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Obituaries

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Stacey Ralston

Stacey L. Ralston 11/25/1984 – 5/20/2002 Happy Birthday to our Angel in Heaven. You are dearly missed and forever loved. …

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Ernest Lorenc

Age: 90

City: Springfield

ERNEST LORENC Springfield, Mo. Ernest died on Nov. 20, 2019, in Springfield, Mo., from bladder cancer. He was born March …

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Harry Phelps

Age: 91

City: Lisbon

HARRY PHELPS Lisbon Harry Phelps, 91, of Lisbon, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Funeral …

Funeral Date: 2 p.m. Nov. 29, Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon Funeral Home: Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services

Valerie Ann (Wilson) Hermsen

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Valerie Ann (Wilson) Hermsen

Age: 51

City: Keystone

VALERIE ANN (WILSON) HERMSEN Keystone Valerie Ann (Wilson) Hermsen, 51, died peacefully in her sleep from natural causes on Thursday, …

Funeral Date: 1 p.m. Nov. 27, St. John Lutheran Church, Keystone Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home

Herbert G. Schade

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Herbert G. Schade

Age: 94

City: Walker

HERBERT G. SCHADE Walker Herbert G. Schade, 94, of Walker, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at the Vinton Lutheran …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26, St. John Lutheran Church, Center Point Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home

William John 'Bill' Britt

Saturday, November 23, 2019

William John 'Bill' Britt

Age: 94

City: Manchester

WILLIAM JOHN "BILL" BRITT Manchester William John “Bill” Britt, 94, of Manchester and formerly of Earlville and Delhi, Iowa, passed …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 30, St. John Catholic Church, Delhi Funeral Home: Leonard-Muller Funeral Home

JoAnne Elizabeth Doehrmann

Saturday, November 23, 2019

JoAnne Elizabeth Doehrmann

Age: 79

City: Williamsburg

JOANNE ELIZABETH DOEHRMANN Williamsburg JoAnne Elizabeth Doehrmann was born June 27, 1940, in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Irvin and …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 27, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg Funeral Home: Powell Funeral Homes

William 'Bill' Rischer

Saturday, November 23, 2019

William 'Bill' Rischer

Age: 89

City: Cedar Rapids

WILLIAM “BILL” RISCHER Cedar Rapids William “Bill” Rischer, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Living …

Funeral Home: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Lyndll Ann Aupperle Pingrey

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Lyndll Ann Aupperle Pingrey

Age: 73

City: Iowa City

LYNDLL ANN AUPPERLE PINGREY Iowa City Lyndll Ann Aupperle Pingrey, 73, of Iowa City, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Hot …

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Lyle J. Ortner

Age: 90

City: Bettendorf

LYLE J. ORTNER Bettendorf Lyle J. Ortner, 90, of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, …

Funeral Home: McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home