Obituaries
Nancy (Bertie) Laberta Kirk
Nancy (Bertie) Laberta Kirk, 84, of Vinton passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the Keystone Care Center.A private family service and burial will be held.Nancy was born on July 28,1938, in Selmer, Tennessee, the daughter of Mauro and Amy (Knight) Simpson. She graduated from Woodbury College in Los Angeles with an associates degree. On April 12, 1958, she was united in marriage to David Kirk in Boulder City, Nevada. Jackie Grimm Behounek Seitz
Jackie Grimm Behounek Seitz, 65, died Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a courageous battle with cancer. Private family services will be held. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.Jackie was born February 14, 1958 in Vinton, the daughter of Morris “Dean” and Betty (Struve) Grimm. She attended school in Vinton and was a 1976 graduate of Washington High School. Karen (Sparrowgrove) McMann Pratt
Karen (Sparrowgrove) McMann Pratt, 73, of Aledo, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Garrison. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton (212 E. 6th Street). Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 4, at 11:30 AM in East Moline at Greenview Memorial Gardens. David Dean Baker
David Dean Baker, 60, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away April 28, 2023, at Compass Memorial Hospital, Marengo, IA following a courageous battle with kidney cancer.David was born June 20, 1962, to Keith and Pauline (Feldmeth) Baker in Marengo, IA. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School, class of 1981. Following school, David worked at the Belle Plaine Co-op and Benco Manufacturing. Larry Dean Cox
Larry Dean Cox, lifelong educator, died on April 28,2023 after a difficult battle with gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma and multiple myeloma in Guttenberg, Iowa. Larry was born in rural Mahaska County, Iowa at the home of his grandparents, Oliver and Bertha Mason, to Evert and Ina Mae Cox on April 19, 1937. He graduated from Gibson High School in 1955, earned his bachelor’s degree from Iowa State Teachers College in 1960 and a master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1976. Jackie Grimm Behounek Seitz
Jackie Grimm Behounek Seitz, 65, of Vinton, died Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a courageous battle with cancer. Private family services will be held. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.Jackie was born February 14, 1958 in Vinton, the daughter of Morris “Dean” and Betty (Struve) Grimm. Mary (Netta) Siefken
Mary (Netta) Siefken, age 101, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care.Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown, 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. Kenneth "Sam" J. Hill
Kenneth "Sam" J. Hill, 84, of Harpers Ferry, IA, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Thornton Manor Nursing Home in Lansing, IA, after a spirited and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Thornburg - Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service with Lisa Dalziel officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Lansing. Linda Jane (Kester) Eastin
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Linda (Kester) Eastin, who left us peacefully on April 17, 2023, at age 66, to be reunited in Heaven with her son, Matthew, who passed away at just nine months old in 1978. Linda was born on Oct. 19, 1956, to Glenn and Jane (Neiderhiser) Kester and was raised on the family farm outside of Urbana, Iowa, where she graduated from Urbana High School in 1975. Arlene Mae Fintel
Arlene Mae Fintel, 97, of Elberon, IA passed away April 26, 2023 at Keystone Care Center, Keystone, IA.Arlene was born December 18, 1925 to Edward and Nannie (Jordt) Deppe on the family farm in rural Keystone, IA. She attended school in Keystone until moving to Cedar Rapids, IA where she graduated from Wilson High School. Arlene married Howard Fintel on May 18, 1947, following his return of WWII, at the Trinity Lutheran Rectory in Cedar Rapids.