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Obituaries

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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Poweshiek County, Iowa — Obituaries for April 25, 2012

April 24, 2012 Obituaries

Melvin Gauley, 85 Melvin Gauley, age 85, of Grinnell, died on Friday, April 20, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of his life was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor Linda Bergeon, interim pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. [...]

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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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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES: April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

Bruce Weldon, 65 A gathering to celebrate the life of Bruce V. Weldon, 65, Marengo, will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. He died Friday, April 6, 2012, at his home. Inurnment will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established. Online [...]

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Poweshiek County, Iowa — Obituaries, April 18, 2012

April 17, 2012 Obituaries

Inez Wickham, 98 Inez Wickham, 98, of Montezuma, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Montezuma. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, at the Assembly of God Church in New Sharon. Interment was held at the Highland Cemetery in New Sharon. Memorials may be [...]

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Poweshiek County, Iowa — Obituaries, April 11, 2012

April 10, 2012 Obituaries

Geraldine “Jerry” Atkinson, 88 Geraldine “Jerry” Atkinson, 88, of Montezuma, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Montezuma. A family interment will be at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell at a later date. Geraldine was born on Sept. 25, 1923, near Russell, to Neal and Lillie Wright Kendall. She [...]

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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – April 5, 2012

April 5, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

Vernon Meade, 84 Funeral Mass for Vernon J. Meade, 84, Williamsburg, was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg. He died March 30, 2012, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Amana, following a prolonged illness. The Rev. Joseph Roost officiated at the service. Vocalists were Brett and Ron Wagner. Tara [...]

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Poweshiek County, Obituaries, April 4, 2012

April 3, 2012 Obituaries

Margaret D. “Marge” Burns, 82 Margaret D. “Marge” Burns, age 82, of Brooklyn, died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Brooklyn Community Estate, Brooklyn. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with the Rev. John Reynolds, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation [...]

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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES: March 22 and 29, 2012

March 29, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

Gerald Dietze Sr., 70 Funeral Mass for Gerald L. Dietze Sr., 70, Williamsburg, was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg. He died Monday, March 12, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, was in [...]

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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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