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Obituaries

Orville Beenken

Orville Edwin Beenken, 92, of Buckingham, finished his work here and went home to be with God on February 18, 2019. Born on May 6, 1926, Orville was the second of nine children born to Hans and Anna (Bruns) Beenken on their farm near Rake, Iowa. He graduated from Titonka High School prior to ...

Doren Dicks

Doren W. Dicks, 94, of Davenport, IA, passed away January 6, 2019, at ManorCare Health Services in Davenport. There were no services. He has been cremated and will be buried at a later date next to his wife in the Dysart Cemetery.Doren was born in Poweshiek County, IA, to Melvin and Gladys ...

Sherill Hupfeld

Sherill May (DeReus) Hupfeld, aged 81, died on February 18, 2019 at Cedar Valley Hospice Home. Sherill was born on October 30, 1937 in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Blanche (McCutchen) DeReus. Sherill was a 1957 graduate from William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa. She taught ...

Jean Innes Havran

(Pekin, Illinois) Jean Havran, 91, longtime resident of Garwin, IA, passed away at Pekin Manor on February 9. She is survived by two sons, Richard (Laura) of Salem, SC and Randall (Roleen) of Jasper, GA; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and one sister, Judith (Merritt) Pitcher of ...

Joyce Cecak

TAMA-Joyce B. Cecak, 78, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, March 1, 2019, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher and Deacon Stan Upah ...

Orville Beenken

Orville Edwin Beenken, 92, of Buckingham, finished his work here and went home to be with God on February 18, 2019. Born on May 6, 1926, Orville was the second of nine children born to Hans and Anna (Bruns) Beenken on their farm near Rake, Iowa. He graduated from Titonka High School prior to ...

Betty Horsman

Betty Belle Horsman was born on July 1, 1921, on the family farm north of Dysart, the daughter of Herschel and Marvel (Huppert) Monroe. She graduated from Geneseo High School and attended beauty school. Betty started her first beauty shop in Gilbertville and later moved it to La Porte City ...

Elaine Ehlers

Elaine N. Ehlers, 95, of Reinbeck, died on February 14, 2019, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 23, at 10:30 AM at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck with Reverend Joel Love ...

Jennifer Dunkel

Jennifer Ann (Bird) Dunkel, 44, of Traer, Iowa, loving daughter and mother of four children, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2019, after a sudden illness. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar ...

Dorothy Mae Riekens

EDINA, MINNESOTA: Dorothy Mae Riekens, 80, of Shakopee, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Geneva Suites Hospice House in Edina, MN, after a nearly six-year long battle with breast cancer.A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 2:00 PM at ...