Obituaries

Helen Higgins

Helen B. Higgins, 80, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, September 30, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.Helen Belle (Waterbury) Higgins was born on Oct 26th, 1...

Lois Helena (Junge) Schlotterbeck

Lois Helena (Junge) Schlotterbeck, age 97, passed away on Thursday September 30, 2021, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center with her family at her side.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday,...

James Smith

James Smith, 85, of Vinton, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home following a long-term illness. Private family graveside services will be held at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Fu...

Wanda Lorene (Thordsen) Nielsen McNitt

Wanda Lorene (Thordsen) Nielsen McNitt, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.A memorial s...

Junior Ray Phelps

Junior Ray Phelps, 85, died peacefully Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 1, 2021, at Van Steenhuy...

Judy Ann (Meyer) Pieper

Judy Ann (Meyer) Pieper, age 68, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City after a courageous battle with cancer and with her loving fam...

Edward (Ed) Rudnick

Edward (Ed) Rudnick, age 57, left this Earthly life to be with The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 23, 2021, following a short illness.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Th...

Helen Evelyn Dixon

Helen Evelyn Dixon, 83, of Belle Plaine, IA passed away September 24, 2021 at her home.Helen was born October 13, 1937 to Huran and Aida (Pritchett) Bray in Missouri. She attended school in Missouri b...

Lorraine Julia Musel

Lorraine Julia Musel, 95, of Chelsea, Iowa passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Keystone Care Center, Keystone, IA.Lorraine was born November 16, 1925 to Charles and Julia (Kozik) Kalina on the ...

Gerald 'Jerry' Allen Schlemmer

Gerald "Jerry" Allen Schlemmer, 42, of Urbana, died on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Celebration of Life gathering will be from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Five River Carpenter JATC, 350 Wacon...