Obituaries
Gerald E. Johnson
NEWHALL: Gerald E. Johnson, 77, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Fredericksburg, VA, following a sudden illness. A Mass Of Christian Burial with Father Brian Dellaert as Celebrant, will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, January 15, 2011 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Newhall where friends may register from 12:30 PM until service time. Earl Stahr
VINTON – Earl Stahr, 95, of Vinton, died Monday, January 10, 2011, at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab in Vinton due to complications of age.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. David Gates officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Bernitta Violet Boyles Fee
URBANA: Bernitta Violet Boyles Fee, 74, died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton, with Pastor Walt Grimes officiating. Blanch Froning (former Garrison teacher)
Blanche Froning, 94, entered into rest on January 5, 2011, in Modesto, Calif.,with her loving family at her side.
She was born on May 26, 1916, and raised in Garrison. Blanche was a country school teacher in Garrison prior to becoming a homemaker. She and her husband, W.W. “Bud” Froning raised four children, sharing with them a great love for life, education, music and sports. Charles Ray Kubichek
BLAIRSTOWN – Charles Ray Kubichek, 92, of Blairstown, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the M.J. Kirby American Legion Post in Blairstown. Inurnment will be held in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, with full military rites performed by the Legion. Vanita Smith
URBANA: Vanita Smith, 91, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Urbana Christian Church with Rev. John Caughron officiating. Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery. Dorothy M. Lahue
Dorothy M. Lahue, age 73, of Faribault, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Heritage House Elder Care, following a brief illness.
Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown, Iowa. Burial will be held at the Pleasant Hills Cemetery in Blairstown. Bernice Stover
VINTON: Bernice Stover, 93 died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave. in Vinton where friends may call from 10 AM until service time.
Interment will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday at Northlawn Memory Gardens in Iowa Falls. Robert C. Daniels
ELBERON: Robert C. Daniels, 78, passed away on January 1, 2011, at Mercy Hospital.
He was born September 9, 1932, in rural Benton County to Claremont and Tessie (Cantwell) Daniels. He attended Van Horne Consolidated School through the 10th grade and then transferred to Loras Academy graduating in 1950. Shirley Kearms
Vinton—Shirley Kearns, age 82, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2011 at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. David Gates officiating. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 3 p.m.