Eldon John Schmidt, 68
of Manchester, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness.

Fay Andrew Loop, 91
of Lamont, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, following a short illness.

William James Oehler, 84
of Delhi, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following an extended illness.

Phyllis A. Olsen, 81
of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the Silver Pines Residential Living Community in Cedar Rapids.

William “Bill” C. Hentrich, 87
of Manchester, formerly of Dickeyville, Wis., died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, after a short illness.

Francis P. Cole, Sr., 71
of Manchester, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester.

Evelyn D. Bush, 88
of Manchester, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, after a brief illness.

Verna Mae Henrietta Keppler, 71
of Manchester, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at her home with her family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Virgil E. Sellers, 88
of Earlville and formerly of Marion and Waterloo, died Monday, April 10, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, after a brief illness.

Alice C. Grant, 94
of Manchester, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a lingering illness.

Verda Belle Hunt, 84
of Earlville, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness.

Evelyn D. Bush, 88
of Manchester, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, after a brief illness.

Evelyn Jane Newsum, 86
of Delhi, died Friday, April 14, 2006, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home, following a lingering illness.

Francis P. Cole, 71
of Manchester, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester, after a sudden illness.

William J. Oehler, 84
of rural Delhi, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.

Alice I. Knipper, 81
of Earlville, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, following a short illness.

Vivian Hope Phelps, 76
of Colesburg, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Mercy medical Center in Dubuque, following a brief illness.

Robert “Bob” J. Kaiser, 74
of Manchester, died Sunday, April 9, 2006, at his home in Manchester.

Marlin Richard Schminke, 77
of Strawberry Point, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.

Bessie H. Machula, 87
of Marion, died suddenly Tuesday, April 4, 2006.

Stella L. White, 93
of Manchester, formerly of Cedar Falls and Parkersburg, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a brief illness.

Lester Henry Mangold
born April 1, 1920 in Delaware County, son of Edward and Rose (Zimmerman) Mangold, died Dec. 2, 2005 in Orange County, Calif.

LaVonne M. Faust, 69
of Anamosa, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa, following an extended illness.

Donald L. Hoth, 90
formerly of Lamont, died Monday, March 27, 2006, at the Great River Medical Center, Klein Center, in Burlington.

Deputy James “Jimmy” McGrane, Jr., 38
a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, N.M., died March 22, 2006, in the line of duty.

Kenneth M. Devlin, 65
of Independence, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at the Buchanan County Health Center, following a short illness.

David M. Neyens, 84
of Heritage Manor in Dubuque, formerly of Manchester and Earlville, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Heritage Manor.