Obituaries

Delores Ann Ruiz

Delores Ann Ruiz, 86, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away December 26, 2021 at Compass Memorial Health, Marengo, IA.Full obituary to follow.A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may b...

Inabelle A. Koeppen

Inabelle A. Koeppen, 94, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.Full obit to follow....

Randy L. Ahrendsen

Randy L. Ahrendsen, 62, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away December 26, 2021 at Grinnell Reginal Hospital, Grinnell, IA.Services are pending....

Nellie A. Cobb

Nellie A. Cobb, 98, died peacefully Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Hospice of Mercy, Hiawatha, IA.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2022 at St. Mary Catholic Church,...

Pamalia Mae Brubaker

Pamalia Mae Brubaker, 78, of Pekin, Illinois passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, at UnityPoint Health in Pekin. She was born January 20, 1943 in Pekin to Enrico and Maelta (Kincaid...

Michael "Nutster" D. Noe

Michael "Nutster" D. Noe, 63, of Rowley, Iowa, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at MercyOne Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.Michael was born on Aug. 7, 1958, in Freeport, Ill., to Roger D. and Helen L. ...

Wally Embretson

 Wally Embretson, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2021, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, December 29, 2021, a...

Howard R. Cole

Howard R. Cole, 74, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. A memorial service will take place at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &am...

Kevin Jay Simnacher

Kevin Jay Simnacher, 61, of Cedar Rapids passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born to Robert and Phyllis (Martin) Simnacher in Vinton, Iowa. He graduated from Vinton High School in...

Juanita Louise (Carlisle) DeNeut

Juanita Louise (Carlisle) DeNeut, daughter of James and Goldie Carlisle, was born on July 20, 1932, in Waterloo, Iowa. Juanita stepped into eternity on December 15, 2021, in Lebanon, Missouri.Juanita ...