Obituaries
Mary Ellen Besta
Mary Ellen Besta, 85, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness.
A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 22, 2010 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton with Father Ardel Barta as Celebrant. Graveside Services will be held at 1:45 PM on Thursday at St. Vincent Eugene 'Gene' Welsh
Vincent Eugene “Gene” Welsh
Vincent Eugene “Gene” Welsh passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010. Services were held Tuesday, April 13, at St. Joseph Church, St. Louis, for 10 a.m. Mass.
Gene’s death from complications of kidney failure and came peacefully at Garden View Care Center in Valley Park, MO, on Friday, April 9, 2010, at the age of 84. Eugene 'Red' Dale Koeppen
Eugene “Red” Dale Koeppen, 79, longtime Solon resident, passed peacefully to his eternal reward on April 17, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City..
Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Solon Methodist Church. The Rev. Scott Meador will officiate the celebration of life service. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Keystone, from 6 to 8 PM on Monday and from 9 to 10:30 AM on Tuesday at Solon United Methodist Church prior to the service. Melvin Lee 'Bud' Koehn, 78, Vinton
Melvin Lee "Bud" Koehn, 78, of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha due to complications of ALS.
A memorial service will take place at a later date. Honoring Bud's wishes, his body will be cremated.
Bud was born March 17, 1932, in Okeene, Oklahoma, the son of Eli and Susanna Theissen Koehn. Dean A. Albert, 74, Brandon
Dean A. Albert, 74, of Brandon, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Brandon United Methodist Church in Brandon with Pastor Collette Gould officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, April 16, from 4 to 8 p. Vivian Coburn Edwards, 93, Vinton
Vivian Coburn Edwards, 93, of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton due to complications of a stroke.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton with Pastor Karen Larson officiating. Per Vivian’s wishes, her body has been cremated. Kenneth Doyle Rosenbalm
BLAIRSTOWN: Kenneth Doyle Rosenbalm, 81, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM., Saturday, April 17, 2010 at St. John Catholic Church in Blairstown with Father Jack McClure, C.PP.S as Celebrant.
Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown with Graveside Military Rites conducted by M. Harry LeRoy Taylor
VINTON: Harry LeRoy Taylor, 103 died April 1, 2010 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vinton of complications of age.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Church of Christ in Brandon with Rev. Bill Kelly officiating. Funeral Services were held in Oakdale, California earlier this month.
Kathy Kerkman
AKTINS: Kathy Kerkman, 59 of Atkins died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 15, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newhall. Annis Marie Werning
NEWHALL: Annis Marie Werning, 93, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, April 12, 2010 at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at St.