Obituaries
Nathan “Nate” Roehr
Nathan “Nate” Roehr, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Westridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, October 18, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. Adam Baumann officiating. Interment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM Thursday at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. Marjorie Eileen (Forsyth) Radcliffe
Marjorie Eileen (Forsyth) Radcliffe age 83, of Pompano Beach Florida, formerly of Vinton, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024, in Delray Beach Florida after spending the day surrounded by her Family and Friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton, with Rev. Brian Channel officiating. James "Jim" Owen Jensson
James "Jim" Owen Jensson, 72, of La Porte City, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024, at his home. He was born June 25, 1952, in Preston, MN; the son of Orville and J. Ione Iverson Jensson. Jim spent his childhood in rural Minnesota and the family moved to La Porte City when Jim was a teenager. He was a 1971 graduate of La Porte City High School.Jim married Kyle Ann Bader on July 8, 1972, at St. Teresa Kay (Oakley) Albang
Teresa Kay (Oakley) Albang, 51, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Legacy Center in Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.Teresa was born on October 14, 1972, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Thomas and Sandra (Svestka) Oakley of Shellsburg. Doris A. (Smalley-Wood) Pippert
Doris A. (Smalley-Wood) Pippert, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton with Pastor Anne Williams officiating.Doris was born in Mount Auburn on April 15, 1929, the daughter of Harold and Ella (Struve) Smalley. Gary Ray Vander Heyden
Gary Ray Vander Heyden of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024 at the age of seventy-six. Cherished son of the late Charles and the late Florence Vander Heyden, beloved brother and brother-in-law of the late Sandra Hartin and Edwin Hartin, loving uncle to Heather (Brett) Cothran, Monica (Charles) Nicastro, and Brennan (Gina) Hartin, and cherished great-uncle to their children Elodie Doyle, Mia, Alexandra, and Ava Nicastro, and Johanna Hartin. Cheryl K. (Brandenburg) Kramer
Cheryl K. (Brandenburg) Kramer, age 85, of Vinton, IA, passed away at the Vinton Lutheran Home on Sunday, October 6, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.A visitation will be held at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 5 to 8 PM, and also at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories on Friday, October 11, 2024, from 10 AM until service time at 11 AM with Chaplain Justin Gordon officiating. Randy L. Speake
Randy L. Speake, age 63, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 4, 2024, at his home in Vinton with his family by his side.A Celebration of Randy’s life for friends and family will be held in Western Iowa at a later date. The family suggests planting a tree in Randy’s memory.Randy was born August 8, 1961, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, the son of Herbert “Lyle” and Barbara Ann (Dillinger) Speake. Gary Ray Vander Heyden
Gary Ray Vander Heyden of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024 at the age of seventy-six. Cherished son of the late Charles and the late Florence Vander Heyden, beloved brother and brother-in-law of the late Sandra Hartin and Edwin Hartin, loving uncle to Heather (Brett) Cothran, Monica (Charles) Nicastro, and Brennan (Gina) Hartin, and cherished great-uncle to their children Elodie Doyle, Mia, Alexandra, and Ava Nicastro, and Johanna Hartin.
Jacqueline Marie Rhinehart
Jacqueline Marie Rhinehart,77, of Blairstown, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids on September 30, 2024 after a short two week battle with an aggressive cancer. Services will be at Grace Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 5, at 10:30am with Pastor Jeffrey Schanbacher officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service with a light luncheon to follow.