Obituaries

Lorna (Jurgens) Allers

KEYSTONE: When one passes away at the age of 95, you have not died. Rather, you have won the game of life. Lorna (Jurgens) Allers was born on December 7, 1921, on a farm east of Van Horne to John and ...

Ella Frances Peters

Frances Peters Frances Peters INDEPENDENCE - Ella Frances Peters, 96, of Independence, formerly of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Independence. Funeral services wi...

Walter Leroy Blackburn

DYSART: Walter Leroy Blackburn, 80, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M., Sa...

Karen C. (Schulte) Martin

VINTON: Karen C. (Schulte) Martin, age 66, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart with her twin sister by her side. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., ...

Tony Earl Olsen

Tony Earl Olsen, age 71, of Greeneville, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of 2016. The VA and Amedisys Hospice helped him greatly ...

Virginia B. (Brehm) Bistline

BRANDON: Virginia B. (Brehm) Bistline, 90 of Brandon died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Monday, April 24, 2017 at Phil...

Barbara Ann (Butterfield) Sumner

VINTON: Barbara Ann (Butterfield) Sumner, 80 of Vinton and formerly of Newhall died at her home Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Monday, April 24, 2017 at St. John Luth...

Sharon E. Markland

Sharon E. Markland, 86, of Rochester, MN passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Homestead of Rochester. Sharon Elaine McGilligan was born January 16, 1931 to Herbert and Laura (Simpson) McGillig...

Michael Dake

Michael Dake, 48, of Ankeny, and formerly of Vinton, passed on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be Friday, April 21, 2017, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Stella Mae Ohrt (nee Baldwin)

VINTON: Stella Mae Ohrt (nee Baldwin), of Vinton, IA died in her home, surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 15, 2017. She was 87 years old. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Satur...