Obituaries

Bao V. Tran Lam

Bao V. Tran Lam, 92, of Iowa City, passed away at his home on December 15, 2021.Burial will be at 2:00pm on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Memory Gardens Cemetery Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memoria...

Holly M. Henry

Holly M. Henry, 45, of Walker, IA, died on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids after a long battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Holly was born on Decembe...

Donald “Butch” Povlick

Donald “Butch” Povlick, 83, of Newhall, Iowa, went to see Jesus on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021...

Dixie Lynn (Eastwood) Davis

Dixie Lynn (Eastwood) Davis, 67, of Vinton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2021, after a long battle with cancer.Honoring Dixie’s wishes, there will be no formal services.Dixie was...

Howard Franklin Garton

Howard Franklin Garton, son of Keiffer G. Garton and Madge (Dunn) Garton, was born December 22, 1933 at home in Wayne County, Iowa and passed away December 5, 2021 at the age of 87 years.Howard attend...

Donald A. “Don” DeKlotz

Donald A. “Don” DeKlotz, 91, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids.Private family services will be held with interment at Raetz Cemetery, ...

Vernon “Bud” Kopecky

Vernon “Bud” Kopecky was born July 16, 1937 in Belle Plaine, IA: the son of Fred and Gladys (Pavelka) Kopecky. He graduated from Clutier High School in 1955. Bud was employed with Funks Seed Compa...

Richard "Rich" Laurence Lorenzen

Richard "Rich" Laurence Lorenzen was born on Nov. 5, 1945, in Waterloo, the son of Walter and Lillian (Arp) Lorenzen. He grew up on a farm northwest of Dysart and graduated from Dysart High School. On...

Carl Dean Summers

Carl Dean Summers, age 73, of Vinton, IA passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1948 in Jacksonville, IL to George and Dorothy Baker Summers. He married Sandra J...

Mary Ellen (Jabens) Simnacher

Mary Ellen (Jabens) Simnacher, age 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at her home in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Sunday, at the Phillips Funera...