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Lee Fraseur
Mar 19, 2018
Leona 'Lee' Fraseur, 90, of Tipton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on March 19, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held in Tipton on Friday, March 30, 2018 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11:00 am at Fry Funeral Home,...
Jerry Lee Leighty
Mar 17, 2018
Jerald Lee 'Jerry' Leighty, 71, of Tipton, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm with funeral services beginning at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Pastor Scott Meyer will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery with full military rites....
Ed Ross
Mar 10, 2018
Ed Ross, 74, formerly of Stanwood and Tipton, peacefully entered eternity on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in the Davis Center, Bloomfield, Iowa. Ed's funeral and celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, March 14th at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary of the First United Church of Christ, Tipton. Pastor Tommi Boeder will officiate. Coffee and cookies will immediately...
Austin Jacob Zaruba
Feb 23, 2018
Austin Jacob (AJ) Zaruba, 30 formerly of Tipton, chose to enter eternal rest with the Lord on February 23, 2018. Austin was born March 27, 1987, only son to Bruce and Lora Zaruba. In his toddler years you would find him on the tractor with either his dad or grandpa, or running around fighting imaginary bad guys with his...
Gene Carlton Kelley
Feb 15, 2018
Funeral services for Gene Carlton Kelley, 83, of Tipton, who died peacefully with his family by his bedside early Thursday morning, February 15, 2018, will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. The Rev. Ronald Lashmit will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery under the direction of...
Nancy Myers
Feb 13, 2018
Funeral services for Nancy Anne Ridenour Myers, 77, of Tipton, formerly of Clarence and Clinton, who died quietly in Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids on February 13, 2018, will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 2:30 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, Tipton. Pastor Beth Wartick will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the Tipton...
Paul Edward Hermiston
Feb 5, 2018
Funeral services for Paul Edward Hermiston, 92, of Bennett, who died peacefully in Mercy Hospital on Monday, February 5, 2018 will be held on Friday, February 9, 2018 at 10:30 am, St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton. The Rev. Richard Okumu will officiate the service. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Fry Funeral...
Joan Pruess
Feb 3, 2018
Joan Pruess, 88, died peacefully early Saturday morning, February 3, 2018 in the Mechanicsville Specialty Care Center. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 10th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton and then a time of sharing will begin at 2:00 pm. Burial will be private in St. John's Cemetery, Clarence. A memorial has been...
Kay Elizabeth Kline
Jan 28, 2018
Kay Elizabeth Kline, 74, of Bennett, died peacefully at 12:20 pm with her family at her bedside on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Her family will receive friends on Friday, February 9, 2018 beginning at 4:30 pm with a time of sharing memories at 6:00 pm followed by a time of food and fellowship at the Bennett American Legion Community...
Margaret Jean Diedrichsen
Jan 20, 2018
Margaret Jean Diedrichsen, 91, of Tipton, died peacefully in Cedar Manor Nursing Home on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 24th at 11:00 am at the First United Church of Christ, Tipton. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd from 4:00 to 7:00 pm...
Crystal Kay Slach
Jan 15, 2018
Crystal Kay Slach, 55, of rural West Branch, Iowa went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 am, Hope Church, Tipton. Burial will follow in West Branch City Cemetery, West Branch, Iowa. A general memorial fund has been established in her memory. Online condolences...
Robert Gene Conner
Jan 9, 2018
Robert G. Conner, 80, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, followed by a memorial service at 10:00 am at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville. Online condolences may be shared...
Phyllis Marie Behrens
Dec 29, 2017
Phyllis Marie Behrens, 80, of Tipton, left this earthly life and began her eternal life, surrounded by her children on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Family will receive friends at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, on Tuesday, January 2, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. (the family requests casual attire) Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 3...
Mark David Reiling
Dec 29, 2017
Mark David Reiline, 54, of Cedar Rapids died December 29, 2017, in his home. Memorial services will be held on January 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., Calvary Four-Square Church, Tipton. A memorial fund in Mark's memory has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Mark was born November 3, 1963, in Davenport, Iowa to Virtus and Joanne...
Sally Jo Zellers
Dec 25, 2017
Sally Jo (Lyle) Zellers, 65, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 in Topeka. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 11:00 am in the United Methodist Church in Tipton followed by a time of food and fellowship in the church. Memorials may be made to the Sally Zellers Memorial Fund in...
Marie Alma Shaull
Dec 24, 2017
Marie Alma Eilers Shaull, 98, passed peacefully on Christmas Eve in the Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 10:00 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with Pastors Marcus Beebee and Norman Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Red Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Dykstra, Chad Shaull, Dean Eilers,...
Donald Robert Sheldon
Dec 17, 2017
Donald Robert Sheldon, 79, of Tipton, passed away on Sunday, December, 17, 2017 at University of Iowa Hospital after an extended battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. There will be a time of visitation one hour prior to the service, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Inurnment will...
Edward Lynn Peck
Dec 13, 2017
Edward L. Peck, 74, formerly of Tipton, quietly passed away at his home in Bettendorf, Iowa, on December 13, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 1:15 pm on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Tipton Fire Station, followed by a time of food, fellowship and remembrance until 3:00 pm. Full obituary may be viewed at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Ed was...
Carol Elaine Small
Dec 7, 2017
Carol Elaine Small, 74, formerly of Tipton, died peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Premier Estates of Muscatine. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall in the Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine, with Pastor Bruce Ursin officiating. Family will receive...
Dale Lamoyne Stiff
Dec 1, 2017
Dale LaMoyne Stiff, 90, formerly of Tipton, died on Friday, December 1, 2017 while living as a resident in the Wilton Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First United Church of Christ. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the church prior to...
