Obituaries
Gail E. Stoaks
Gail E. Stoaks, 70, of Iowa City and formerly of Vinton and Clarence, IA died Sunday, October 3rd after a courageous battle with cancer at the home of his friends and extended family in Iowa City.
Gail leaves behind two sisters, Geraldine (Jack) Jones of Lenox, IA and Peggy (Ray) Bradley of Trenton, MO; three nieces Lesley Bradley, Jody (Steve) Gerardy, and Jackie (Scott) Bryant; two nephews, Tim (Teresa) Jones and Pauley (Annette) Bradley, seven great nieces, and two great nephews. John Leslie Shaw Jr.
John Leslie Shaw Jr., 86, of Zephyrhills, Fla., formerly of Vinton, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at South Florida Hospitals in Zephyrhills following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, with the Rev. Karen Larson officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, with graveside military rites.
Linda Bierschenk
NEWHALL: Linda Bierschenk, 68, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 at her rural residence following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at St. John Cemetery near Newhall.
Scott T. Kirk
VINTON: Scott Timothy Kirk, 50 of Vinton died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Graveside Service: 11 AM, Monday, October 4, 2010, Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton with Rev. Kären Larsen officiating.
Scott was born August 10, 1960 in Los Angeles, California to David J. Pearl Irving Evens
DYSART – Pearl I. Evens, 28, of Dysart, formerly of Vinton, died suddenly in his home on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Celebration of Life: 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the home of Alberta Parker, 3149 59th Street Trail, Vinton. RSVP at (319) 453-5590. Please bring a side dish or dessert if attending. Following the potluck, a bonfire will begin at dark. Marcella Murty
VINTON: Marcella Murty, 84, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th Street, in Vinton with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will be held at the Garwin Cemetery in Garwin. George L. Sturtz
Urbana--George L. Sturtz, age 68, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Virginia Gay Hospital from a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton with Pastor Dennis Sackett officiating. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the funeral home. Bernard W. Ollinger
Vinton—Bernard W. Ollinger, age 86, died Friday, September 24, 2010, at the Vinton Lutheran Home from complications of heart disease.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton with Rev. Ardel Barta as celebrant. Visitation at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home in Vinton from 4 to 6 p. Mildred Knuth
VINTON: Mildred Knuth, 95, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Monday, September 27, 2010 at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave. in Vinton with Rev. Clarke E. Frederick officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery. Barbara Raum Becker Guillory
VINTON: Barbara Raum Becker Guillory, 50, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Monday, September 20, 2010 at her rural Vinton home.
A Public Celebration of Life will be held from 4 to 9 PM on Friday, September 24, 2010 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton. Private Committal Services will be held.