Obituaries
Donna L. Lewis
Donna L. Lewis passed away July 30, 2023. No services will be held. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family.Donna Lorraine Lewis was born the daughter of Wm and Muriel (Dawson) Nieland in Vinton, Iowa, on July 6, 1934. Donna, her parents and brother moved to Keystone, Blairstown, Luzerne, where her only sibling Billy died at the age of 7. Raymond “Louie” Rouse
Raymond “Louie” Rouse, 76, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 12 to 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Park; round shelter house across from the hospital. Come as you are and share your stories and memories. Bring your own chair if you would like to sit out under the shade tree. YVONNE DEEANN TURNER (HEALY)
BEDFORD TX - Yvonne D. Turner, 87, died June 29, 2023 after a brief illness at Texas Harris HEB Hospital in Bedford Texas. She was born February 16, 1936 in Vinton Iowa, daughter of Glenn R. Healy and Dorothy Evans Healy. A graveside memorial will be held on Saturday, August 12th at 11:00 am at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Joan C. Hahn
Joan C. Hahn, age 86, died Saturday, August 5, 2023, at her rural Vinton Home.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, August 1o, 2023, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Vinton, with Father Jim Brokman as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. A Parish Rosary will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, August 9th at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. Lucille Dunlavy
Lucille Dunlavy, 101 years passed away August 2, 2023, in Council Bluffs, la. She was born January 2, 1922, to the late Roy and Eulalia Dunlavy, in Raymond, SD. Lucille graduated from the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton Ia., in 1942. She was a longtime resident of Council Bluffs and worked for Howard Manufacturing and Skinner Macaroni Company with 37 years of service, retiring in 1987. Douglas G. Walter
Doug G. Walter, 60, of Hastings, Nebraska died August 3, 2023, at his home. Services will be held at a later date in his hometown. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences can be sent to apfelfuneralhome.com.Doug was born on January 14, 1963, in Vinton, Iowa to Carroll and Mary (Parmater) Walter. He grew up in Vinton and graduated from Vinton High School. Norman H. "Norm" Boeckmann
Norman H. "Norm" Boeckmann, 89, of La Porte City, died Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at NorthCrest Specialty Care. He was born September 23, 1933, in Bremer County, the son of Herman and Meta Hartman Boeckmann. He married Ramona "Monie" Eickelberg on November 29, 1953, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo.He served in the U.S. Army National Guard for 15 years. Russell J. Upah
Russell J. Upah, 85, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Monday, July 31, 2023, at his home surrounded by loving family. Russ was born May 1, 1938, on the family farm east of Vining, Iowa to Milvoy and Blanche (Zmolek) Upah. Russ attended rural Vining School, then went on to buy a truck and start his own corn shelling business.Russ married Maxine Kacer on November 20, 1956, at St. Calvin Marcus
Calvin Marcus, age 87, of rural Prinsburg, passed away Saturday morning, July 29, at his residence under CentraCare Rice Hospice.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 5, at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church. Interment will be at Holland Township Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Ann Elizabeth Warner
Ann Elizabeth Warner of St Paul, Minnesota, 40, died tragically on July 22, 2023. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa February 8, 1983.A Celebration of Life will be held on August 2nd, from 4-8:00 p.m. at the Midway Pavilion in Como Park, 1199 Midway Pkwy St Paul, Minnesota bring a lawn chair and stories to share. Food and Water will be provided. Ann graduated from Belle Plaine, MN.