Obituaries

Darby D. Stein, age 64, died Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton, with Rev. Anne Williams officiating.  Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 8:00 PM on Monday at the funeral home.

Juanita Marie (Angell) Hargrave, age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at home after an extended battle with ovarian cancer. A visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton on Thursday, February 2nd from 5:00 until 7:00 PM.   Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 3rd at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Pastor Steven Preus officiating and a luncheon to follow at the church.

Surrounded by her loving family, Lainey Michelle Robertson, 15, passed away peacefully Monday, January 30, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, after battling a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 3 at the Oak Grove Church, Shellsburg, with Pastor Matt Magee officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 4-7 p.

Scott Alan Schallau, age 54, died Saturday, January 28, 2023, from injuries suffered in a snowmobile accident.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Van Horne, with Rev. Craig Steimel as Celebrant.  Burial will follow in Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 7:00 PM on Wednesday at the church in Van Horne.

Mary (Netta) Siefken, age 101, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care.Graveside services will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown in the spring, followed by a reception at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church.Mary was born on August 30, 1921 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of John and Nettie (Harms) Stutzman.

Marlys Marie Floyd 86, of Cedar Rapids died Friday, January 27, 2023 at the home of her daughter.  Services: 10:30 am, Wednesday, at St. Patrick Catholic Church by Rev. Dennis Miller.  Burial:  St. Joseph Cemetery.  Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday after 9:30 a.m.  Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.Marlys is survived by two sons, Gary and Jeff Floyd both of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Becky (Doug) Pippert of Keystone and Cindy Crow of Luzerne; 8 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert of Missoula, Montana and Michael (Berta) Williams of Norman, Idaho; and sister, Tammy (Jim) Jahner of Kalispell, Montana.

John Allen Armstrong (aka Papa John) was the son of Golden N. and Lavina F. (Schutle) Armstrong.  He was born August 29, 1929, on the family farmstead located in Atkins, Iowa.  He attended Atkins High and Iowa State where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree.  John joined the Air Force in 1951 and worked in Air Force Intelligence.

Mary Marler passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, at the age of 91, in Cedar Rapids. She was born in Dysart, Iowa, on June 11, 1931, the daughter of George and Anna Hay. Mary was married to William Marler in 1986 in Tampa, Fla., where she made her home.Mary was a registered nurse having graduated from Mercy Hospital School of nursing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1952 and retiring from nursing in 1992, after serving 40 years.

Terry J. Harbach, 78, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023, of a sudden illness at Unity Point Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. A Visitation for Terry will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, 10 a.

Teresa Wille, 61, of Hiawatha, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, as a result of ovarian cancer since 2016. A visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Private family services will be held.Teresa was born the daughter of Helen and Francis Becker with her siblings Terry, Denise, and David in Norway Iowa.