Obituaries

Lois Winchip Oct. 23, 1932 – March 22, 2019

Published by admin on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 9:16am

Lois Winchip, age 86, died Friday March 22, 2019 at Northbrook Manor Care Center,
Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Esther L. Gilbertson Death – Feb. 18, 2019

Published by admin on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 9:15am

Esther L. Gilbertson (nee Lerud), 92, passed away, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Fargo, N.D., peacefully and
confident of her place in heaven.

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Monticello. The service will be followed by lunch and fellowship in the fellowship hall.

Dorothy Marie Cruise Feb. 2, 1942 – March 18, 2019

Published by admin on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 9:22am

      Dorothy Marie Cruise, 76, of Olin passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at her home. 

      Funeral services celebrating her life will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Olin. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Lahey Funeral Home in Olin.  Burial will be at the Olin Cemetery. 

Joyce Marie Monck May 20, 1942 – March 13, 2019

Published by admin on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 9:22am

      Joyce Marie Monck, 76, of Marion, formerly of Monticello, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, from complications of kidney failure surrounded by her family and friends at UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospice. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, with a visitation an hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial  followed at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Judy Rundle Sept. 13, 1938 – March 11, 2019

Published by admin on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 9:21am

      Judy Rundle, age 80, died Monday, March 11, 2019 at her home in Mount Vernon following an extended illness.

      Funeral Services were held 11 a.m. Thursday morning, March 14, 2019 at  Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends called after 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning at Goettsch Funeral Home.  Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at Goettschonline.com. Pastor David Raemisch officiated at the services.

John Williams Aug. 6, 1949 – March 13, 2019

Published by admin on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 9:20am

      John A. Williams, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully March 13, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones after a brave 4-year battle with leukemia, at the age of 69.

Bruce Johnson Death – March 9, 2019

Published by admin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 3:23pm

      Bruce Johnson passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 9, 2019 in his home in Monticello, Iowa.

      Bruce, or “Brucie”, as his wife, Kim Johnson, endearingly called him, grew up on a farm in Alta, Iowa. In school, he excelled in sports and academics, which led him to attend college at Iowa State University. Bruce moved to Monticello after college where he started a family and worked as an engineer at Commander Buildings.

Delbert M. Patzner July 20, 1925 – March 8, 2019

Published by admin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 3:22pm

      Delbert M. Patzner, 93, of Monticello and formerly of Guttenberg and Rochelle, Ill. died Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

      Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish vigil service will be held at 4 p.m.

Lila Mae Sperfslage Aug. 26, 1937 – March 3, 2019

Published by admin on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 3:00pm

      Lila Mae Sperfslage, 81, of Monticello formerly of Coggon, passed away with her family by her side, Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Monticello Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

      Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello with a parish vigil service at 4 p.m.  Visitation will continue from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday morning prior to mass at Sacred Heart in Monticello.  

James “Jim” Bader Aug. 26, 1930 – March 2, 2019

Published by admin on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 3:00pm

      On Saturday, March 2, 2019, James "Jim" Joseph Bader, 88, of Marion, Iowa, (formerly of Port St. Lucie, Fla.), loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away of esophageal cancer. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date with interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Iowa. Goettsch Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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