A funeral service was held Oct. 18 at St Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction for Travis Dale Crouse 39, of Dana. Words of comfort were offered by Deacon Luke Tieskoetter of the Basilica of St John in Des Moines. Lectors were Connie Burkett and Brayton Crouse. James Cory gave the eulogy. Music was provided by Basilica choir friends directed…
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Larry Tourte, 1937 – 2018
A celebration of the life of Larry Dean Tourte, 81, of Paton was held Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Salem United Methodist Church with Rev. David Arulnathan officiating. Doyle Carlson was soloist and Danille Curtis as organist. Honorary casket bearers were Gordon Roese, Wilber Schumaker, George Ziehm and Ron Delance. Serving as casket bearers were Roger Wessling, James Sandberg, Daniel…
Read MoreCharles Radke, 1932 – 2018
Charles (Chuck) Radke, age 86, was born October 7, 1932, in Sterling, IL, the only child of Gladys and Dillard Radke. He died October 12, 2018, in Jefferson. Charles had a great passion for music. He majored in music at Drake University where he met his spouse of 64 years, Virginia Ann Lee, who shared a great love of music.…
Read MorePaul Pope, 1941 – 2018
A Celebration of Life was held at The Dwelling Place in Jefferson for Paul Pope, 76, of Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev Rod Block, pastor of the church. Music was provided by The Dwelling Place worship team. Honorary casket bearers were Jordyn Glienke, Madisyn Taute, Camryn Glienke, Tristyn Paup and Corbyn Paup.
Read MoreMaria Lynch, 1951 – 2018
Maria Cristina Ghirardelli Lynch, 67, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at her home. Maria was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on April 21, 1951, to the late Alfredo Ghirardelli Camiruaga and María Elida González Fruniz. Maria graduated from Deutsche Schule German in Montevideo. She was a foreign exchange student at Jefferson Community High School in Jefferson in…
Read MoreDuane “Riley” Towers, 1933 – 2018
Services were held Monday, Oct. 8, at St Columbkille Catholic Church in Churdan for Duane “Riley” Towers, 85, of Churdan. Father Jeff Schleisman celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial. Lois Last will be organist with Rochelle Guess, and selected songs were sung by members of the Carey family. Interment was at St Patrick Catholic Cemetery with full military honors.
Read MoreDelores Jean Adams – 1931 – 2018
Services were held Oct. 5 at St Columbkille Catholic Church in Churdan for Delores Jean Adams, 86, of Churdan. Father John Gerald officiated. Greg Carey was cantor with Lois Last as organist. Honorary casket bearers were her grandchildren Kevin Wilson, Bradley Wilson, Corey Squibb, Darby Squibb, Justin Squibb, Adam Squibb, Brandon Squibb, Tonya Rhiner and Robert Squibb. Interment was at…
Read MoreRose Mary Burke, 1932 – 2018
Services were held Friday, Sept. 21, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Rose Mary Burke, 86, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Jefferson. Mass of the Resurrection was concelebrated by Fr Roger Linnan, Fr John Gerald, and Fr Bill Brunner. Mary Beth Burke Neal gave the eulogy. Music was provided by the St Joseph guitar group, pianist Rick Morain…
Read MoreLandon Martin, 2005 – 2018
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 27, at Abundant Life Ministries in Jefferson for Landon Martin, 12, of Jefferson. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. The family was assisted by Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Landon Jacob Martin, 12, of Jefferson passed away in his parents’ arms Aug. 23, 2018, at 5:03 am at Greene County Medical Center.…
Read MoreThomas Duncan, 1957 -2018
A Service of Remembrance was held Aug. 21 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Thomas Merritt Duncan, 60, of Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev Charles Thompson. Gary Haupert was soloist and Sheryl Sloan was organist. Casket bearers were Bob Bills, Tom Shearman, Ray Tucker, Randy Graven, Jack Bucklin and Rick Pearce. Interment was at…
Read MoreGene Venteicher, 1967 – 2018
Funeral services were held Aug. 20 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Eugene Francis Venteicher, 51, of Coon Rapids. Father John Gerald was celebrant of the Mass of the Resurrection. Lector was John Short, Amy Roberts was soloist, accompanied by Rhena Lane. Casket bearers were Tom Scheffers, Johnny Hamilton, Jason Moore, Jim Funcke, Steve Hunter and Bryan Gibson.…
Read MoreDavid Vickers, 1949 – 2018
A Service of Remembrance was held Aug. 18 at Gospel Open Bible Church in Jefferson for David Leroy Vickers, 69, of Jefferson Pastor Chad Cummings offered words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Tony Vickers, Jeff Vickers, Ronnie Vickers, J.J. Vickers and Jacob Vickers. Interment was at Junction Township Cemetery west of Grand Junction.
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