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Benton County obituaries

Benton County obituaries, May 16, 2012

by jmagdefrau on May 16, 2012

Nancy E. Williams  A memorial gathering was held for Nancy E. Williams, 68, of Brooklyn and formerly of Belle Plaine, May 12, 2012, at Hrabak Funeral Home, Belle Plaine. Mrs. Williams died of natural causes at Brookhaven Nursing Home, Brooklyn, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Her body has been cremated. Nancy E. Williams was born April [...]

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Benton County obituaries, May 9, 2012

by jmagdefrau on May 9, 2012

Robert “Bob” Schneider Robert “Bob” Schneider, 91, Elmwood, WI, passed away on April 20, 2012, after a short illness at the Heritage of Elmwood Nursing Home. Funeral services were Friday, April, 27, 2012, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plum City with Pastor Daniel Pfaffe officiating. Burial, with military honors by the Plum City Legion [...]

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Benton County obituaries, May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Rosetta Harms Rosetta M. Harms, 83, of Waterloo, died at Lakeview Landing of Friendship Village on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, of natural causes. Funeral services were Monday, April 30, at the Grace Reformed Church, Waterloo. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock. Rosetta Mae Davis was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Waterloo, the daughter of [...]

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Benton County obituaries, April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Ellen Dorothy Stein  Funeral services for Ellen Dorothy Stein, 93, Belle Plaine, will be Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Hrabak Funeral Home, Belle Plaine, with the Rev. Jack Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Dysart Cemetery. Mrs. Stein died April 19, 2012, at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center following a lingering illness. Ellen Dorothy [...]

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Benton County obituaries, April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Lucille Emma Yilek   Funeral services for Lucille Emma Yilek, 84, of Belle Plaine, were Friday, April 13, 2012, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Belle Plaine, with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment was in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Clutier.  Mrs. Yilek died April 10, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from chest trauma caused by an [...]

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Benton County obituaries, March 28, 2012

March 27, 2012 Benton County obituaries

John Feuerbach KEYSTONE – John Feuerbach, 65, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness with lymphoma. John was born July 15, 1946, in Belle Plaine, to Kenneth and Evelyn (Konicek) Feuerbach and graduated from the Keystone High School in 1964. He served his nation in the Army [...]

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Benton County Obituaries, March 21, 2012

March 20, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Raymond “Ray” Keiper ATKINS – Raymond “Ray” Keiper, 93, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg following an extended illness. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins with the Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating.  Interment was at St. Stephen’s Cemetery near Atkins. Memorials [...]

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Benton County Obituaries, March 14, 2012

March 14, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Don E. Magdefrau BELLE PLAINE – Funeral services for Don E. Magdefrau, 75, Belle Plaine, were Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at First Lutheran Church, Belle Plaine, with the Rev. Dean Duncan officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Magdefrau died Friday, March 2, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from complications of a massive [...]

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Benton County obituaries, March 7, 2012

March 14, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Bill Lazenby KEYSTONE – Bill Lazenby, 50, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services were Friday, March 2, 2012, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment was at the Keystone Cemetery in Keystone. Visitation was also held at the church in Van [...]

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Benton County obituaries, Feb. 29, 2012

February 28, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Wendell Harms  Wendell G. Harms, a longtime farmer who friends remember for his patience and quiet ways, died Feb. 17, 2012, at the Friendship Village Retirement Center in Waterloo. He was 89 years old. Mr. Harms was born Dec. 19, 1922, in rural Shell Rock, the son of Gerhardt and Elma Coster Harms. He grew [...]

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