Obituaries
Darlene M. Stineford
Darlene M. Stineford, 81 of Marion and formerly of Blairstown, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a courageous battle with cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2013 at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Craig Steimel as Celebrant. Kathleen Ann Kayser Brummer
SHELLSBURG: Kathleen Ann Kayser Brummer, 69 of Shellsburg died Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.
Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 East Sixth Street) in Vinton where a Memorial Service will begin at 7:00 PM with Fr. Mary C. Gerhold Neuhaus
ATKINS: Mary C. Gerhold Neuhaus, 84, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 21, 2013 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating.
Interment will be held at St. Marvin Henry Rommann
VINTON – Marvin H. Rommann, 81 of Canon City, Colorado and formerly of Vinton died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, Colorado. Public Graveside Services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, October 17, 2013 with the Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post #57 Chaplain officiating at the Garrison Cemetery. Military Honors will also be conducted by Geo. Murray L. Gallaher
Murray L. Gallaher, 81, of Waterloo, died at Allen Memorial Hospital, on Friday October 11, 2013, complications of a stroke.
He was born on November 17, 1931 in Brandon, IA son of Murray and Lyle Burroughs Gallaher. He graduated from Van Horne High School in 1950 and received an AA degree in bookkeeping from AIC in Cedar Falls in 1988.
Murray served in the United States Navy as a Firefighter Instructor, receiving an honorable discharge in 1954. Maylene Burrows
CEDAR RAPIDS: Maylene C. Hupfeld Burrows, 68, died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. Brad A. Martha Groth
SHELLSBURG: Martha Groth, 82, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
A Memorial Visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton on Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. David William Wood
Summerville, SC – David William Wood, 65, of Summerville, SC, husband of Joan Disher Wood, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at his home.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 11 am at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd which gathers at Wesley United Methodist Church, 125 Pressley Avenue, Summerville, SC. Lucas Samuel Johnson
Lucas Samuel Johnson, 38, passed away in the loving arms of his family on September 27, 2013 at his home in Vinton, Iowa after a courageous battle against lymphoma.
Visitation will be 11:00 to 1:00 Wednesday October 2, 2013 at the Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa. Funeral services will be held at Goettsch Funeral home in Anamosa at 1:00pm Wednesday October 2, 2013. Carole Patterson McGrath
Fresno, CA—Carole Patterson McGrath, 64, died peacefully at her home, under hospice care, on June 12, 2013 from complications of multiple sclerosis. Her husband, Bob, wanted all her friends in Vinton to know. Carole's father was a Highway Patrolman and the family lived in Vinton for a number of years. Carole was a member of the class of 1967.