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David Lee Rinderknecht

David Lee Rinderknecht, 67, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be at 10 a.
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Ruby Ann (Lint) Wheeler

GARRISON:  Ruby Ann (Lint) Wheeler, 74 of Garrison died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at her home following a sudden illness.  Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Phillips Family Center (605 Second Avenue) in Vinton with Rev.
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John J. Dieter

VINTON:  John J. Dieter, 49 of Vinton died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his home following a sudden illness.  Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, February 7, 2011 at the River of Life Church in Cedar Rapids.
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Charles “Chuck” Gahring

KEYSTONE:  Charles “Chuck” Gahring, died on his 87th birthday this past Monday, January 31, 2011 following a sudden illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.

The first lesson in the classroom of grief

       This is a time of grief for people in the Vinton area. As we mourn the passing of a man who died too soon with so much left to do and to offer, I thought this would be a good time to share some lessons I learned nearly a decade ago, after burying my mom, and then my grandfather three weeks later.
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JoAnn Arlene (Flickinger) Michaelson

      On January 23, 2011, surrounded by family in her home in Prescott Valley, Arizona, JoAnn Arlene (Flickinger) Michaelson, 75, passed peacefully from this life to heaven’s glory.

Robert E. Dittmar

VINTON – Robert E. Dittmar, 79, of Vinton, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a sudden illness. Cremation has been accorded, and private services will be held at a later date with inurnment in Oakwood Cemetery, Shellsburg.
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Barbara Joann Lovell

VINTON – Barbara Joann Lovell, 80, of Vinton, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at her home at Windsor Manor. Memorial services have been rescheduled for 11:00 a.
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Larry G. Ohlen

BLAIRSTOWN – Larry G. Ohlen, 70, of rural Blairstown, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family after a 5-year battle with cancer.
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Myron D. Christy

VINTON – Myron Dale Christy, 77, of Vinton, died Thursday, January 27, 2011, at his residence in Vinton following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.