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Obituaries

Sharlene Ann (Karkosh) Hoeg, 84

Sharlene Ann (Karkosh) Hoeg was called home by the Lord on Friday, October 13th, 2023, at age 84. Sharlene was born June 9th, 1939, in Blackhawk County to Adolph W. and Mildred (Halupnick) Karkosh. She attended school in Reinbeck, Iowa, and later attended AIB in Des Moines, where she met ...

Terry Joe Shay, 59

Terry Joe Shay, 59, of Waterloo, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023. He was born August 6, 1964, in Oelwein, the son of Maurice Gene Shay Sr and Shirley Rae Soper Shay. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and taught vocal music for ...

Daniel Rathjen, 72

Daniel Rathjen, 72, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home from a brain tumor. He died surrounded by his family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 4 to 7 PM at Grace Community Church in Toledo. A Memorial ...

Kenneth “Ken” Brian Matthiesen, 73

Kenneth "Ken" Brian Matthiesen was born on January 30, 1950, in Waterloo, the son of William and Imogen (Sutherland) Matthiesen. Ken grew up in Dysart and graduated from Dysart High School in 1968. He then attended the United Electronics Institute in Des Moines. Ken served his country in the ...

THOMAS V. LENTH

Tom passed peacefully on August 5, 2023, in San Diego, California. He was a graduate of North Tama High School Class of 1975 Traer, Iowa. He was born on January 4, 1957, to the parents of Donald and Joyce Lenth. Tom is preceded in death his parents and a sister Linda. He is survived by ...

Dallas Gene Cizek, 76

Dallas Gene Cizek, 76, of Bettendorf and formerly of Traer, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023, at his home due to natural causes. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo with Pastor Tom Bower officiating. ...

Gregory “Greg” Brian Reese

Gregory "Greg" Brian Reese died on September 3, 2023, at his home in Dysart. Born on April 27, 1966, in Des Moines, Greg was the son of Ernie and Susan (Gilman) Reese. GregÕs family moved to Pella when he was nine years old. He graduated from Pella Community High School in 1984. He received ...

John Robert Rice, 87

John Robert Rice, 87, of Dysart, passed away on August 30th, 2023. A visitation was held on Wednesday September 13, from 4:00-7:00pm at Overton Funeral Home in Dysart. John was born April 4th, 1936, in Mesick, Michigan, in the home of his grandparents. John spent most of his childhood in ...

Barb Riley, 70

Barb Riley, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, September 1, 2023, in the Hospice Unit of UnityPoint Health/St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service for Barb will be held at 3 PM on Friday, September 8 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Aaron ...

Scott R. Klinzing, 65

Scott R. Klinzing, 65, passed away September 2, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born on June 18th, 1958, and grew up on farm in Dysart, Iowa. He was the son of Robert “Dean” Klinzing and Lois Marian (Hahn) Klinzing. He graduated from Dysart-Geneseo High School in ...