Obituaries
Gary L. Plogmann
VINTON – Gary LuVerne Plogmann, 73, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton. A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 2, at St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Traer with Rev. Adabell Roster
VINTON – Adabell Roster, 96, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with James E. Chalmers officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Bear Creek Cemetery, rural Vinton. Arlene L. (Rathje) McMann
BLAIRSTOWN: Arlene L. (Rathje) McMann, 92 of Blairstown died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Rosehaven Care Center in Marengo.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown with Rev. David Rempfer officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown. Madonna Torpey
DELTONA, FL - Mary Madonna Ryan Torpey, 95, of Deltona, Florida, formerly of Vinton, died June 20, 2015, in Florida.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Ardel Barta as Celebrant. Family will greet friends at the church from 9 a.m. until Mass. Inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Arnold H. Gaumnitz
Arnold H. Gaumnitz, age 89 years, of Lee’s Summit, Mo.(formerly of Vinton, Ia), passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Arnold was born on November 28, 1925 in Merrill, Iowa a son of the late Paul and Mathilda (Schultz) Gaumnitz. He was married on June 14, 1951 to Marian Fischer, who preceded him in death on June 6, 2005. Kirk Adam Elkins
CENTER POINT:
Kirk Adam Elkins, 47, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after suffering an apparent stroke.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton followed by a Memorial Service at 6 p.
Donald R. Eckhart
VINTON: Donald R. Eckhart, 92, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Inpatient Unit of St. Luke’s.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Stephen Preus officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton with Graveside Military Rites conducted by Geo. Alan 'Al' White
(August 9, 1957 - June 5, 2015)
Alan White, age 57, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home north of Decorah.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church with Rev. Kurt Bockoven officiating. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Margaret Hilmer
VINTON – Margaret Winifred Hilmer, 72, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at her home in Vinton due to cancer.
Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Monday, June 8, 2015, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church. A Celebration of Life service will immediately follow at the church at 12 noon with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Graveside services will then follow at Westview Cemetery in La Porte City at 2:30 p. Jaime F. Heneghan
GARRISON: Jaime F. Heneghan, 64 of Garrison died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. A Memorial Visitation will be from 2 – 6 PM, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. A Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences may be left at: www.