Nancy Jo Downing

LOCKE FUNERAL SERVICES
December 11, 2025 11:53 am

Nancy Jo Downing, 66, of La Porte City, IA, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at home. She was born May 4, 1959 in Waterloo, the daughter of Richard and Helen (Svoboda) Linhart.

Harold Duane Risner

PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
December 11, 2025 11:53 am

Harold D. Risner, 81, died Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 at the Lutheran Home in Vinton.     Visitation will be held from 10-11 AM, Saturday, December 13th, 2025 at Phillips Funeral Home, Keystone, followed by a private family funeral service and interment.

Virginia "Ginny" Watt

MURDOCH FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE
December 11, 2025 9:22 am

Virginia “Ginny” Watt, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at The University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Celebration of Life: 3 p.

James "Jim" Edward Arens

HRABAK-NEUHAUS FUNERAL SERVICE
December 10, 2025 10:46 am

James “Jim” Edward Arens, 79, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away December 8, 2025 at Colonial Manor Amana, IA.Jim was born on June 12, 1946, to Rene and Madeline (DeNeve) Arens at the Corn Belt Hospital in Belle Plaine.

Richard Scheer

PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
December 9, 2025 10:35 am

 **THE SERVICE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON ST. MARK'S FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/stmarkscedarrapidsRichard Scheer, 93, passed away on December 2, 2025 at Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a short illness.

Barbara Joan Merchant

PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
December 8, 2025 11:35 am

Barbara Joan Merchant, 89, passed away Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at Oak Park Estates.Visitation will be held at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E.

Melvin L. Hupfeld

VAN STEENHUYSE-TEAHEN FUNERAL HOME
December 8, 2025 9:12 am

Surrounded by his loving family, Melvin L. Hupfeld, 93, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.

Dolly May Rouse Ayers

VINTON TODAY
December 6, 2025 3:52 pm

Dolly May Rouse Ayers, 59, of Roper, NC, passed away, Thursday, December 4, 2025 at her residence surrounded by family and friends.Dolly was born in Iowa City, Iowa on November 14, 1966, and was the daughter of Electa Ann Kulhevy Rouse and the late Warren Emory Rouse.

Thomas Edwin Cooper "Coop"

PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
December 5, 2025 11:49 am

In loving memory Thomas Edwin Cooper “Coop”Thomas Edwin Cooper, of Vinton, IA, born November 9, 1959, and passed away on December 1, 2025, after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer.

Phillip "Phil" Keith Price

CEDAR MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME
December 5, 2025 7:53 am

Phillip “Phil” Keith Price, 84, of Vinton, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton.