Obituaries
“Moe” Ralph E. Bright
“Moe” Ralph E. Bright 90, of Atkins passed away on June 5, 2024 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 PM, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Phillips Funeral H... Elizabeth Ann Gates
Elizabeth Ann Gates, 82, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away June 2, 2024.Elizabeth was born October 5, 1941 the daughter of Mike and Lyda (Benett) Hoover. She graduated Belle Plaine High School the class... Ronald (Ron) Dean Miller
Ronald (Ron) Dean Miller was born January 7, 1947, on his parents’ farm outside Parnell, Iowa. He attended a rural one-room school until 5th grade when the school closed and he went on to North Engl... Cheryl Lynn Carlson
Cheryl Lynn Carlson, formerly of Newhall, IA, died on November 18, 2023 following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 25, 1945 to Harold and Marjorie Weichman Carlson and attended Newhall High... Sylvia Ann Merchant
Sylvia Ann Merchant, 87, died Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, under the hospice care of Compassus.Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Vinton Pr... Eldred Lee Schulte
Surrounded by his family, Eldred Lee Schulte, 70, of Fairfax, went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The visi... Bootsie (Wilma) Maye Hoefle
Bootsie (Wilma) Maye Hoefle, 93 died at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Iowa on May 31, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s... Doris Mae Kintzel
Doris Mae Kintzel 95, a resident of Stoney Point Meadows in Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday June 2, 2024, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. Mass of Christian Burial w... Donald Jo Holan
Donald Jo Holan, 78, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at home.Donald was born March 16, 1946 at the Corn Belt Hospital in Belle Plaine, the son of Henery John and Irene Mary (Ne...
Glen Edward Frese Jr.
Glen Edward Frese Jr., 58, of Atkins, IA passed away May 29, 2024 surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. Glen was born December 5, 1965 in Cedar Rapids, IA. Growing up in rural Watkin...