Obituaries

Earlville

Luke B. Schuman, of Earlville, Iowa passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics surrounded by his loving parents.

Visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue at 9 a.m. at the Stone Church in Manchester, Iowa prior to funeral services.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Stone Church in Manchester, Iowa, with burial following in St. Joseph Cemetery in Earlville, Iowa.

Strawberry Point

Cheryl Lee Winter, 69, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester.

Funeral Service with Military Rites: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa with Reverend Phil Rogers presiding.

Visitation: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Friends may also call an hour before the service on Wednesday.

Inurnment at a later date

Cascade

Joan Catherine Otting, 92, of Cascade, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at River Bend in Cascade, Iowa.

Visitation for Joan will be held from 9 to 11 a.m., on Monday, April 21, 2025 at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Joan at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Mark Osterhaus presiding.

Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa. Assisting Deacon is Mark Otting.

Dyersville

James A. “Jim” Koopmann, 72, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on April 10, 2025 at University of Iowa Hospitals.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025 at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Members of the Dyersville Fire Department will gather at 6:00 p.m..

Visitation will continue 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home prior to a Funeral Mass which will be held at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville at 10:30 a.m. with burial to follow at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Reverend Dennis Quint will officiate.

Manchester

Larry Allyn Swanson, 77, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood.

Visitation: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester. Friends may also call at the church on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Manchester Methodist Church in Manchester, with Reverend Phil Rogers presiding.

Private Interment: Thorpe Cemetery – Manchester

Greeley

Merwin Fred Tibbott, 90, of Greeley, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Public Prayer Service: 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Elkport-Garber Community Center in Elkport, Iowa. The family will greet friends after 9:30 a.m. at the Community Center. A public lunch will be held beginning at noon. The family will continue to greet friends during lunch.

Private Family Inurnment: Saturday afternoon on April 19, 2025, at Grant View Cemetery, Greeley, Iowa

Dyersville

Therese M. Reicher, 98, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Stonehill Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 5 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue Wednesday morning from 9 - 10 a.m. at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home prior to funeral services.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa, with burial following in the church cemetery. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate.

Manchester

Audrey Elaine (Rasmussen) Belden, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 21, 2025.

Visitation: Friday, May 16, 2025, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester, Iowa, and Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the Manchester Methodist Church in Manchester, Iowa.

Celebration of Life: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m., at the Manchester Methodist Church, with Reverend Phil Rogers officiating.

Inurnment: Oakland Cemetery – Manchester, Iowa