Loren E. Burke, 90,
of Earlville, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point following a lengthy illness.

Chad Aaron “Ernie” Cozad, 38,
of Monticello, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 at Grandview Healthcare Center in Oelwein following an extended illness.

Abbie A. Smith, 86,
of Okeechobee, Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.

Michael Rae Gibbs, 74,
of Springfield, Va., died at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 after a three-year battle with cancer.

Lucille L. Till, 98,
of Farley, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade.

Bernice “Jean” Fank, 74,
of Winthrop, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at the University Hospitals in Iowa City, following a short illness.

Carl L. Domeyer, 49,
of rural Manchester, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at his residence near Manchester as a result of an accident.

David Anthony Schulte, Sr., 62,
of Ryan, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at his home.

Leon H. Harbaugh, 78,
of Earlville, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness.

Helen L. McWilliams, 78,
of Manchester, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness.

Hazel Love Schnittjer, 93,
of Delhi, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a lengthy illness.

Willa P. Orcutt, 90,
formerly of Manchester, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at the Monticello Nursing Home in Monticello following a short illness.

Leander “Lee” B. Fangmann, 95,
formerly of Dundee, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood following a short illness.

Dorothy M. Ziel, 90,
of Earlville, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

Herbert Paul Burkle, 81,
of Dyersville, formerly of Petersburg, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Oakcrest Manor in Dyersville surrounded by his loving family.

Laurabelle M. Wellman, 83,
of Manchester, died suddenly Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester.

Dorothy E. (Kackley) Fishel, 85,
of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness.

LaVerne W. Kramer, 88,
of Lamont, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following complications of a surgical procedure.

Philip A. Zieser, 66,
of Ryan, died at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Earl Doran Zumbach, 81,
of Manchester, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.

Willa P. Orcutt, 90,
formerly of Manchester, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at the Monticello Nursing Home following a short illness.

Merle “Butch” Wright, 68,
of Central City passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at Willow Gardens Care Center after a battle with brain cancer.

Marilyn L. (Mangold) Thomas, 69,
of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Mount Vernon, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at her son’s home in Phoenix after a long and courageous battle against cancer.

Marguerite Agnes Porter, 99,
of Manchester, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness.

Rose Ann Ronnebaum, 67,
of Earlville, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at her home following a battle with cancer.

Rose Marie “Rosie” O’Brien, 77,
of Ryan, died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a lengthy illness.

Anna Mae Wernke, 74,
of Holy Cross, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood with her family by her side after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

John Q. Swift, 86,
of Manchester, passed away on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness.

LeRoy Paul Weber, 73,
of Manchester, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, after a lengthy illness.

Marcella A. Goedken, 100,
of Manchester, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following short illness.

Genevieve Blanche Ahrens, 93,
of Dundee, entered into her enternal rest on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, four days after her 93rd birthday, at Satori Hospital in Cedar Falls following a short illness.