Obituaries

Ralph Kotouc

Ralph Kotouc, 70, formerly of Vinton, died March 28, 2016, in an automobile accident, as he was driving to Iowa from Arkansas.  A memorial service will take place Wednesday, May 11, at 11 ...

Everett Jacob Schirm

A funeral service for Everett Schirm, 86, of Armstrong, Iowa, will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016, at United Methodist Church in Armstrong, with Pastor Lyndon Roesler officiating. Interment...

Gerald D. 'Pete' Pederson

Gerald D. Pederson VINTON -- Gerald Donovan “Pete” Pederson, 95, of Vinton, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton due to complications of a stroke. A Celebration of Life service ...

Allen LeRoy “Gus” Wyckoff

Allen LeRoy “Gus” Wyckoff May 26, 1939 - April 28, 2016 Gus Wyckoff, 76, of Auburn, Alabama, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Mr. Wyckoff was born May 26, 1939, in Iowa Ci...

Robert John Tumilty

SHELLSBURG:      Robert John “Tum” Tumilty, 73, died suddenly Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.      ...

Howard \'Van\' Van Note

Howard “Van” M. Van Note, 87, of Waterloo, formerly from Vinton and Chicago, passed away on April 25, 2016 after a very lengthy illness of PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). A fu...

Winston \'Win\' Watson

CLEAR LAKE, IA — Winston “Win” M. Watson, 83, of Clear Lake, and formerly of VInton, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. A Celebr...

Russell Francis Rieder

NEWHALL:      Russell Francis Rieder, 86, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center after a short battle with cancer.     &nb...

Thomas “Tom” Olson

Thomas “Tom” Olson, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m., Friday, April 22, 2016, at St. Matthew Cat...

Marisa Claire (Slager) Smith

GARRISON:      Marisa Claire (Slager) Smith, 53 died at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha on April 17, 2016 from a short battle of cancer. &nb...