Obituaries

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Wed
02
Oct

Janis K. Willhite

Janis K. Willhite, 84, of Osterdock, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital and Clinics.

Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 27, at United Methodist Church in Guttenberg, conducted by Rev. Neil Hofer. Visitation was before services at the church.

Inurnment will be held at a later date. 

Tue
24
Sep

Sandra L. Rausch

Sandra L. Rausch “Sandy,” 80, of Luxemburg was born to Eternal Life on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. 

Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 20, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Guttenberg, conducted by Rev. Paul Kwaku Ameyaw. Visitation was before services at the church.

Inurnment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Wed
18
Sep

Rose E. Kann

Rose E. Kann, 76, of Guttenberg passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Tower Living Center in Garnavillo.

Visitation was Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Morris Funeral Home in Guttenberg. 

Private inurnment was Thursday, Sept. 19.

Rose was born April 3, 1948, in Anamosa, the daughter of Woodrow and Georgia (Duffy) Coppess.

Wed
18
Sep

Randy W. Sheber

Randy W. Sheber, 56, of Marion, formerly of Guttenberg, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Marion.

Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, at Morris Funeral Home in Guttenberg.

A private inurnment will follow at Guttenberg City Cemetery. 

Wed
18
Sep

Lorna L. Graybill

Lorna L. Graybill, 83, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Guttenberg, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Morris Funeral Home in Guttenberg where a memorial service will commence at 3 p.m.

Inurnment will follow at Guttenberg City Cemetery. 

Wed
18
Sep

LaVerne R. Troester

LaVerne R. Troester, 88, of Garnavillo, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, Sept. 4, after a brief cancer diagnosis.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, at Morris Funeral Home in Garnavillo and one hour before services at the church.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Garnavillo.

Wed
18
Sep

Mary C. Henkels

Mary C. Henkels, 81, of Hiawatha passed away at the St. Luke’s Transitional Care Center on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Mary was born on June 27, 1943, in Guttenberg. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Edna (Bogart) Frommelt. On Oct. 5, 1968, Mary married the love of her life, Ervin Henkels. Mary enjoyed gardening, embroidery, baking, and she was an avid reader. Mary loved being a grandma.

Wed
18
Sep

Gary E. Kann

Gary Edward Kann, 67, of Guttenberg, passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at his home in Guttenberg.

Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 12, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Guttenberg. Visitation was before services at the church.

A private inurnment will be held at a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Guttenberg.

Wed
11
Sep

Paul L. Barnhart

Paul L. Barnhart, 93, of Garnavillo, formerly of Guttenberg, passed away at the Guttenberg Care Center on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Paul was born on Jan. 22, 1931, in Osterdock. He was the son of Clifford and Bertha (Nokleby) Barnhart. On Feb. 24, 1951, Paul married the love of his life of 73 years, Wilma Ziegler, in Guttenberg.

Wed
11
Sep

Joyce A. Hyde

Joyce Ann Hyde, 79, of Guttenberg passed away on Aug. 15, 2024, in her home, after a 3-year struggle with lung cancer.

Joyce was born on the family farm in Volga Township, Clayton County, to Wilfred and Jeanette (Kann) Berns. After her father died in a tractor accident in 1947, her family moved to Guttenberg in 1950. She did many things in those formative years, including: janitor at St. Mary’s, Lowell’s Greenhouse, Round the Clock Laundromat, Kenny’s Boat Line, babysitting, Les and Em’s Drive-In, nanny for the Don Ferring Family & anything else her mom volunteered her for!

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