Janet (Goedken) Lovett, 69
of Ningi, Queensland, Australia, and formerly of Manchester and Monticello, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006 at her home following a brief illness.

Sharon D. Draper, 55
of Strawberry Point, went to be one of God’s angels on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a long illness.

David L. Hess, 56
of Dyersville died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006 at his residence in Dyersville after a brief illness.

Louise A. Franks, 86
of Manchester, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness.

A great father, husband and friend, Maurice “Morey” Richard Mann, 52
passed away peacefully at his home in Mukilteo, Wash., on Oct. 22, 2006.

Orville W. Kennedy, 82
of Manchester, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006 at his home following a short illness.

Vera Ruth Zuercher, 80
of Strawberry Point, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids of a sudden illness.

John Joseph Jr. Gaffney, 73
of Lamont, entered into his eternal rest on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Nickolas J. “Nick” Reinert, 21
of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a courageous battle with cancer.

Olivia Rose Schmidt, six months, one week old
died at her home in Manchester on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006 following an extended illness.

Arlene Ann Koester, 65
of West Union, passed away on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006 at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union following a sudden illness.

Ivanelle “Nellie” A. Steffen, 79
of Earlville, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a lengthy illness.

Myrtle E. Krogmann, 92
died on Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.

Tom Besler, 35
of Manchester, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 as a result of a motorcycle accident near Backbone State Park, Dundee.

Betty L. Twomey, 85
a resident of Silver Pines Assisted Living Center, died there Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, following a long illness.

Patricia J. “Pat” Pierce, 61
of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Manchester, died at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006.

Jean Marie Neuhaus, 48
of Edgewood, died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006 following as extended illness.

Olivia Schmidt 6 months, one week old
daughter of Gary and Andrea Schmidt of Manchester died at her home in Manchester on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006.

Clifford John “Jack” Newton, 80
died at his home on Lake Delhi on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, of liver cancer.

Lyle Meyer, 58
of Cedar Rapids, died suddenly on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Herbert N. Ries, 91,
of Dyersville, passed away on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006.

Frank Chance Brown, 92
of Colesburg passed away on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Donald Eugene Smock, 87
died at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 26, 2006, following a lengthy illness.

Roger L. Lahr, 46
of Delhi, died Tuesday Sept. 26, 2006 at his home after a sudden illness.

Ann Wilson Garrett, 73
sister of Sara Wilson Bennett, long time resident of Manchester, passed away on Sept. 17, 2006.