Obituaries
Donald E. Risdal
ATKINS:
Donald “Rizzy” Risdal, 83, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2016 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at St. Alan Keith Kimm
BLAIRSTOWN:
Alan Keith Kimm, 56, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 following an accident in Keystone.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown. A Celebration of Life will begin at 6:15 p.m.
Arleen Hirsch
LUZERNE:
Arleen Louise Hirsch, 68, died January 28, 2015 at her home following a sudden illness.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Church of Jesus Christ Of Later Day Saints in Belle Plaine. Friends may register from 9 a.m. until service time at the facility. Harry Manos III
CEDAR RAPIDS: Harry Manos III, 62 of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Urbana died Monday, December 28, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Private Graveside Services will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, rural Urbana. Services will be conducted by Fr. Peter Andronache of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. Paul David Coyle
VINTON:
Retired Naval Commander Paul David Coyle, 85, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Virginia Gay Hospital.
“Duty, Honor, Country” - Paul served his nation from 1947 to 1975 with distinction and honor in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Engineer. Following his honorable retirement from the Navy, he servedas Director of School Maintenance, Facilities, and Operations in Simi Valley and Santa Barbara California. Clyde Mason
SHELLSBURG: Our beloved Clyde Marion Mason departed Earth for Heaven’s glory on December 27, 2015 at the Vinton Lutheran Home at the age of 89.
Clyde was born March 13, 1926 in Shellsburg to Oscar and Bessie (Sanders) Mason on a farm north of Shellsburg. Clyde was united in marriage to Decie Cress on January 22, 1948 in Davenport. June M. Edmond
Des Moines—June M. Edmond, 79, formerly of Vinton and Marshalltown, went home to the Lord Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at New Hope Christian Church in Marshalltown with Pastor Kerry Jech officiating. Philip A King
CEDAR RAPIDS: Philip A. King, 65 of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Vinton died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating. William 'Bill' Hansen
VINTON:
William “Bill” Hansen, 73, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Mike Ferguson officiating. George Edward Smiley
George Edward Smiley, 89, of Chandler, Arizona passed away on December 18, 2015 in Chandler. George was born on August 2, 1926 in Jackson Township, Iowa. He served in the United States Navy in World War II and later worked as a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State. George was preceded in death by his parents: Charles Hugh Smiley and Geneva Evelyn (Merchant) Smiley; wife Gloria Smiley; and siblings, Robert and Marge.