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Obituaries

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Shirley Doud

Age: 85

City: Vinton

SHIRLEY ANN DOUD Vinton 4/16/1936 – 10/24/2021 Please join the family, Kris Holst, Kevin Doud and Kerry Less, for a …

Funeral Date: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home

William 'Bill' Lonergan-Highley

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

William 'Bill' Lonergan-Highley

Age: 88

City: Cedar Rapids

WILLIAM “BILL” BRUCE LONERGAN-HIGHLEY Cedar Rapids William “Bill” Bruce Lonergan-Highley, 88, of Cedar Rapids, passed away due to COVID-19 complications …

Funeral Date: Later date Funeral Home: Iowa Cremation

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Joe Freed

Age: 54

City: Vinton

JOE DON FREED Vinton Joe Don Freed, 54, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at his home in Vinton, following a …

Funeral Date: 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home

William 'Willy' Berns

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

William 'Willy' Berns

Age: 72

City: Quasqueton

WILLIAM J. “WILLY” BERNS Quasqueton William J. “Willy” Berns, 72, of Quasqueton, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at his …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, Reiff Family Center - Funeral Home & Crematory, Independence, Iowa Funeral Home: Reiff Family Center

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Beth Crosby

Age: 96

City: Cedar Rapids

BETH R. CROSBY Cedar Rapids Beth R. Crosby, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday Nov. 12, 2021. Cedar Memorial Park …

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home

Albert 'Al' Ullrich Jr.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Albert 'Al' Ullrich Jr.

Age: 70

City: Shellsburg

ALBERT “AL” ULLRICH JR. Shellsburg Albert “Al” Ullrich Jr., 70, of Shellsburg, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at his …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein Funeral Home: Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home

Mark Ellingson Jayne

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Mark Ellingson Jayne

Age: 69

City: Cedar Rapids

MARK ELLINGSON JAYNE Cedar Rapids Mark Ellingson Jayne, 69, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, joined his mother Audra Eleanor Jayne, and …

Funeral Home: See Obituary

Harlan Lewis Sifford

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Harlan Lewis Sifford

Age: 94

City: Cedar Rapids

HARLAN LEWIS SIFFORD Cedar Rapids Artist, librarian, veteran: Harlan Lewis Sifford died, at the age of 94, Nov. 11, 2021. …

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Deanne Kahler

Age: 75

City: Vinton

VINTON Deanna Kahler, 75, died Monday Nov. 15, 2021. Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton.

Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Shirley Miller

Age: 91

City: Luzerne

LUZERNE Shirley J. Miller, 91, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine.

Funeral Home: Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service