Obituaries

Doris Lorraine Trefz, 68, died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the Keystone Care Center, Keystone, IA.Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2022.Doris was born July 18, 1953 at Vinton, the daughter of Carl and Betty (Butler) Primmer.

Keith Henry Schuldt, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2021, at his home in Cedar Springs, Michigan. Keith was the beloved husband of Joy (deceased), loving father of Jill Schuldt and Beth White (Woody), and brother of the late Helen, Ruby, Harold, and Larry Schuldt. He was a good friend to many people in both his personal and professional life.

Frances Helen Burns, 96, of Vinton, formerly of Marion, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Virginia Gay Nursing Home in Vinton. Due to COVID-19 concerns, A celebration of life will be held at a later date. A private graveside service will be held a Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.Frances was born March 14, 1925, in Stone City, Iowa, to Elmer and Mary Helen (Mere) Lathrop.

Delores Ann Nutt Ruiz, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.She is survived by her son, Lynn Ruiz; a brother, Leonard Nutt (Colleen); sisters, Alyce Ballard and Leota Shayer; and many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Paul Ruiz.Delores Ann Nutt Ruiz was born July 24, 1935, in Dysart, Iowa, to Lawrence and Garvene Nutt.

Rockne “Rocky” D. Dales, 65, of Robins, died Sunday January 2, 2022. Services: 11:00 a.m. Friday January 7, 2022, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories.  A visitation will be held on Thursday January 6, 2022, from 4-7 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.Survivors include his wife Kimberly Kathryn Dales, his son, Ryan J. Dales and his daughter, Jenna K.

Naomi Jane Mitchell, 83, of Hiawatha, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at the Hiawatha Care Center. A visitation will be held form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Private inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.Survivors include her children, Robert (Peggy) Mitchell of Freeport, Ill., Suzanne (David) Keeling of Belle Plaine, Iowa, and Christine (Thomas) Curley of Urbana, Iowa; her stepchildren, Paula (Bill) Porter of Alburnett, Iowa, and Brad (Mary) Fuessley of Alburnett, Iowa; and her sister, Mardelle (Clete) Reinecke of Ohio.

David Lee Mayo, 69, of Dysart, Iowa, Nashville, North Carolina and New Hampton, Iowa, died Thursday, December 30, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital.He was born February 10, 1952 in New Hampton, son of Robert and Darlene Meyer Mayo. He married Marge Rethamel on September 2, 2005 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.David was employed with Sara Lee Bakery in New Hampton and later in Tarboro, North Carolina for 44 years, retiring as a supervisor in 2017.

Marilyn Mae Stander, age 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton.  Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until service time Thursday, at the funeral home.

Theodore (Ted) Allen McAndrews, 76, of Dysart passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring of 2022. Iowa Cremation is assisting the family.He was born on November 24, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Edward and Roberta (Bell) McAndrews.

Diana Lynn Harford, 70, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.Diana Lynn Harford was born on April 19, 1951, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Virda (Archer) Argo. She graduated in 1969 from Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.