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Sherman Marvin Kepford
Jan 6, 2011
Sherman Kepford, 71 passed away Thursday January 6th, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 PM Monday January 10th at the Fry Funeral home, 220 East Sixth Street in Tipton, there will be no other services. Sherm was born July 5th, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa....
Jacob Prentice York
Jan 4, 2011
Jacob Prentice York, 95, of Tipton died Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Prentice was born on February 27, 1915 in Cedar County, Iowa and was the son of George and Bess Bohrer York. He was a graduate of Tipton High School, class of 1932. On January 22, 1938 Prentice was united in marriage to Stella G. Naber in Clinton, Iowa....
Sandra Jo Miller
Jan 1, 2011
Sandra Jo Miller, daughter of Henry David and Mary Magdalene Fell Tank, was born on September 17, 1954 in Muscatine, Iowa. Sandy was a graduate of Tipton High School and later graduated from Scott Community College with a Nursing Degree. Sandy was married to Shawn A. Miller on January 18, 1992 in Apple Valley, California. Sandy worked as a...
Bernita May Armstrong
Dec 18, 2010
Bernita "Bea" May Vitense Armstrong was born May 2, 1920, in Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa. She was the daughter of William and Martha Butterbrodt Vitense. She was a 1938 graduate of Tipton High School and a graduate of Tipton Junior College. Bea was united in marriage to Donald Charles Armstrong in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 7, 1940....
Marvin Wendell Wilkerson
Dec 15, 2010
Marvin Wendell Wilkerson, son of Robert Lee & Anna Mabel Burroughs Wilkerson was born June 8, 1927. He was a 1945 graduate of Springdale High School. Marvin served his country in the Merchant Marines. On August 1, 1948, Marvin was united in marriage to Donna Belle Tisinger in Tipton, Iowa. Marvin was a farmer and retired from the University...
Darleen Johnson Beuter
Dec 7, 2010
Private graveside services for Darleen T. Johnson Beuter, 77, of Iowa City, formerly of Tipton, who died on Tuesday, December 07, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospital, will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1:30 pm at Memory Gardens, Iowa City. A gathering of family and friend will take place at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, on Thursday...
Diania Kay Briggs
Nov 29, 2010
Diania Kaye Baker Briggs, 51, formerly of Tipton, died Friday, November 26, Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit, Iowa City, from complications of pancreatic cancer. As per her wishes cremation rites were accorded and private burial will occur at a later date in Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheatridge, Colorado. . Diania, daughter of Earl and Carol Dahl Baker, was born on October...
Evelyn Leone Nebergall
Nov 27, 2010
Evelyn Leone Nebergall, daughter of Frank Stoe and Mayme Pearl Isman Chapman, was born in Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa on August 22, 1914. As a child she attended country schools and after her family moved to town she graduated from Tipton High School. On February 26, 1936 Evelyn was united in marriage to Clare John Nebergall. Together they...
Agnes Elizabeth Crock Driscoll
Nov 17, 2010
On the 17th day of November in the year of 2010, Agnes Elizabeth Crock Driscoll passed away at the Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab Center, Mechanicsville, IA. Born on August 31, 1914 at the Pleasant Ridge Mule Farm in Cedar County Iowa to Nicholas (N.J.) Crock and Mary Clara Kadera Crock. She was welcomed to the family by a sister,...
Bonnie Jean Donald
Nov 1, 2010
Bonnie Jean Donald, 77, of Bennett, died Monday, November 1, 2010 in the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa from complications of cancer. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Fry Funeral...
Sarah Ann Bails Menzer
Oct 27, 2010
Sarah, daughter of John Ray and Barbara Irene Treichler Bails, was born on October 4, 1940 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She attended school in Stanwood and was a 1958 graduate of Lincoln High School. Sarah married Kenneth Krenz, they later divorced. She married Ronald Menzer in 1986. In the course of her life Sarah worked at Sheller Globe, Oral-B,...
Anna Minnie Stakey
Oct 24, 2010
Anna Minne Butterbrodt Stakey, daughter of Henry and Leana Hillman Butterbrodt, was born in Bennett, Iowa on September 7, 1906. She was united in marriage to Gustav Stakey on July 17, 1928, in New Britain, Connecticut. Anna is survived by her daughter, Janice (Ben) Galloway of Harpers Ferry, Iowa; son-in-law, Kenneth Mente of Tipton, Iowa; 9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren,...
Georgia Hazel Mcclellan
Oct 21, 2010
Georgia Spencer McClellan, daughter of Kermit Roosevelt and Marion Fowlie Spencer, was born November 15, 1933, at Mercy Hospital in Anamosa, Iowa. She was a 1951 graduate of Tipton High School. Following High School Georgia attended Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. She later worked as a receptionist at Link Belt Speeder and in the ER at Mercy Hospital...
Violet "Vi" Donohoe
Oct 17, 2010
Violet "Vi" Donohoe, 67, of West Branch, a beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospital. Funeral Services for Vi will be held Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:30 AM at St. Bernadette's Catholic Church, West Branch with Father Dennis Martin officiating. A parish vigil service will take place...
Sayde D Stoltenberg
Oct 15, 2010
Sayde D. Stoltenberg, 97, of Tipton, died Friday, October 15, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton. Sayde, daughter of Douwe J. and Jantje Minnema Westra, was born March 18, 1913 in Freisland, Wisconsin. She received her diploma in nursing from Mt. Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee, WI, her certificate in Public Health Nursing from the University of Michigan, Lansing, MI,...
Kathryn Ann Chambliss
Oct 15, 2010
Kay Chambliss, 63, of Tipton, Iowa, died peacefully at home with her loving family by her side after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A funeral service to celebrate Kay's life will be on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church of Tipton, with Pastor Donnita Moeller presiding. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. A visitation...
Leone Lena Burroughs
Oct 14, 2010
Leone Lena Burroughs, daughter of George and Matilda Kern Herbst, was born August 25, 1913, in Cedar County near Cedar Bluff, Iowa. She attended Tipton High School. On February 17, 1931, Leone was united in marriage to Lloyd Melvin Burroughs in Iowa City, Iowa. Leone worked as a seamstress and clerk for Modern Cleaners and was employed at Betty...
Larry James Sell
Oct 5, 2010
Larry James Sell, son of Ralph and Naomi Mary Unruh Sell was born February 29, 1944, in Muscatine, Iowa. He was a 1962 graduate of Olin High School. Larry was a retired truck driver and machinist. Larry is survived by his aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Marilyn Bessie Rekemeyer
Oct 4, 2010
Marilyn Bessie Rekemeyer, daughter of Adelbert and Bertha Marie Fisher Reid, was born January 8, 1930 in Mechanicsville, Iowa. She graduated from Mechanicsville High School in 1949. Marilyn was united in marriage to Dale Louis Rekemeyer in 1950. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tipton. Marilyn worked at Benner Foods; Bud's Super Value and was employed...
Florence Mildred Cawiezell
Oct 3, 2010
Florence Mildred Cawiezell, the daughter of Theodore Herman J. and Alvina Caralyn Mangels Stock, was born April 30, 1914, in rural Minot, North Dakota. She attended school at District #5 Bluegrass Township. Florence was united in marriage to Ernie John Cawiezell on April 19, 1932 in Rock Island, Illinois. She was a homemaker and farm wife. She was a...
