Obituaries
Alvin H. Lindahl
VINTON – Alvin H. Lindahl, 84, of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids due to complications of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. Larry Davis officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday, April 30, from 1 to 3 p. William 'Bill' Kray
VINTON: William R. "Bill" Kray, 73 of Vinton died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Lee 'Short' Vogt
SHELLSBURG: Lee "Short" Vogt, 80, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton. Private family services and committal will be held. Randy Aswegan
NEWHALL: Randy Aswegan, 55, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, April 29, 2011 at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at St. Dean KaDel Urice
VINTON – Dean KaDel Urice, 85, of Vinton, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton of pneumonia, a complication related to a long battle with Parkinson’s.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Gates officiating. Family will greet friends from 9:30 a. Maxine M. Higgins
VINTON – Maxine Merle Higgins, 90, of Vinton, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2011, at the Vinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Gates officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday. Interment will be in Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa. Thomas Michael Winsor
VINTON: Thomas "Tom" Michael Winsor, 62, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 while working in Boone.
The family will receive friends to honor Tom's life, from 1 to 2 p.m on Monday, April 18, 2011 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton, followed by Committal Services at the Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, Iowa.
Madonna "Donna" Wood
VINTON: Madonna "Donna' Wood, 88, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:30 am, Monday, April 18, 2011 at Oak Grove Church near Shellsburg with Pastor Larry Rodgers officiating. Interment will be held at 1:30 pm at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton. Craig E. Hackbarth
VINTON: Craig E. Hackbarth, 64, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St., in Vinton with Rev. John Karrick officiating. Jim Christy
James "Jim" Raymond Christy, 81, formerly of Vinton and later Nevada, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa.
Visitation with the Christy family will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Memorial Lutheran Church, 701 11th Street, Nevada, Iowa. A memorial service with Pastor Myron Herzberg officiating will begin at 11 a.