Obituaries
Lolita Marie Schanbacher
ATKINS: Lolita Marie Schanbacher, age 86, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St. Stephens Cemetery, Atkins. Friends may call from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Monday at St. Dale L. Yates
PALO:
Dale Lee Yates, 71, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness.
Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Palo Methodist Church followed by refreshments and conversation in the fellowship hall.
Dale was born August 20, 1942 in Cedar Rapids to Howard and Naomi (Little) Yates. Bob Downs
Bob Downs, 68, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Vinton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 8, 2014, in his home. Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2014, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Randy Kasch. Family will greet friends from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Charles Robert Schneider
GARRISON: Charles Robert Schneider, 58, died Friday, May 2, 2014. No Public Funeral Services will be held.
Michael Wayne 'Mike'Banghart
Vinton—Michael “Mike” Wayne Banghart, 49, took his final Harley ride to heaven on Friday, May 2, 2014, surrounded by his family after a short but courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Oak Grove Church, rural Shellsburg, with Pastor Tom Nesbitt officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Donald Thoren
Donald Thoren of Oakland Park Florida, formerly of Vinton, died Monday April 28, 2014, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Don was born July 11, 1949 in Marshalltown, Iowa and Married Mary Raymond of Garrison on March 3, 1978.
Don is survived by his wife Mary, one sister Beverly (John) Streets of Osabe Beach, Mo.; three brothers, Richard (Pat) Thoren of Roanoak, Texas, Steven (Cindy) Thoren and Michael (Sandi) Thoren, both from Vinton.
Mary V. Crisman
VINTON – Mary Virginia Wyckoff Crisman of Vinton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a long illness. Memorial services will be held this summer.
All who knew Mary Crisman were touched by her intelligence, moved by her compassion and impressed by her dignity. She nurtured, encouraged and protected us. Robert R. 'Bobby' Geiger
VINTON:
Robert R. "Bobby" Geiger, 55, of Dyersville and formerly of Vinton, died Monday, April 28, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness.
Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Renee (Akery) Wille
BLAIRSTOWN:
Renee (Akery) Wille, 49, of Mayville, WI, formerly of Blairstown, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, WI., following a brief illness.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 2, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown, IA with Rev. Jill Ann Wellborn
Jill Ann Wellborn, 42, of Waterloo, died at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Friday, April 25, 2014, from a brain tumor.
Jill was born February 1, 1972, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of John and Margaret (Callan) Patterson. She married James Wellborn, September 16, 2000, in Waterloo.
Jill graduated from Hudson High School in 1990 and UNI with her BA degree in Nutritional Science.