Obituaries

Steve Johnson

VINTON:     Steve Johnson, 44, died Thursday,  October 16, 2014 at his rural Vinton residence.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating.  Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.

Dale P. Kimm

Dale P. Kimm BLAIRSTOWN: Dale P. Kimm, 92 of Blairstown died Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Blairstown Legion Hall. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown with Graveside Military Rites conducted by the M.J. Kirby American Legion Post 170 of Blairstown and Iowa Military Funeral Honors.

Teresa Mae Kuhn

Teresa Mae Kuhn     VINTON:  Teresa Mae Kuhn, 54 of Vinton died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family and dogs, Ole and Leena.  Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Friday, October 17, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 East Sixth Street) in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officianting.  There will be no public committal service.

Karen Wiese

KEYSTONE:  Karen Wiese, 75 died Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone.  Funeral Arrangements are pending with Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone.

Wendell Carl Wilson

Wendell Carl Wilson MT. AUBURN:     Wendell Carl Wilson, 87, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab in Vinton following an extended illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave., in Vinton with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating.

Clarence James 'Clancy' Becker

Clarence James VAN HORNE:      Clarence James "Clancy" Becker, 79, died October 12, 2014 at the Senior Suites in Keystone with his family at his side following a short and courageous battle with cancer.      A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne on Thursday, 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.

Kethella Marie Gardemann Merchant

Kethella Marie Gardemann Merchant CEDAR RAPIDS:      Kethella Marie Gardemann Merchant of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Shellsburg and Vinton, died, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg from complications of Lupus.      Visitation will held from 2 to 5 PM on Sunday, October 12th at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton.

Larry K. Michael

VINTON – Larry Keith Michael, 80, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2014 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton with Rev. Dr. Judith Bunyi officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Monday.

Jane P. Christie

Jane P. Christie VINTON – Jane Pauline Christie, 83, of Vinton, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, October 2, 2014, at the Vinton Lutheran Home in Vinton, Iowa. Per Jane’s wishes, her body has been deeded to the University of Iowa for medical research purposes. Jane was born to Frank “Sam” Nass and Gertrude Bartelt on January 7, 1931, at St.

Matilda DePew

     VINTON:  Matilda J. DePew, 78, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Vinton Lutheran Home.  Private Family services were held on Tuesday.       Matilda Pates was born January 10, 1936 in Bush, Missouri to William and Lydia Pates.  She was united in marriage to Chester DePew in St.