Obituaries
Patricia Mae Messmore Hessenius
Patricia Mae Messmore Hessenius, 83, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton with Pastor Fred Darbonne officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Florence Brickley
Florence Brickley, 81, formerly of Vinton, died Monday, April 2, 2012, of Alzheimer's, at the Anamosa Care Center. She and her husband, Dick, lived in Vinton in the 1960s, when he was the Vinton High School band director. She was a teacher's aide in several school districts and was involved in Methodist churches in several communities.
Service will be held 11:30am Thursday April 5, 2012 at the Anamosa united Methodist Church.
Thelma I. Burroughs
Thelma I. Burroughs, 62, of Oelwein, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at her residence. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Monday, April 2, at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton.
Thelma was born Dec. 5, 1949, in Vinton, to Ken and Beulah (Covington) Hamor.
Survivors include her sons, Gary (Amanda) Hamor of Oelwein and Wayne (Tanya) Hamor of Salina, Okla. Dolores Rundall
NEWHALL -- Dolores Elodie Rundall, 83, of Newhall, died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Newhall with Fr. Brian Dellaert as Celebrant. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church and also one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Diana C. Neuenkirk
SHELLSBURG – Diana Carol Neuenkirk, 55, passed away at home in rural Shellsburg early Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Care and cremation services provided by Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home, Vinton. Memorial services to be held at a later date.
Diana was born May 24, 1956, the daughter of Leonard and Jacqueline (Petersen) Draper. She grew up in Shellsburg until 1970 when the family moved to Vinton. Ray Wayne Hines
Ray Wayne Hines, 100, of Belle Plaine, went home to be with the Lord and to join other loved ones on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by his loving family. Services were held Saturday, March 24, at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, by the Rev. Charles Johnson with burial at Rector Cemetery, Chelsea. Mary L. (Holub) Chapman
Mary L. Chapman, 73, of Tipton, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at home in her sleep. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 24, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial was in Tipton Masonic Cemetery.
Mary Louise Holub was born on March 22, 1938 in Vinton, Iowa and was the daughter of George and Myrtle Beth Rogers Holub. She graduated in 1957 from Vinton High School. Agnes Thompson
MARION – Agnes Thompson, 96, a Marion resident for the past 2 ½ years, formerly of Vinton, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a sudden massive stroke.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vinton with Pastor Mark C. Betty J. Mease
VAN HORNE: Betty J. Mease, 81, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness.
A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne on Tuesday, March 27 2012 at 10:30 a.m., with Father Brian Dellaert as Celebrant. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Martin D. Richter
Martin D. Richter, 58, the adopted son of Wayne and Melvina (McCoy) Richter, went to be with the Lord Dec. 20, 2011, at Terrace Gardens in Colorado Springs, Colo.
He was born April 29, 1953, and attended school in Vinton.
Martin is survived by his mother, Melvina of Marion; his daughters, Kelly, Sarah and Lisa; his son, Scott; and seven grandchildren.