Obituaries
Marylen Benson
URBANA:
Marylen Benson, 81, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 21, 2015 at Urbana Christian Church in Urbana with Rev. Melanie Van Weelden officiating. Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery in Urbana Visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E 6th St) in Vinton from 4 to 8 p. Norma R. Coy
SHELLSBURG: Norma R. Coy, 91 of Shellsburg died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Living Center East in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Shellsburg. Mark A. Harrison
SHELLSBURG – Mark Alan Harrison, 52, died Thursday, August 13, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a courageous battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church, co-officiated by Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz and Pastor Mike Ferguson. Brian Lee Duncklee
VINTON: Brian Lee Duncklee passed away on August 10, 2015 at the age of 56.
Services will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday August 19, 2015 at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. In case of rain, the service will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E 6th St), Vinton.
He was born to Jerry and Madelyn (Belknap) Duncklee on September 9, 1958 and raised in Vinton.
Brian Duncklee
Brian Duncklee of Vinton, passed away on August 10, 2015.
Brian was born to Jerry Duncklee and Madelyn Duncklee on September 9, 1958, he was 57 years old.
Services are pending.
Mary Eichler Augustine Root Barr
BLAIRSTOWN: Mary Eichler Augustine Root Barr, 88, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone following an extended illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015 at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Craig Steimel as Celebrant. Interment will be held at the Ladora Cemetery in Ladora, IA.
Milo Cobb
Vinton—C. Milo Cobb, 95, died peacefully Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2015 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton with Fr. David Ambrosy as celebrant. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, August 9 at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton and for one hour before Mass at the church on Monday. Mildred Busch
BLAIRSTOWN- Mildred Busch, 87, died Sunday, August 2, 2015. Funeral Services: 10:30 AM, Thursday, August 6, 2015, Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown. Officiant: Rev. David Rempfer. Private Interment: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown. Visitation: 4-7 PM, Wednesday also at the church. The casket will remain closed at all times. Darlene Patricia Bridge
VINTON:
Darlene Patricia Bridge, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Vinton, died Sunday, July 30, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
A Celebration Of Life will be held at a later date.
She was born December 12, 1930 at Calmar to Joseph and Myrtle (Belonga) Yirkovsky and graduated from high school in Calmar. Rita Van Steenhuyse Achterberg
Williamsburg — Rita Van Steenhuyse Achterberg, 73, died of natural causes on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Williamsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williamsburg with Rev. Joseph F. Roost as celebrant followed by inurnment in the Van Steenhuyse family plot at St.