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Lorraine Carolyn Taylor
Aug 17, 2022
Lorraine Carolyn Taylor, 97, of rural Mechanicsville, Iowa, took God's hand and departed on the sunny morning of August 17, 2022, at Lutheran Living in Muscatine with family at her side. A funeral will be held at 10:30 am, Monday, August 22, 2022, at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa with visitation an hour before the service. The...
Lana Jo Dettbarn
Aug 17, 2022
Lana Dettbarn, age 72, of Eads, TN, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Stanwood, IA with visitation immediately prior, starting at 1:00 PM. Private Committal Service to follow. Survivors include her husband, Russell Dettbarn, daughter, Candi McMorran (Rich),...
Richard Alan Bails
Aug 15, 2022
Richard Alan Bails, age 67 of Stanwood, passed away suddenly at his home. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Richard was born on October 27, 1954 to John Ray and Barbara Irene (Treichler) Bails in Cedar Rapids. Richard served his country in the Air Force, retiring after 20 years. He was a man that kept to himself,...
Harley L. Dallege
Aug 11, 2022
Harley L. Dallege, 94, from Marion, formerly Tipton, passed away Thursday, August 11, after a brief stay at Hiawatha Care Center. He was born September 4, 1927, on the family farm near Rochester to Vance Oral and Nellie Mae (Buckman) Dallege. He attended a country school through eighth grade, enlisted in the navy at 17 serving on Guam and Kwajalein....
Laura Lee Thumma
Aug 7, 2022
Laura Lee Thumma, age 97 of Stanwood, passed away on Sunday August 7, 2022 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. A memorial service celebrating Laura's life will be held on Saturday October 1, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Stanwood Union Church. Pastor Ron Lashmit will be officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time at...
Robert King Kelly
Aug 6, 2022
Robert King Kelly, 88, of Clarence, IA died on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospice Unit, Cedar Rapids, IA. A Celebration of Life is being planned at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Saturday, August 13 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will also be at St. John's United Church of Christ...
Kelly Don Meyer
Jul 23, 2022
Kelly Don Meyer, age 57 of Big Rock, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 23, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, surrounded by his wife and children, following a motorcycle accident. Kelly was able to give back and be an organ donor per his wishes. Funeral services will be held on Thursday July 28 at 10:30 A.M....
Darlene L. Coppess
Jul 17, 2022
Darlene L. Coppess, age 91, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday July 17, 2022 at the Hallmark Care Center in Mount Vernon. Funeral services will be held on Monday July 25 at 10:30 AM at the Stanwood Union Church with Pastor Ryan Roth-Klinck officiating. Burial was in the Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church...
Jeannette Brendes
Jul 11, 2022
Jeannette Brendes, age 99 of Clarence, passed away Monday July 11, 2022 at Clarence Senior Living. Funeral services will be held on Friday July 15 at 2:00 PM at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until service...
Edgar C. Hintz, Jr.
Jul 10, 2022
Edgar C. Hintz, Jr., age 88 of Lowden, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids on Sunday July 10, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden on Saturday July 16, 2022 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow with Military honors at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Frank H. Ganzer
Jul 9, 2022
Frank H. Ganzer, age 65 of Wheatland, passed away on July 9, 2022 at Unity Point Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf. A celebration of Frank's life will be held at a later date. Frank was born November 17, 1956 in Bettendorf, Iowa to Roland and Anna (Kiburz) Ganzer. He married Joyce Levien on August 30, 1991 in Clinton and would have...
Donald B. Griffith
Jul 3, 2022
Donald B. Griffith of West Liberty and formerly of Tipton, passed away on Sunday July 3, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. There will be no services and his cremains will be buried in the Clarence Cemetery. Don was born May 20, 1940 in Storm Lake, Iowa to James M. and Anna Belle (Blake) Griffith. He married...
Lois G. Dauber
Jul 1, 2022
Lois G Dauber, age 82 of Stanwood passed away peacefully in her home on Friday July 1st 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday July 5th at 11:00 AM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence Iowa; Reverend Byron Miller will be officiating the service. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM with funeral services to directly...
George Walling
Jun 27, 2022
George L. Walling, age 77 of Stanwood, passed away on Monday June 27, 2022 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Memorial services will be held on Friday July 1 at 11:00 A.M at the Stanwood Union Church with Pastor Ryan Roth-Klinck and Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Casual dress is requested. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery with military...
Robert Joseph Booth
Jun 26, 2022
Robert Joseph Booth, age 45 of Clarence, passed away suddenly on June 26, 2022. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. He is survived by his mother, Becky Booth of Nokomis, FL.
Merlon P. Kruckenberg
Jun 23, 2022
Merlon P. Kruckenberg, age 94 of Lowden, passed away on Thursday June 23, 2022 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday June 27 at 3:00 P.M at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Pastor Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow with military honors in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from...
Dick Mensing
Jun 22, 2022
Dick M. Mensing of Lowden, IA passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held on Monday June 27 from 5-7 PM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. There will be a private graveside service at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Lowden. Dick was born on June 22, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
Donavon W. Stolte
May 31, 2022
Donavon W. Stolte, age 70 of Clarence, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday May 31, 2022. Visitation will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Friday June 3, 2022 from 4-7 PM. Private family services will be held with burial in the Lowden Cemetery. Don was born on January 21, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to...
Donald "Buck" Biddle
May 27, 2022
Donald "Buck" Biddle, age 82 of Wheatland, passed away at his home in the early morning hours of Friday May 27, 2022. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland on Wednesday June 1, 2022 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will also be at the church on Tuesday May...
Rosella M. Goodwin
May 24, 2022
Rosella M. Goodwin, age 90 of Cedar Rapids, passed away in her home in the early morning hours of Tuesday May 24, 2022. There will be a private burial at the Clarence Cemetery. Rosella was born January 19, 1932 in Washington County to Cecil and Luretta Cordel Williams. She married George Elmer Goodwin in 1954. He passed away in 2010....
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