Obituaries
Betty McIntyre
VINTON: Elizabeth Marie “Betty” McIntyre, 95, of Fort Dodge and formerly of Vinton died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Monday, January 20, 2014 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton with Pastor Michael Ferguson officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the church on Monday. Bessie K. Kaloupek
ELBERON: Bessie K. Kaloupek, 101, died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center.
Graveside Services will be held at the National Cemetery in Vining at a later date.
Bessie was born November 24, 1912 on her family's 80 acre farm near Elberon to John and Frances (Hlavack) Silhanek.
Frances M. Wieditz
GARRISON:
Frances M. Wieditz, 97, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday January 20, 2014 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Garrison with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Donald E. McAtee
Van Horne
Don "Mac" McAtee, 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab in Belle Plaine following an extended illness. A Military Memorial Service will be 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. Friends may register from 2 p.m. until service time Saturday. Private committal services will take place. Gordon L. West
Gordon L. West, 55, of Brandon, Iowa, died on Sunday, January 12, 2014, at his home.
Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Brandon, Iowa, with Rev. Mark Dieter officiating. Burial will be in Brandon Cemetery in Brandon. Merlyn Leroy Harrelson
GARRISON: Merlyn Leroy Harrelson, 78, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence following a brief illness.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton, with Rev. David Gates officiating. Private Committal Services will be held. Kristy Ann Armstrong
ATKINS: Kristy Ann Armstrong, 57, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her residence of a sudden illness.
Public Graveside Services, conducted by Rev. Douglas Woltemath, will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014, at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Atkins. The family will receive friends on Saturday, from 10 a. Alanna Marie 'Lil Al' Sackett
VINTON: Alanna Marie "Lil Al" Sackett, 13, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 13, 2014 at St. John Lutheran Church in Center Point with Pastor David Hansen officiating. Interment will be held at St. Irene Marie Beatty
SHELLSBURG: Irene Marie Beatty, 99, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating. Dale L. Cantonwine
Dale L. Cantonwine, 83, of Tipton, died Sunday, January 05, 2014, in Mercy Hospital Hospice Care, Iowa City.
Dale was born on October 2, 1930 on a farm in Benton County, Iowa. He was the son of Leland and Marie Moubry Cantonwine. Dale graduated from Vinton High School in 1949.
On June 26, 1949 Dale was united in marriage to Patricia LaVonne Primmer in Vinton.