Obituaries
Donald R. Eckhart
VINTON: Donald R. Eckhart, 92, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Inpatient Unit of St. Luke’s.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Stephen Preus officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton with Graveside Military Rites conducted by Geo. Alan 'Al' White
(August 9, 1957 - June 5, 2015)
Alan White, age 57, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home north of Decorah.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church with Rev. Kurt Bockoven officiating. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Margaret Hilmer
VINTON – Margaret Winifred Hilmer, 72, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at her home in Vinton due to cancer.
Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Monday, June 8, 2015, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church. A Celebration of Life service will immediately follow at the church at 12 noon with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Graveside services will then follow at Westview Cemetery in La Porte City at 2:30 p. Jaime F. Heneghan
GARRISON: Jaime F. Heneghan, 64 of Garrison died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. A Memorial Visitation will be from 2 – 6 PM, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. A Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences may be left at: www. David L. Ottesen
David L. Ottesen, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Ridgeway, IA. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah.
Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p. Brad D. Lint
GARRISON: Brad D. Lint, 44 of Garrison died Sunday, May 24, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Friday, May 29, 2015 at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Garrison with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Interment will be in Garrison Cemetery. Visitation will also be at the church two hours prior to service time on Friday. Dr. Kenneth N. Andersen
Dr. Kenneth N. Andersen, 90, of Center Point, Iowa, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids from heart complications. Per Dr. Andersen’s wishes, cremation will take place. Memorial services are planned for June, and the place, date, and time will be published in the paper when that time approaches. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa. Don E. Bistline
BRANDON: Don E. Bistline, 88 died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM, Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton with military rites conducted by the Geo.
Gene L. Davis
VINTON:
Gene L. Davis, age 87, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Judith Bunyi officiating. Military Rites will be accorded at the Church following the service. Beverly Vee (Robbins) Bergen
SHELLSBURG: Beverly Vee (Robbins) Bergen, 77 died Saturday, May 23, 2015 following complications from a stroke. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 PM on Wednesday at Phillips Family Center, 605 Second Avenue in Vinton and will conclude with a brief service at 6 PM. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Shellsburg.