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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.

Raymond 'Ray' Lee DeWitt
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Raymond 'Ray' Lee DeWitt

Age: 87

City: Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON Raymond “Ray” Lee DeWitt, 87, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids.

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Dean Richardson
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Dean Richardson

Age: 87

City: Sigourney

SIGOURNEY Dean Richardson, 87, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Holm Funeral Home, Sigourney.

Funeral Home: Holm Funeral Home
Dorothy Becker
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Dorothy Becker

Age: 87

City: Newhall

NEWHALL Dorothy Becker, 87, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton.

Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home
Ilene (Susie) Tuetken
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Ilene (Susie) Tuetken

Age: 78

City: Monticello

MONTICELLO Ilene (Susie) Tuetken, 78, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.

Funeral Home: Goettsch Funeral Home
Joyce A. Phelps
Friday, August 23, 2019

Joyce A. Phelps

Age: 81

City: West Branch

JOYCE A. PHELPS West Branch Joyce A. Phelps, 81, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at …

Funeral Date: private Funeral Home: Henderson-Barker Funeral Home
Leonard F. Herink
Friday, August 23, 2019

Leonard F. Herink

Age: 87

City: Tama

LEONARD F. HERINK Tama Leonard F. Herink, 87, of Tama, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Iowa River Hospice …

Funeral Date: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, 8/24, at St. Patricks's Catholic Church, Tama Funeral Home: Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service
Blanche Louise Oujiri
Friday, August 23, 2019

Blanche Louise Oujiri

Age: 92

City: Cedar Rapids

BLANCHE LOUISE OUJIRI Cedar Rapids Blanche Louise Oujiri died on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, of congestive heart failure at West …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m., Saturday, 8/24, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
David Boyd Hansen
Friday, August 23, 2019

David Boyd Hansen

Age: 91

City: Cedar Rapids

DAVID BOYD HANSEN Cedar Rapids David Boyd Hansen, 91, was called to his heavenly home on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. …

Funeral Date: 1 p.m., Monday, 8/26, at West Minster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Joyce Arnold
Friday, August 23, 2019

Joyce Arnold

Age: 73

City: Cedar Rapids

JOYCE ARNOLD Cedar Rapids Joyce Arnold, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Aug. 21, 2019, at her home. A …

Funeral Date: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, 8/24, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids Funeral Home: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Michael Charles Schwertfeger
Friday, August 23, 2019

Michael Charles Schwertfeger

Age: 58

City: Cedar Rapids

MICHAEL CHARLES SCHWERTFEGER Cedar Rapids Michael Charles Schwertfeger, 58, of Cedar Rapids, passed away in his home Monday, Aug. 19, …

Funeral Date: 11 a.m., Monday, 8/26, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo Funeral Home: Kloster Funeral Home
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