Obituaries
Larry R. Flickinger, Sr.
TRAER—Larry Robert Flickinger, Sr., 72, died Monday, August 4, 2014, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014, at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church in Traer with Pastor David Gensch officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 8, at the church. Thomas L. Kreutner
SHELLSBURG: Thomas L. Kreutner, 62, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital Hospice Unit in Cedar Rapids following a short illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton with Mike Ferguson officiating. Sue Burkart Cain
ATKINS: Sue Burkart Cain, 87, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Atkins with Pastor Mike Andrew officiating. Interment will be held at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Annette Louise Coulter
Annette Louise Coulter was born on April 27, 1937, in Marshalltown, the daughter of Ronald and Marjorie (Stevens) Cox. She grew up in Marshalltown and Fremont, graduating from Fremont High School. On June 23, 1955, Annette was united in marriage to Dan Coulter in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They farmed for three years in What Cheer, Iowa. Rhoda Olive Walker
VINTON: Rhoda Olive Walker, 97, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Prairie Creek Church rural Vinton with Rev. David Arnold and Rev. Dennis Sackett officiating. Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton. David E. Skeries
David E. Skeries, 78, died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating.
David was born July 29, 1935, in Tripoli, Iowa, to Ewald and Zatha Schmidt Skeries. He attended school in Manchester, graduating in 1955. Cathy Froning
LITTLETON, CO - Cathy Mahood Froning, 64, formerly of Vinton, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Littleton, CO, after a long battle with cancer. A rosary and funeral mass will be celebrated in Littleton. Service times can be found at www.HoranCares.com. Inurnment in St. Mary Cemetery, Vinton, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Following inurnment, family and friends will gather at Celebration Park. Della M. Wolf
Brandon: Della M. Wolf, 100, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo following an brief illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Phillips Funeral Home, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Dick Burlingame officiating. Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton. Cindy Lovell
Cindy Lovell, 57, of Oskaloosa died Friday, July 11, 2014, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born November 13, 1956, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dennis and Carolyn Fuller Kramer. She spent most of her childhood in northeast Iowa. She graduated from Vinton High School. On June 15, 1974, she was united in marriage to Loren Lovell, to this marriage two children were born, Tammy and Patrick. Vernie L. Olson
VINTON: Vernie L. Olson, 89, died peacefully at the Vinton Lutheran Home on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 following a short illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane - Munoz officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.