Mary Diane Mesch, 59
of Manchester, passed away at her home on Monday, June 16, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Nancy Kay Spence, 63
of Urbandale, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2008.

Dorothy M. Klostermann, 85
of Dyersville, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Oakcrest Manor in Dyersville.

Edwin Clyde Cook, 77
of Winthrop, died in a tragic car accident at his home on June 14, 2008.

Erling Hanson, 93
of Manchester, died Frieday, June 20, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following a brief illness.

Marian L. Vorwald, 84
of Marion, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Jerome J. Bagge, 85
of Dyersville, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade after a long illness.

Ruth M. Helmrichs, 87
of Manchester, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following an illness.

Edward A. Bergfeld, 67
of Lamont, died at his home on June 7, 2008 after a lengthy illness.

Verna E. Robinson, 99
of Woodland Park, Colo., formerly of Elgin and Hopkinton, died June 11, 2008.

Ruby “LaVonne” (Carty) Splinter, 90
of San Diego, Calif., died Monday, June 2, 2008 at the Sun Garden Terrace in Lemon Grove, Calif., following brief illness.

Leon J. Bagge, 73
of Dyersville, died Monday, June 2, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque after a brief illness.

Eugene R. Thielbert, 83
of Muscatine, died June 3, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Merle Dean Brown, 88
of Manchester, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Vinton Lutheran Home in Vinton after a short illness.

Mavis Maxwell Hladek, 80
of Merced, Calif., passed away on May 30, 2008 in Merced after a long illness.

Letha Marie Frick, 86
passed away Jan. 2, 2008 in Winter Haven, Fla.

Illes Bognar, 68
of Dundee, entered into his eternal rest on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness.

Ray E. Wickman, 84
of Manchester, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Nelda Elizabeth Stocks, 82
of Colesburg, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.

Irene May Duggan, 85
formerly of Ryan, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Oldorf House of Mercy in Hiawatha after a courageous battle with cancer.

Phillip J. Tinker, 85
formerly of Coggon, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home following a short illness.

Luvera “Minnie” Chrystal, 85
of Manchester, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester following a short illness.