Obituaries
Joanne M. Svejda Bright
ATKINS: Joanne M. Svejda Bright, 78 of Atkins died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.
Public Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton. Private Committal Services will be held at St. Walter Glen 'Bus' Pardun
HOMOSASSA, Fla. – Walter Glen "Bus" Pardun died at his home in Homosassa, Fla. on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 7:55 p.m. under the care of Hospice.
He was born in Benton County, Iowa on Nov. 20, 1919 and grew up on the family farm attending a country school and graduating from the Brandon High School in 1937.
He was married to Patricia Jane Smith, who survives him, on Nov.
Venoa Violet Swartzbaugh
VINTON:
Venoa Violet Swartzbaugh, 98, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Urbana Christian Church in Urbanawith Rev. Melanie Van Weelden officiating. Interment will be held at the UrbanaCemetery. Stella M. Butera
Independence—Stella M. Butera, 85, died peacefully Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. Honoring Stella’s wishes, there will be no formal services. She will be inurned with her husband at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Chicago, IL.
Stella Mary Butera was born July 9, 1928 in Chicago, IL, to Stanley and Mary Capija Slovik.
Troy Werning
CEDAR RAPIDS:
Troy L. Werning, 44, of Cedar Rapidsand formerly of Newhall, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at St. JohnLutheranChurchin Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Barbara A. Holmes
VINTON - Barbara Ann (Meewes) Holmes, 80, of Vinton, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton after a courageous battle with cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
A Celebration of Life for Barbara will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the home of Jeff and Angie Holmes, 705 1st Avenue, Vinton. Jay Beauchamp
Jay Beauchamp, 42, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Pastor Mark Leckband officiating. Interment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Leroy Werning
NEWHALL:
Leroy Werning, 79, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at
Crestview Acres Nursing Home in Marionfollowing an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2013 at St. JohnLutheranChurchin Newhall with Rev. Wilfred Karsten officiating. Roy Elmer Lundberg
VINTON: Roy Elmer Lundberg, 91, of Vinton, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM, Friday, November 1, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church, Vinton, with Gene Spicer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7PM, Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East 6th Street, Vinton. Ruby Marie Boddicker Barry
VAN HORNE: Ruby Marie (Boddicker) Barry, 93, of Van Horne, past resident of Ridgeview Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids passed away at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, on October 28, 2013.
Survivors include her four children, Kathy (Blake) Glendron, Bill (Mary Ellen) Barry, Pat (Kandy) Barry, and Ann (Dennis Thompson; twelve grandchildren; four great grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and four great step-grandchildren.