Gary Lynn Meade, 65, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at his residence in Edgewood. He was born February 1, 1955, in Manchester, the son of Howard and Lucille (Hartbeck) Meade. He was raised in the Colesburg area and was an Ed-Co graduate in 1973. Gary was married to Linda Manderfield and later divorced.  Three children were born to this union.   Gary worked 15 years with Mert Miller Construction and then 19 years with G&G Living now known as...

Clair “Bub” Kruger, 74, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, formerly of Littleport, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on March 9, 1946, in Greeley, the son of Calvin and Etna (Fierstine) Kruger. Clair was raised in Greeley and Edgewood and was a 1964 graduate of Edgewood-Colesburg High School. In 1965 he was drafted into the United States Army and served honorably until his discharge in 1967.   On February 11, 1967,...

Ivanelle Leona Bushaw, 89, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born August 29, 1930, in Elkport, the daughter of Edward and Adelia (Gerloff) Haught. Ivanelle spent her life since the age of three in the Strawberry Point area and attended Strawberry Point school. On August 1, 1947, Ivanelle was united in marriage to Donald Bushaw at the Delhi United Methodist parsonage and was later blessed with five...

Robert William Spoerl, 81, of Manchester, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 25, 2020.   Robert was born October, 22, 1938, to William J. and Ruth E. Spoerl at their family farmhouse, south of Manchester. He attended Copperhead Country School and Manchester High School. Robert served in the Army from 1958 to 1960 and was part of the Third Army Occupation of Bamberg, Germany.   Upon being discharged from the Army, Robert worked tirelessly...

Hilda May Gibbs, 90, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020, at her residence in Manchester, Iowa. She was born September 1, 1929, the daughter of Bert and Leona (Oaks) Sandhagen in Dundee.  When Hilda was two years old, she moved to Oneida. She attended all 12 years of school at Oneida, graduating in 1946. On December 28, 1947, Hilda was united in marriage to Burl Gibbs of Dundee, at Hilda’s parent’s home in Oneida. They lived in Manchester most of their...

Ilene Marie Holthaus, 93, of Colesburg, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. She was born on November 8, 1926, on the family farm near Colesburg, the daughter of Roy and Wilhemina (Koeneke) Schenke. Ilene attended Oak Grove Country School and was a 1944 graduate of Colesburg High School. She taught country school in rural Colesburg for several years before her marriage.   On May 12, 1951, Ilene was united in marriage to Stanley...

Larry Thomas Funke, 59, of Chicago, Illinois, formally of Edgewood, Iowa passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.  Larry was born, December 12, 1960, in Manchester, Iowa to James and Kathleen (McMullen) Funke and was raised and educated in the Edgewood area.  He was an Ed-Co graduate and received his B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Larry worked as a computer analyst with the Chicago Transit...

Mahlon Harold Wilson, 90, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Mahlon was born on February 2, 1930, in Hopkinton, the son of Harold and Vida (Milroy) Wilson. Mahlon was raised and educated in Delhi and graduated from Delhi Consolidated High School in 1947.   After graduation, Mahlon farmed and then was drafted into the United States Army in 1951.  On September 24, 1951, Mahlon was united in marriage to Nadine Pillard at the...

Randall Jay Brade, 61, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester.  He was born on November 20, 1958, in Dubuque, the son of Leonard and Irene (Cook) Brade. Randy was raised in Dubuque and graduated from Dubuque Hempstead High School.   On August 9, 1980, Randy was united in marriage to Anna Mastin in Dubuque. One daughter was born to this union. The family resided in Manchester. Randy worked at the Dubuque Historical...

Joseph Aloysius Knipper, 70, of Volga, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at the Elkader Care Center in Elkader. He was born October 16, 1949, the son of Aloysius and Mary (Berns) Knipper. Joseph was raised in the Volga area and graduated from Central High School in Elkader. Joseph was married to Gail Ann Haynes. Gail passed away in 2008. Joseph worked for many years at Everett Tractor. He later worked for 16 years at the Exide factory in Manchester.  Joseph enjoyed fishing,...