Obituaries
Viola Marie Koeppen
VINTON: Viola Marie Koeppen, 88 of Vinton and formerly of Belle Plaine died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness.
There will be no public services scheduled, interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plaine.
Viola was born September 28, 1926 to Otto and Helen (Phelps) Holst at Belle Plaine.
Dennis Burns
CEDAR RAPIDS – Dennis F. Burns, 61, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha due to cancer.
A memorial gathering will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Community Building, 414 A Avenue, Vinton, Iowa. Please bring a dish to share, along with your own drink and table service. John Werning
URBANA: John Robert Werning, 49, died November 19, 2014 at his residence.
A Memorial Service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until service time on Saturday. A memorial fund has been established for John's sons.
John was born May 24, 1965 at Cedar Rapids to Robert and Darlene (Geiger) Werning and graduated from Vinton's Washington High School in 1983. Martha I. Cohrt
VINTON - Martha Ida Cohrt, 85, died Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit in St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2014, at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Pastor Steven Rempfer officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p. Charlie Leroy Blackburn
VINTON: Charlie Blackburn, 57, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St., in Vinton with David Condry officiating. Interment will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton. Emmy Johnson
Emny Johnson, 95, of Walker, Iowa, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at Vinton Lutheran Home, Vinton. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 21, 2014, at First Christian Church, Center Point, conducted by Rev. Melanie Van Weelden. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Richard Folkmann
NEWHALL: Richard Folkmann, 86 of Newhall, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m, Tuesday, November 18th, at St. John Lutheran Church, Newhall with the Rev. Steven W. Rempfer officiating. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery near Newhall. Joseph L. Healy
VINTON – Joseph L. “Joe” Healy, 94, died Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Ardel Barta as Celebrant. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 21, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with a Scripture Service at 4 p. Lee Emanuel Nelson
ATKINS:
Lee Emanuel Nelson, 80, formerly of Atkins, IA died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Woodridge Supportive Living in Geneseo, IL following an extended illness.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM, Monday, November 17, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St., in Vinton with Rev. Roger Hanken
VAN HORNE:
Roger Hanken, 79, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at St. Luke's Inpatient Hospice following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, November 17, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Jim Miller as Celebrant. Following the Mass, Military Rites will be conducted by Thomas F.