Daniel "Dan" Rathje

PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
January 20, 2026 11:28 am

     Daniel “Dan” Rathje, 65, passed away suddenly on January 16, 2026.     Dan was born in Cedar Rapids on August 17, 1960, to Glen and Dixie (Pierce) Rathje and raised in Newhall.

Derek Wayne Schroeder, Cpt (Ret)

FRY FUNERAL HOME
January 20, 2026 9:16 am

Derek Wayne Schroeder, Cpt (Ret), 40, of Walford, Iowa, was called from this world on Monday, January 12, 2026. Private family viewing: Tuesday, January 20 at Fry Funeral Home followed by cremation.

Phyllis Jean (Mauser) Brandt

OVERTON FUNERAL HOME
January 19, 2026 1:17 pm

Phyllis Jean (Mauser) Brandt died on Jan. 12, 2026, at Harmony in West Des Moines, Iowa.Phyllis was born on Monday, Feb. 13, 1928, at her parents’ farm home near New Haven, Iowa.

Phyllis Jean (Mauser) Brandt

OVERTON FUNERAL HOME
January 16, 2026 10:49 am

Phyllis Jean (Mauser) Brandt died on Jan. 12, 2026, at Harmony in West Des Moines, Iowa.Phyllis was born on Monday, Feb. 13, 1928, at her parents’ farm home near New Haven, Iowa.

Thomas Vernon Salger

MURDOCH FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE
January 16, 2026 10:40 am

Thomas Vernon Salger, 68 died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Allen Memorial Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Murdoch Funeral Home, 520 Wilson Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids with Amy Hart, Certified Celebrant, officiating.

Dean "Curly" McNeal

VAN STEENHUYSE-TEAHEN FUNERAL HOME
January 15, 2026 4:18 pm

Dean “Curly” McNeal, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, Vinton, surrounded by his loving family.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.

Gary Lynn Zittergruen

VINTON TODAY
January 15, 2026 2:09 pm

Gary Lynn Zittergruen, 67, of Waverly, formerly of Van Horne, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Martha Ann Winkelpleck

OVERTON FUNERAL HOME
January 15, 2026 10:23 am

Martha Ann Winkelpleck was born June 4, 1969, in Modesto, California, daughter of Jessie and Annabelle (Gorsuch) Riley. She married Randy Winkelpleck on May 20, 2000, at their home in Dysart; he preceded her in death on November 3, 2012.

Dennis "Denny" Nelson

VINTON TODAY
January 15, 2026 10:19 am

Dennis “Denny” Nelson, 73, of Milford, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Private family services will be held with burial in the Westport Cemetery in Rural Lake Park.

Joseph Jeremiah Blink

HRABAK-NEUHAUS FUNERAL SERVICE
January 14, 2026 6:28 pm

Joseph Jeremiah Blink, 32, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away January 11, 2026.Joseph was born November 10, 1993, in Marshalltown, IA. Joe moved to Belle Plaine with his family at a young age, graduating from Belle Plaine High School, class of 2013.