Virginia Squier, 91, of Vinton passed away January 21, 2016, at the Vinton Lutheran home.  According to Virginia's wishes, there will be no funeral service or visitation.

Visitation: Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 2-5:00 pm Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories 965 Home Plaza, Waterloo, IA 50701   Funeral Service: Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:00 am Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories 965 Home Plaza, Waterloo, IA 50701   Burial: Monday, January 25, 2016 Poyner Cemetery Waterloo, IA   Luncheon: Following Burial at Windcove 5300 South Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Mildred Lorene Foss was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 12, 1928, daughter of William and Nettie (Wright) Conn.

SHELLSBURG:      Larry Northland, 74, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at his rural home following an apparent heart attack.      Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street, Vinton with Pastor Jesse Henkle officiating.

VINTON – Elsie M. Knaack, 90, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.

VINTON:  Max Alfred Elkins, 82, of Vinton, IA died Saturday of natural causes.       Max was raised in Minnesota and later moved to Iowa, where he lived several locations in East-Central Iowa.

PALO:  William F. “Bill” Bobzien, 85 of Palo and formerly of LaPorte City and Van Horne died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at home in Palo surrounded by his family.

VINTON: Gene Andrew Spicer passed away January 12, 2016 at Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids.  Gene was born on September 24, 1928 rural Palo to Ivan Spicer and Alta (Comp) Spicer Mitchell.

VINTON: Hazel (Jack) Senft of Vinton and formerly of Cedar Rapids died on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Winsor Manor in Vinton.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.

ATKINS:  Frances J. Kolsrud, 65 of Atkins and formerly of Norway died Monday, January 11, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

VINTON – Josephine M. Erickson, 94, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.