Ervin J. Zumbach, 77,
of Independence and formerly of Aurora, died of cancer on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. 

Andrew J. “Andy” Loesche, 89,
of Manchester, died Tuesday, May 19, 2998 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.

Dorothy Nelson, 93,
of Hopkinton, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.

George Loren Hansel, 77
A memorial service was held Saturday, May 23, 2009 - formerly of Manchester. 

Patricia A. Hale Worden Sutton,76,
of Anamosa, died Friday, April 24, 2009 in her home following an extended illness. 

George D. Nieman, 98
a long-time resident of Boone and formerly of Manchester, passed away at the Eastern Star Masonic Home on May 15, 2009.

JoAnn (DeKeyser) Bruns, 69,
died Wednesday, May 14 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Cedar Rapids following a short illness related to her long struggle with emphysema.

Francis Claude Eberhart, 91,
of Cordova, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Tennessee State Veteran’s Home in Humboldt.

Howard “Howie” Craig, 44,
of Manchester, died April 27, 2009 following an automobile accident south of Manchester.

Wanda M. Goodman, 90,
of Manchester, died April 23, 2009 at the Immanuel Fontenelle Home in Omaha, Neb. near her family after a brief battle with cancer.

Craig S. Wilson, 43,
of Manchester, died on Monday, April 27, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

John Henry Clifton, 86,
of Arlington Heights, Chicago, Ill., formerly of Earlville, died April 13, 2009 following a brief illness.

Monietta “Jean” Crowley, 74,
of Delhi, died at her home on Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Clyde L. Roeder, 83,
of Strawberry Point, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a brief illness.

Isabelle J. Albaugh, 86,
of Manchester, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.