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Obituaries

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JoAnn H. Winker-Hendershot

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

JoAnn H. Winker-Hendershot

Age: 89

City: Cedar Rapids

JoAnn H. Winker-Hendershot Cedar Rapids JoAnn Helen Winker-Hendershot, passed away at the age of 89 on August 2nd, 2024. Services …

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial

Wayne Elwood Quass

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Wayne Elwood Quass

City: Ossian

Ossian Wayne Elwood Quass, 79, died on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Funeral Home: Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Betty A. Turnis

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Betty A. Turnis

City: n/a

Betty A. Turnis 1/21/32-8/6/97 Our Beautiful Mother Our Mother was a woman like no other. She gave us life. She …

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Jerry R. Baum

Age: 77

City: Marengo

Jerry R. Baum Marengo Jerry R. Baum, age 77, of Marengo, passed away peacefully with family by his side on …

Funeral Home: Kloster Funeral Home

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Dean Santis

Age: 81

City: Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Dean Santis, 81, died Friday, August 2, 2024. Dawson Funeral Services.

Funeral Home: Dawson Funeral Services

Willis John Dettmann

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Willis John Dettmann

City: Cedar Rapids

Willis John Dettmann Cedar Rapids Willis John Dettmann passed away August 4, 2024. A memorial service will be held at …

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Grant Wessling

Age: 94

City: Newhall

Newhall Grant Wessling, age 94, died Monday, August 5, 2024. Phillips Funeral Home.

Funeral Home: Phillips Funeral Home

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Lavern Gibbs

Age: 83

City: Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Lavern Gibbs, 83 died Sunday, August 4, 2024. Goettsch Funeral Home.

Funeral Home: Goettsch Funeral Home

Carol Diane Merck-Leonhardt

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Carol Diane Merck-Leonhardt

Age: 74

City: Mechanicsville

Carol Diane Merck-Leonhardt Mechanicsville Carol Diane Merck-Leonhardt peacefully left this earth on her 74th birthday, August 3, 2024. She joined …

Funeral Home: Cedar Memorial

Donald DeVere Underwood

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Donald DeVere Underwood

Age: 92

City: Marion

Donald DeVere Underwood Marion Donald DeVere Underwood, 92, of Marion, IA, passed away August 3, 2024. Don was born in …

Funeral Home: Iowa Cremation