Obituaries
Nancy Jo Downing
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. Nancy graduated fro...
Harold Duane Risner
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 ... Virginia “Ginny” Watt
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.m. Friday, December 12, 2025, ... James “Jim” Edward Arens
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 Hospi... Richard Scheer
**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 M... Barbara Joan Merchant
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. 6th Street, Vinton, IA 52349) on Friday, De... Melvin L. Hupfeld
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, fr... Dolly May Rouse Ayers
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 d... Thomas Edwin Cooper “Coop”
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. He... Phillip “Phil” Keith Price
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. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to ...