Betty J. Steger, 71
of Delhi, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, following a brief illness with cancer.

Robert Allen Nesteby, 55
of Elkader, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a tough battle with a brief illness.

Helen V. Fortado Hays, 91
of Jacksonville, Ill., died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, at the home of her daughter in Masonville.

Linda M. Lincoln, 63
of Hazelton, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006 at Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein after a short illness.

Ronald R. “Ron” Crabbs, 60
passed from this life on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 at his home in rural Waukee.

Gerald E. Goedken, 80
of Dyersville, formerly of Delhi, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 at the Oakcrest Nursing Home in Dyersville following a lengthy illness.

Berdena Mildred Mangold, 86
died on Thursday, Sept., 21, 2006 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following an extended illness.

Francis A. Kester, 88
died on Friday morning, Sept. 22, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.

Robert J. Conrad, 77
of Manchester, Iowa, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a short illness.

Elmer J. Zumbach
Ryan, died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Elinor Agnes “Sissy” Kellogg, 90
of Manchester, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 at Regional Medical Center in Manchester, following a brief illness.

Lawrence “Larry” P. Kelchen, 51
of Manchester, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., following complications of a stem cell transplant.

Donald Paul Mott, 73
of LeClaire passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus in Davenport, following an extended illness.

Delores Mae (Mohr) DeShaw, 83
of Manchester, Iowa, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, after a short illness.

Reynold Anthony Steffen, age 88
of Guttenberg died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Residence in Guttenberg.

Lotus Elaine Meader Reaves, 80
widow of James Joseph Reaves, Sr., of Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005 at Trident Medical Center.

Keira Rae Tucker
daughter of Katie and Bobby Tucker of Manchester, died at birth on Sept. 13, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.

Elizabeth J. Steger, 71
of Delhi, died Sunday morning, Sept. 17, 2006 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque.

Robert S. Sears, 78
of Andrew, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, Sept 2, 2006, at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

Aimee Eleanor Lee, 85
passed away on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Ernestine E. Krapfl, 93
of Dyersville, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville after a brief illness.

Donald J. Timmer, 67
of Manchester, died suddenly on Monday, Sept. 4, 2006 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester.

Howard Clark Taylor, 83
died at this home in Manchester on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, following a 14-year battle with cancer.

Daniel Robert Besler, 55
died at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, following a brief illness.

Steven Mark Burns, 52
died suddenly and was found in his truck in Creve Couer, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006.

Donald Dean Starks, 68
of Lake Delhi, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness.

Lawrence Kelchen, 51
of Ryan, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Irene Albertha Mensen, 89
died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester after an extended illness.