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Obituaries

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Judie Phillips

Age: 77

City: Cedar Rapids

Judie Phillips Cedar Rapids Judie Phillips, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at her home. A …

Funeral Home: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Joyce A. Webb

City: Hayesville

Hayesville Joyce A. Webb died Monday, May 26, 2025. Holm Funeral Home, Sigourney.

Funeral Home: Holm Funeral Home

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Cletus V. Fish

Age: 81

City: Waukon

Waukon Cletus V. Fish, 81, died Monday, May 26, 2025. Martin-Grau Funeral Home.

Funeral Home: Martin-Grau Funeral Home

Eileen June Lembke

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Eileen June Lembke

Age: 93

City: Monona

Monona Eileen June Lembke, 93, died Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Funeral Home: Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Curtis Headington

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Curtis Headington

Age: 84

City: Mount Vernon

Curtis Headington Mount Vernon Curtis A Headington, 84, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025 at …

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

John Lehnst

Age: 76

City: Williamsburg

John Lehnst Williamsburg John Lehnst, a modern renaissance man if there ever was one, passed from this world on May …

Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Home

Chester Kenneth Ballard

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Chester Kenneth Ballard

Age: 82

City: North English

North English Chester Kenneth Ballard, 82, died Saturday, May 24, 2025. Powell Funeral Home.

Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Home

Lee Chopek Seydel

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Lee Chopek Seydel

Age: 67

City: Solon

Lee Chopek Seydel Solon Lee Chopek Seydel, 67, died peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will …

Funeral Home: Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service

James Michael Doyne Sr.

Sunday, May 25, 2025

James Michael Doyne Sr.

Age: 83

City: Cedar Rapids

James Michael Doyne Sr. Cedar Rapids James Michael Doyne Sr., 83, passed away Saturday, May 24, at his home surrounded …

Funeral Home: Iowa Cremation

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Betty Merchant

Age: 92

City: Garrison

Garrison Betty Merchant, 92, died Friday, May 23, 2025. Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton.

Funeral Home: Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home