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John Charles "Chuck" Hoy
Jul 16, 2025
John Charles “Chuck” Hoy, 74, of Mechanicsville, entered his eternal home on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 am in the Christian Community Church, 307 E. 1st Street, Mechanicsville, Iowa. A time of visitation will be from 9:30 until the start of the service. Lunch will follow in...
Mary Emma (Onstott) Laing
Jul 12, 2025
Mary Emma (Onstott) Laing, age 96, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Born July 16, 1928, in Mechanicsville, she was the daughter of Virgil and Frances (Satterfield) Cole. Mary attended country school through sixth grade and continued on to Lisbon Junior High and High School. A lifelong member of the...
Barbara Linn (Burr) Muhs
Jul 12, 2025
Barbara Linn “Barb” Muhs, 64, of Lowden, IA, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of sudden heart failure. A private celebration of Barbara’s life will be held by her family at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Drury College in Springfield, MO; P.E.O. Chapter JR in...
Frances Augusta (Ball) Ford
Jun 14, 2025
Frances Augusta Ford passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Prairie Hills Assisted Living. Funeral service will be Friday, June 20th at 11:00am at the Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. Visitation will immediately precede the service, from 10:00am-11:00am. Frances will then be laid to rest at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given...
Dennis Robert Cram
Jun 4, 2025
In Loving Memory of Dennis Robert Cram
Dennis Robert Cram, 73, of Tipton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from an apparent heart attack.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Downey Cemetery, located near West Liberty, Iowa. Friends and family are invited to gather at...
Carol Lee (Malone) Steinberg
Jun 1, 2025
Carol Lee Steinberg, 88, of Tipton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics following complications of a stroke. A devoted wife, loving mother, cherished friend, and accomplished artist in her own right, Carol embodied grace, poise, and kindness throughout her life.
A time of visitation will be held...
Ralph Arnold Billick
May 25, 2025
Ralph Arnold Billick, 78, passed away peacefully on the farm on Sunday, May 25, 2025, after a short illness. Per his wishes, his body has been cremated. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Ralph was born in Iowa City on November 30, 1946, to Marion and Vivian Shipley Billick. He served in...
Lester Alvin Proctor Sr.
May 3, 2025
Lester Alvin Proctor Sr.
February 1, 1945 – May 3, 2025
Lester Alvin Proctor Sr., 80, of Rochester, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on May 3, 2025, with his beloved daughter by his side.
A visitation will be held Thursday, May 8, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fry Funeral Home...
Marilyn Jean (Myers) Chase
Apr 28, 2025
In Loving Memory of Marilyn Jean Chase July 19, 1944 – April 28, 2025
Marilyn Jean Chase, 80, of Newton, Iowa, formerly of Mechanicsville, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2025, surrounded by her children at Traditions Memory Care in Newton, Iowa. Marilyn was born on July 19, 1944, in Hampton, Iowa, she was the...
Joanne Marie Straumanis
Apr 27, 2025
In Loving Memory of Joanne Marie Straumanis July 20, 1940 – April 27, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Joanne Straumanis. Joanne, 84, of Tipton, Iowa, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, at the Solon Care Center in Solon, Iowa. She was born on July 20, 1940, in Iowa City,...
Irene Doris (Stout) Dettman
Apr 24, 2025
In Loving Memory of Irene Doris Dettman
April 3, 1933 – April 24, 2025
Irene Doris Dettman, 92, of Tipton, Iowa, peacefully entered her eternal rest on April 24, 2025, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Services to honor her life will be held Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton,...
Loretta Jean (King) Frana
Apr 17, 2025
In Loving Memory of Loretta Jean (King) Frana
November 11, 1965 – April 17, 2025
Loretta Jean (King) Frana, 59, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on April 17, 2025, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. A devoted Christian, her faith in Christ was the guiding light of her...
Charles 'Charlie' Edward Jones
Apr 3, 2025
Charles "Charlie" Edward Jones
October 26, 1959 – April 3, 2025
Charles "Charlie" Edward Jones, 65, of Tipton, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home. A visitation to honor Charlie’s life will take place on Thursday, April 10, from 10 to 11 AM at Summit Church, rural Bettendorf, with a...
Rebecca Anne (Harden) Heick
Mar 27, 2025
Becky Harden was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids on June 22, 1949, on her mother’s 23rd birthday. She was the second of five children born to Gene and Rhoda (Ocheltree) Harden. Becky grew up in Tipton and was a member of the Tipton High School class of 1967. She continued her education at Scott Community College...
Michael Ian Kisner
Mar 21, 2025
Michael Ian Kisner, 44, of Tipton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life in Mike’s honor will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025, at the First United Church of Christ in Tipton, officiated by Pastor Kerri Sandusky.
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Paula Mary (Clements) Ruefer
Mar 17, 2025
Paula M. Ruefer
December 22nd, 1949 - March 17th, 2025
With her family by her side, Paula Mary Ruefer, 75, passed peacefully at her beloved home in Davenport, Iowa, on March 17, 2025. Those lucky enough to have known her understand just how deeply she’ll be missed.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday,...
Elias "Bud" Carr Crisp Ii
Mar 10, 2025
Elias Carr Crisp II, known to family and friends as Bud, of Menifee, California, and Tipton, Iowa, passed away on March 10, 2025, at Crown Manor II in Murrieta, California, following a battle with cancer. He was 81. Graveside committal services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Online condolences may...
Beverly Maxine (Bair) Ohrt
Mar 7, 2025
Beverly Maxine Ohrt, 84, of Wellman, Iowa, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, at the Lone Tree Care Center in Lone Tree, Iowa.
Beverly was born on April 30, 1940, to Frank and Julia (Marker) Bair. She grew up in Cedar Bluff, Buchanan area, in a large, hardworking family.
Bev attended a one-room schoolhouse...
Douglas Gene Goschke
Mar 2, 2025
Douglas Gene Goschke, 77, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Iowa City, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2025. Douglas Gene Goschke was born on July 7, 1947, to Amil Gene Goschke and June Berniece (Newell) Goschke in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Raised in Wellman, Iowa, where his parents owned the local newspaper, the Wellman Advance, Doug learned...
Carl R. Fisher
Feb 28, 2025
Carl R. Fisher, 76, of Maryville, Tennessee (formerly of Tipton, Iowa) passed quietly away on Friday, February 28, 2025 in the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00 pm, Allegheny Baptist Church in Maryville. Memorials in his memory may be sent to 2577 Bishop Hollow...
