Obituaries

Beverly A. Albert

Beverly A. Albert BRANDON – Beverly Ann “Bev” Albert, 77, of Brandon, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Brandon United Methodist Church with Rev. Lexie Kirkpatrick officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 13, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton.

Marjorie Amy Smalley

 Marjorie Amy Smalley Waterloo - Marjorie Amy Smalley, 82, of Waterloo, died Thursday, September 5 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. She was born February 8, 1931 in Vinton, daughter of Leon and Ruth Avery Byam.  She married Richard Smalley May 3, 1951 in Vinton.  He died October 13, 1990. Marjorie was employed as a telephone operator in Vinton and then worked at home taking in laundry and ironing as she raised her children.

Joanne A. Sagan

Joanne A. Sagan VINTON – Joanne Adelaide Sagan, 78, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.    Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Jo Kinnard officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.

Rhonda Skoog

  Skoog, Rhonda Sue Rhonda Sue Skoog, 61, of Marion, formerly of Keystone, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at her home in Marion following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone, with the Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at Keystone Cemetery.

Donald Parbs

Donald Parbs URBANA -- Donald Parbs, 73, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at St Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.  Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, September 2, 2013, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. David Gates officiating.  Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 1, at the funeral home.  Burial will be held at a later date.

Earl Dean Fee

Earl Dean Fee URBANA:  Earl Dean Fee, 89, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a short illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St. in Vinton, with the Rev. Connie Wacht officiating. Interment will be held at Cox Cemetery, rural Urbana. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.

Harley Bistline

Harley Bistline VINTON:  Harley Bistline, 69, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton with Harm Olthouse officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.

Viola M. Voss

Viola M. Voss Viola “Vi” Voss, 96, died Friday, Aug. 23,2013, at Colonial Manor in Amana. A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Craig Steimel as Celebrant. Interment will be held at St. Patrick and St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, near Watkins. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.

Maxine Relf

VINTON : Maxine Relf, age 99, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton, just one week short of her 100th birthday.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, August 23, 2013 at the First Christian Church in Vinton, with Rev. Connie Wacht officiating.  Interment will be held at the GarrisonCemetery.

Marlyce I. Clair

Marlyce I. Clair, 80 of Vinton died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Sunnycrest Nursing Care Center in Dysart. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, August 21, 2013, Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. Interment will be in the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 AM until service time at the funeral home on Wednesday.