Honoring the Lives of Those We've Lost in Dysart and Traer, Iowa
Debra Ann Schrader
Jul 10, 2023
Debra A. Schrader, long-time resident of Benton County, departed from this earthly world on the 10th day of July, the year of our Lord 2023, aged 69 years, 8 months, and 28 days. The daughter of Irene Lyons Wieck and the late Lawrence E. Lyons was born on October 14, 1953, at the US Naval Hospital in Corona, California,...
Evelyn Lucille Hanneman
Jul 9, 2023
Evelyn Hanneman, 96, passed away on July 9, 2023, at Terrace Glen Village in Marion. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, July 14, 2023, at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton. The visitation will be for an hour prior to the service at the church. Evelyn is survived by 4 children and their spouses,...
Dennis Lee Steinmetz
Jul 6, 2023
Dennis Lee Steinmetz Sr. was born on September 18, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Howard and Doris (Schley) Steinmetz. He graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School and then attended Kirkwood Community College and UNI. Dennis served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969. On August 22, 1971, he was united in marriage...
Maxine Agnes McKenna
Jun 11, 2023
Maxine Agnes McKenna was born on December 23, 1925, in Waterloo, the daughter of Theodore and Christine (Schmitz) Beck. Maxine attended St. Mary of Mt. Carmel School in Eagle Center and graduated in 1943. She was a nanny for Dr. and Mrs. Cooper in Waterloo and also worked at National Bank in Waterloo. On April 21, 1947, Maxine was...
Juliann Dahms
Jun 3, 2023
On June 18th, 1958, Arlo and Elizabeth (McKinley) Dahms welcomed their sixth daughter into their family. They named her Juliann “Juli”. She had five big sisters Jayne, Roberta, Susan, Arlene, and Arla-Beth. Juli had to be a tiny fighter. Due to complications at birth, Juli’s weight dropped to three pounds. Both of Juli’s lungs had collapsed and her...
Donald Wayne Jantzen
May 30, 2023
Donald Wayne Jantzen, age 86, of Traer, died on May 31, 2023, at Sunrise Hill Care Center following a brief illness.
The visitation will be held on Friday June 9, 2023, from 4-7 PM at Overton Funeral Home in Traer with a family burial at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer at a later date.
Donald Wayne Jantzen was born on...
Karla Kay Burrell
May 23, 2023
Karla Kay (Schmidt) Burrell, 80, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2023 at Oak Park Estates Assisted Living.
Karla was born at home in Reinbeck, Iowa on December 6, 1942, the daughter of Vertus Emil and Mildred Ellen (Lovstad) Schmidt. She graduated from Reinbeck High School with the class of 1961. On April 6, 1963, she was united...
David Krafka
Mar 11, 2023
David “Dave” Krafka, 62, of Dysart, passed away peacefully at home on February 27, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. David was born on February 6, 1961, in Vinton, IA, to Robert and Arlene (Snyder) Krafka. He grew up on their family farm west of Dysart. David graduated from Dysart Geneseo High School in 1979 and then attended Hawkeye Institute...