Obituaries
Annette Louise Coulter
Annette Louise Coulter was born on April 27, 1937, in Marshalltown, the daughter of Ronald and Marjorie (Stevens) Cox. She grew up in Marshalltown and Fremont, graduating from Fremont High School. On June 23, 1955, Annette was united in marriage to Dan Coulter in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They farmed for three years in What Cheer, Iowa. Rhoda Olive Walker
VINTON: Rhoda Olive Walker, 97, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Prairie Creek Church rural Vinton with Rev. David Arnold and Rev. Dennis Sackett officiating. Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton. David E. Skeries
David E. Skeries, 78, died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Stephen K. Preus officiating.
David was born July 29, 1935, in Tripoli, Iowa, to Ewald and Zatha Schmidt Skeries. He attended school in Manchester, graduating in 1955. Cathy Froning
LITTLETON, CO - Cathy Mahood Froning, 64, formerly of Vinton, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Littleton, CO, after a long battle with cancer. A rosary and funeral mass will be celebrated in Littleton. Service times can be found at www.HoranCares.com. Inurnment in St. Mary Cemetery, Vinton, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Following inurnment, family and friends will gather at Celebration Park. Della M. Wolf
Brandon: Della M. Wolf, 100, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo following an brief illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Phillips Funeral Home, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Pastor Dick Burlingame officiating. Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery north of Vinton. Cindy Lovell
Cindy Lovell, 57, of Oskaloosa died Friday, July 11, 2014, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born November 13, 1956, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dennis and Carolyn Fuller Kramer. She spent most of her childhood in northeast Iowa. She graduated from Vinton High School. On June 15, 1974, she was united in marriage to Loren Lovell, to this marriage two children were born, Tammy and Patrick. Vernie L. Olson
VINTON: Vernie L. Olson, 89, died peacefully at the Vinton Lutheran Home on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 following a short illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane - Munoz officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Maydra Entas
VINTON - Maydra Entas of Vinton was born on May 6, 1938, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She left us on July 13, 2014. On January 23, 1957, Maydra married Don Entas and the couple raised two sons: Mark of rural Benton County, Iowa, and Brett of Dubuque. She was deeply loved by family and many friends. She was a true lady in every way. Private family services will be held at a later date. Marguerite M. Rathje
NEWHALL: Marguerite M. Rathje, 95, formerly of Newhall, died peacefully at Virginia Gay Hospital on Saturday, July 12, 2014, surrounded by her family.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave. in Vinton with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Lucas John Mather
SHELLSBURG – Lucas John Mather, 22, died Saturday, July 5, 2014, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
A Celebration of Lucas’ life will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at First Christian Church in Vinton with Rev. Connie Wacht officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton.