Richard Hayslip, 61,
died February 2 at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following an extended illness.

Greta D. Eldred-Marlenee, 98,
of Anamosa, died February 18 at Silvercrest of Anamosa, following a brief illness.

Dwayne Waggoner Meredith, 94,
of Anamosa, died February 4 at Silvercrest of Anamosa following, an extended illness.

Kyle John Sauser, 8,
of Monticello, died Friday February 20 at his home, following an extended illness.

Florence Gustafson Chaplin, 96,
of Buffalo, MO, formerly of Anamosa, died January 23, 2009.

Jerome Oberbreckling, 75,
of Anamosa, died February 10 at the Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa following a brief illness.

Laura Keeney, 89,
of Tombstone, AZ., died on February 16 at Sierra Vista Regional Health Center in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Ryan Keith Bierman, 25,
of Muscatine, passed away on February 11 at Unity Hospital.

Margaret Joyce Lyon, 85,
of Olin, passed away February 14 at Crestview Acres in Marion from Alzheimer’s.

Sandra Lee Hatcher, age 54,
of Anamosa, died February 17 in her home following a brief illness.

Willa P. Orcutt, 90,
formerly of Manchester, died February 8 at the Monticello Nursing Home, Monticello, following a short illness.

Ethel J. Barker, 96
from Anamosa, passed away on February 7 in Dallas, Texas, after a short illness.

William Matthew English Jr., 73,
passed away peacefully Friday, February 6, 2009, in his home.

Roger Bartels, 42,
of Monticello, died Wednesday morning, February 4, 2009, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident near Springville.

Florence Marie Kula, 75,
of Anamosa, died February 8 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Don Brown, 77,
of Anamosa, died February 4 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Dorothy D. Maurice, 96,
a long time resident of Monticello, passed away February 6 at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.

Doris Evelyn Andrew
was born November 9, 1927, near Guss to Ralph Palmer and Vivian Matilda (McCoy) Andrew.

Andrew J. Dotterweich, 82,
of Monticello, died January 29 at his residence with family at his side after a lengthy illness.

Christine Takes, 45,
of Anamosa, died January 29 at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Edna M. Dirks, 100,
of Monticello, died January 31 in the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Ellen Vrooman Felt, 96,
of Riverside, California, and formerly of Olin, passed away January 28 in Mission Viejo, California.