa City to Frank and Mary (Parbs) Poulson. On January 10, 1953 she was united in marriage to Donald McAtee in Cedar Rapids. He preceded her in death on January 14, 2014. Geraldine Lorretta Allison
BLAIRSTOWN
Geraldine Lorretta Allison, 94, of Blairstown, IA, passed away Dec. 10, 2015 at the Dennis and Donna
Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha due to complications from a fall on Dec. 3, 2015.
Visitation will be from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home, 108 Fremont St. Ronald Dale Nesler
VINTON – Ronald Dale Nesler, 43, of Vinton, died Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, surrounded by his loving family.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday December 12, at Blessed Hope Church in Vinton. Pastor Matt Hantz will officiate.
Ronald was born Aug. 5, 1972, to Charles and Beverly (Schull) Nesler. Earlene I Phelps
VINTON - Earlene I. Phelps, 75, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home with Pastor David Condry officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Tuesday, December 15 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Mt. Byron Edward Knupp
VINTON – Byron Edward Knupp, 79, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart. Per Byron’s wishes, his body has been cremated.
Memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton, followed by a memorial service at 7:00 pm, officiated by Ray Rardin, PGP.
Shirley Stien
ATKINS:
Shirley Ann Reimers Stien, 73, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Vinton Lutheran Home-Memory Care.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 14, 2015 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St.