Obituaries

David N. Anthony

David N. Anthony VINTON – David N. Anthony, 77, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a lingering illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at First Christian Church in Vinton with Rev. Connie Wacht officiating. Military rites will be performed by Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post 57 of Vinton and U.

Robert 'Bob' Utterback

VINTON:  Bob Utterback, 84, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at the University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave. in Vinton with Rev. David Gates officiating.Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton with Graveside Military Rites conducted by Geo.

Betty Steinberg

Vinton—Betty Steinberg, 72, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating.  Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Wednesday.  Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.

Lester O. Kneeland

  VINTON: Lester O. Kneeland, age 99, of Vinton, formerly of Gladbrook and Reinbeck, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a brief illness. Memorial Services will on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the GladbrookUnitedMethodistChurchwhere Lester was a member. Interment will be held at BadgerHillCemetery, Gladbrook.

Alberta Bernice Craft

Alberta Bernice Craft VINTON:    Alberta Bernice Craft, 89, of Vinton, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Amana following a lengthy illness.  Funeral Services will be held 11 AM, Monday, March 18, 2013 at Blessed Hope Church in Vinton with Pastor Jim Blair officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church on Monday.

Curtis F. Junge

Curtis F. Junge KEYSTONE:     Curtis F. Junge, age 92, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 15, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Pastor B. Andrew Wright officiating.  Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery.

Marilyn Ann Junge

Marilyn Ann Junge KEYSTONE:     Marilyn Ann Junge, 84, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Solon Care Center in Solon following an extended illness.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Pastor B. Andrew Wright officiating.  Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery.

Kody E. Corum

Kody E. Corum, 19, of Palo, a 2012 graduate of Vinton-Shellsburg High School, died Thursday March 7, 2013 in Cedar Rapids. Services will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Mark Leckband will officiate. Burial with military rites at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 8 PM on Monday.

Dawn Marie (Ham) Railsback

Dawn Railsback PALO:     Dawn Marie (Ham) Railsback, 44, of Palo passed away peacefully on March 8, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a courageous battle with cancer.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street, in Vinton with Rev.

Scott A. Boots

Scott A. Boots VINTON – Scott Arthur Boots, 51, of Vinton, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. A Celebration of Scott’s Life will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013, at the U.S. Bank Building, 414 A Avenue, Vinton. Rev. William Harnish will officiate. Following the service, family will receive friends until 7 p.m. His body has been cremated, and graveside committal services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg at a later date.