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The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.

Audrey V. Prenosil
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Audrey V. Prenosil

Age: 88

City: Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS Audrey V. Prenosil, 88, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Papich-Kuba Funeral Service, Cedar Rapids.

Funeral Home: Papich-Kuba Funeral Home
Richard Clark 'RC' Smith
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Richard Clark 'RC' Smith

Age: 41

City: Keota

KEOTA Richard Clark “RC” Smith, 41, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Powell Funeral Home, North English.

Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Homes
Robert W. 'Bob' Cohrt
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Robert W. 'Bob' Cohrt

Age: 83

City: Palo

PALO Robert W. “Bob” Cohrt, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton.

Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home
Ron Kerr
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Ron Kerr

Age: 73

City: Sigourney

SIGOURNEY Ron Kerr, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Sigourney.

Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Homes
James Barr
Saturday, September 5, 2020

James Barr

Age: 73

City: Van Horne

VAN HORNE James Barr, 73, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton.

Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home
Justin Fielder
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Justin Fielder

Justin O. Fielder 9/5/79 — 11/18/06 Happy Heavenly Birthday Justin! You are forever in our thoughts and prayers. With love, …

Virginia Marie (Formanek) Upah
Friday, September 4, 2020

Virginia Marie (Formanek) Upah

Age: 84

City: Cedar Rapids

VIRGINIA MARIE (FORMANEK) UPAH Cedar Rapids Virginia Marie (Formanek) Upah, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at the Views of …

Funeral Date: 10 a.m., Saturday, 9/5, at St. Jude's Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Charles 'Chuck' Ira
Friday, September 4, 2020

Charles 'Chuck' Ira

Age: 94

City: Spillville

CHARLES "CHUCK" IRA Spillville Charles “Chuck” Ira, 94, of Spillville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Aase …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m., Friday, 9/4, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville Funeral Home: Schluter-Balik Funeral Home
Marjorie E. Nearmyer
Friday, September 4, 2020

Marjorie E. Nearmyer

Age: 84

City: Marion

MARJORIE E. NEARMYER Marion Marjorie E. Nearmyer, 84, of Marion, passed away of COVID-19 on Aug. 31, 2020. She was …

Edward VanLancker
Friday, September 4, 2020

Edward VanLancker

Age: 55

City: Victor

EDWARD VANLANCKER Victor Edward VanLancker, 55, of Victor, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in …

Funeral Date: 2 p.m., Sunday, 9/6, at St. James Lutheran Church, Victor Funeral Home: Smith Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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