OBITUARIES

Dec 1, 2019

Dale Thumma, 94, of Tipton, went home to be with the Lord Sunday Morning, December 1, 2019, while under the care of the Leland Smith Nursing Home, Wilton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton at 10:30 AM Thursday, December 5, 2019.   Burial will follow immediately at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery.  Visitation will be held...

Nov 28, 2019

Donnalee M. Hermiston, 92, formerly of Bennett, passed away November 28, 2019. Services will be held Monday December 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating at Fry Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. A gathering will be held at St. Mary’s Hall following...

Nov 28, 2019

Julia Ann Martin, 68, of Tipton, entered eternity on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2019, while under the care of the Bird House Hospice House in Iowa City. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 9:00 – 11:00 AM with memorial services beginning at 11:00 AM in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Tipton, with lunch to follow. Pastor...

Nov 23, 2019

Betty Jane Rouse, 92, of Tipton, entered eternity with her family by her side on Saturday, November 23, 2019 while under the care of Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Betty will be laid to rest in the Clarence City Cemetery at a later date.  Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com.

Betty, daughter of Harry and...

Nov 23, 2019

Carl Albert Martin, 81, who was known as Boone to his family and friends, died Saturday, November 23, 2019 while under the care of the Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. There are no services currently planned at this time. His cremated remains will be buried in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery at a future date. Online condolences may be...

Nov 21, 2019

Gary Allen Witmer, 76, of Tipton, entered eternity early Thursday morning, November 21, 2019 surrounded by his favorite girls. Visitation will be on Monday, November 25th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with funeral services beginning at 4:00 pm at Fry’s. Burial will follow in the Rochester Cemetery at a later date. A time of...

Nov 20, 2019

Wylene Joyce Hostler, 84, of Tipton, entered eternity on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 beginning at noon for the visitation and the funeral service will start at 2:00 pm with the Rev. Scott Meyer officiating. Burial will follow in the Tipton...

Nov 18, 2019

Linda Lou Hannes, 75, of Tipton, entered eternity on Monday, November 18, 2019 while under the care of the Bird House Hospice Home of Johnson County. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Friday, November 22, beginning with visitation at noon and funeral services starting at 3:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial with full military rites...

Nov 15, 2019

Gladys Maedene Ehresman Taylor, 84, of Tipton, entered eternity on Friday, November 15, 2019 while under the care of Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be held at Calvary Foursquare Gospel Church on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM with the funeral service immediately following at 2:00 PM.  Everyone is welcome to attend and join the...

Nov 11, 2019

Marlin Raymond Hillyer, 78, of Bennett, passed into eternity on Monday, November 11, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Private services will be held on Friday, November 15th at 10:00 AM at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, with Rev Ronald Lashmit officiating. Public graveside committal services with full military honors will be held Friday at 11:00 AM,...

Nov 7, 2019

Rex Michael Idlewine, 62, of Olin, entered eternity on Thursday, November 7, 2019 while under the care of Unity Point/St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:30am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, with the Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow in the Stanwood Cemetery with military graveside rites. Visitation...

Nov 5, 2019

Harley Andrew Daufeldt, 66, of Tipton, entered eternity on Tuesday, November 05, 2019 while under the care of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Funeral services and visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 with visitation starting at 9:00 am and services starting at 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. Burial...

Oct 30, 2019

Janice Jean Holets Linn, 78, of Tipton, entered eternal life on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 while under the care of Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with the Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Oct 27, 2019

Beverly June (Voss) Tallman, 81, of Olin, passed into eternity on Sunday, October 27, 2019 while under the care of the Clarence Nursing Home and Above & Beyond Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 10: 30 am in St. John Lutheran Church in Olin with graveside burial rites to follow in the Olin...

Oct 20, 2019

Melva Laura Nebergall Mueller, the fourth and youngest child of Roy Andrew and Phoebe Jane Ford Nebergall, passed away peacefully at Cedar Manor on Sunday, October 20, 2019.  Melva was born July 3, 1924 at the family home in the South Bethel neighborhood in rural Cedar County. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 9:30 to 10:30...

Oct 7, 2019

Margaret Kruse Johnston, 98, of Tipton, was ushered into Heaven early Monday morning, October 7, 2019 while under the care of Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:30 am in the old South Bethel Methodist Church located in the Cedar County Historical Museum grounds. Pastor Cindy McKenzie will...

Oct 6, 2019

Loretta Augusta Lausen, 94, of Tipton, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 while under the care of the Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:30 am at the First United Church of Christ in Tipton with Pastor Mark Buck officiating. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery....

Oct 4, 2019

Marjorie Jean Bequeaith, 93, of Stanwood, passed away peacefully Friday evening, October 4 in her home. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 10 at Fry Funeral Home where family will receive friends from 4:00-7:00 PM. A graveside service will take place at the Stanwood Cemetery the following day Friday October 11 at 10:00 AM. A memorial fund has been...

Oct 4, 2019

Alberta Joyce Svoboda, 88, of Mechanicsville, passed away at her home Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, surrounded by loving family members.  Visitation takes place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, followed by a funeral service at 10:30 a.m., both at the United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville. A luncheon will follow.

Alberta was born June 19, 1931, on the...

Sep 29, 2019

Randy James Byerly, 38, of Tipton passed away Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2019. A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday night, October 2 where family will receive friends from 3-7 PM at Calvary Foursquare Church in Tipton, Iowa. Funeral services will follow the next day October 3 at 10:30 AM also at the Foursquare Church.  Burial will...