Roger Henry Clute, 85
of Monticello, formerly of Greeley, died Feb. 16, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a long illness.

Timothy W. Hilkey, 42
of Hopkinton, died suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at his sister’s home.

Luvern Henry Dingbaum, 82
died Feb. 19, 2007 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness.

Leonille “Nellie” Josephine Drummy, 94
of Ryan, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville after a short illness.

Albert C. Blong, 66
died suddenly on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at his resident in Manchester.

Gunnar Vasaas Hansen, 83
entered his eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 at his farmhouse southeast of Lamont following complications from Multiple Myeloma.

Catherine Kay Brooks, 63
longtime Ryan resident, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at the home of her daughter in Manchester after a valiant fight with cancer.

Carrol Albert Koeneke, 88
of the Edgewood Convalescent Home, passed away on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 following a brief illness.

Dennis E. Mendenhall, 61
of Independence, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 at his home following a sudden illness.

Charlotte Trimble Prestwood, 74
of Rockford, Ill., formerly of Manchester, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 after a lengthy illness.

Larry K. Woellert, 62
of Manchester, died from heart failure Saturday morning, Feb. 10, 2007 at his home in Manchester.

John Robert Seeling, 55
died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 in Colleyville, Texas.

Velma Leona Wendling, 89
of Maynard, formerly of Delaware County, died Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Maple Crest Manor in Fayette of natural causes.

Clara P. Hempstead, 90
of Delhi, formerly of Manchester, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007 at her son’s home with her family and friends surrounding her.

Bill Johnson, 81
of Manchester, died Feb. 4, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester from complications due to Parkinson’s disease.

Frances Mary Odell, 83
of Dubuque, formerly of Greeley, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at ManorCare Health Services.

Jaennine Marie (Maulson) Schaner, 77
of Sioux City, entered into eternal life on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab.

Gayle Gates, 83
of Hopkinton, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following an extended illness.

Gary G. Tilp, 72
of Rock Island, Ill., died on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island.