Obituaries

Lydelle K. Bryant

Lydelle K. Bryant Lydelle K. Bryant, (age 74) 5008 Linkside Drive Las Vegas, NV passed away May 9th at 7:00pm following a short illness.  Visitation, without the body present, will be Friday May 21st at Phillips Funeral Home (Keystone) from 4-8pm.  Services will be held Saturday May 22nd at 10am at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church (Cedar Rapids) by Father Mark Osterhaus.

Richard C. Lough

Richard Lough VINTON – Richard C. Lough, 55, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, at his home in Vinton from heart failure.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Pastor Mark C. Urlaub officiating.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.

Marcia June Rick

Marcia June Rick, 63 of Vinton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a long and courageous battle with cancer.             A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM, Monday, May 10, 2010 at Oak Grove Christian Church with Pastor Larry Rodgers officiating.

Bertha I. Heath

MT. AUBURN – Bertha I. Heath passed away July 30, 2009.  A private graveside service was held at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.  A celebration of her life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 14, at The Pizza Ranch in Vinton.   Bertha was born September 6, 1908, one of eight children of Al and Bernice La Rue Healy.  She graduated from Mt.

Robb Bright

Robb Bright Robb Bright, 52, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Steve Benton officiating.  Interment will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton.

Alta Mae Pritchett

Alta Mae Pritchett Alta Pritchett, 84, formerly of Vinton, died Friday, April 30, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Scott Boucher officiating.  Interment will be held at Evergreen  Cemetery in Vinton.

Wendell "Wendy" Williams

Wendell "Wendy" Williams, 86, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating.  Interment will be held at St.

Dorothy Schoonover

Dorothy Schoonover Dorothy Franklin Schoonover, 80, died Monday, April 26, 2010 at Windsor Manor in Vinton following a brief illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Tom Hartwell officiating.  Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton.

'Red' McFarland

"Red" McFarland, 64, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City following an brief illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Jack McClure,C.PP.S, officiating.  Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown.

Richard Whipple

Richard Stephen Whipple Richard Stephan Whipple, 59, passed away peacefully at his home on April 7, 2010. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m. Thursday April 15 at Meadows Valley Jr-Sr High School, 500 Miller Ave in New Meadows, Idaho. He was born March 16, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa to Richard and Rose Whipple. During his early grade school years, his family moved to Vinton, Iowa and he spent most of his childhood there.