Darrel Arle Morf, 81, of Mount Vernon died of pancreatic cancer Thursday, July 10, at his home surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 am Monday, July 28, at the Church...

Francis E. Conner, 86, of Lisbon, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, surrounded by his family. Funeral Mass was Saturday, July 12, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. Burial...

Tom Klaver of Clarion died June 24, 2025. He was the son of Gary and Jerilynn Klaver, born April 12, 1971, in Wheat Ridge, Colo., and later moved with his family to Plano, Texas, Tulsa, Okla., and Jewell....

Joy Gaarde, a former publisher of The Sun, died Sunday June 29, 2025 at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids. She was 94. Joy Litts was born Sept. 14, 1930 in a 19th century farmhouse just off Springville...

Lorena Florence Freiburger, 64, of Lisbon, formally of Manchester, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. She was born April 17, 1961, in Manchester, the daughter...

Gretchen Ann Beckhelm, 87, died Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the Woodlands of the Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids. Born April 19, 1938, in Hays, Kansas, Gretchen was the younger daughter...

Marcia Lehr, 81, of Lis- bon, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Marcia was...

Ralph Norman Jordan, 73, of Mount Vernon, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025. Services for Ralph took place Tuesday, June 3. Ralph was born May 13, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Everett and Lorene...

Deloras Marie Viktor, 72, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025, in Colorado. Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m., today (Thursday, May 29, 2025) Stewart Baxter Funeral...

Joanne W. Karns made a grand entrance Sept. 10, 1933, in the streets of Cedar Rapids, to Milo V. and Mary E. Wolrab who didn’t make it to the hospital in time. The location was the backseat of a 1933...

Larry Ray Hotz, 87, of Mount Vernon, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Visitation was Friday May 23, 2025 at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services with funeral...

Benjamin Lee “Benny” Jamison passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lisbon on Tuesday May 6, 2025. Funeral services were held at the Living Hope Global Methodist Church with Pastor Andrew Bee...