Doctor George Roland Gundrum, 95, passed away on Tuesday, November 10 th at 2:50 PM, while surrounded by family. He is with his beloved wife Nelly who passed November 5, 2020. George was born in Wieselburg, Austria on March 8, 1925, the son of Franz and Anna Gundrum, who later divorced. Anna then married Dr. Hans Butt from Transylvania, Romania. Along with George, and his brother Franz Jr., four more boys were born, Hans Jr., Kurt, Horst, and Rolf. In 1932, the family moved to his...

Nelly Gundrum, 94, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family Thursday November 5 at 5:30 AM. Nelly is the daughter of Karl and Antonia Kaneider of Innsbruck Austria. Nelly was born July 13, 1926 in Reid Austria. Soon thereafter, the family moved to Mutters Austria where her father Karl was chief of Police. Nelly had five sisters. Paula, Herta, Elsa, Helma and Inge. She lost her mother in a bicycle accident when she was 16. A year later she lost her sister Helma, due to a hiking...

Diana R. McDowell, 64, of Burlington, died at 1:21 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Born July 2, 1956, in Burlington, she was the daughter of James P. and Irma lova Orendorff DeVauld Sr. On September 4, 1999, she married Ronald McDowell in Burlington, Iowa.  Diana was owner of D.J. Assessment and was a chemical dependency counselor. She loved her job, helping others, her family, grandchildren whom affectionately called her Dinee, cooking...

Loretta Margaret Stevenson, 89, of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. She spent the days preceding her death surrounded by those she loved most.  Born December 13, 1930, in Mediapolis, IA, she was the daughter of Jesse Paul and Gertrude Marie Beckman Abel. She grew up on the family farm near Dodgeville.  She had four brothers: Paul, Harold, Francis and Raymond.  Loretta graduated from Sperry...

Diana Stoll, 64, of Burlington, died at 5:08 PM Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. Born April 22, 1956, in Barberton, OH, she was the daughter of George and Jeanette Taylor Leasure. On March 9, 1986, she married Richard Alan Stoll in Avon Park, FL. He later passed December 28, 2019. She worked as a pharmaceutical delivery driver for several years before her reitirement. She loved fishing at her favorite fishing spots back when she lived in...

Alfred Dean Kristensen, 86, of Burlington, died on Saturday November 14, 2020. He was born on June 28, 1934 in Hudson, IA. He was the son of Alfred C. and Zatha R. Kristensen. He graduated from Hudson High School in 1952, and went on to get his degrees at the Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa) and the University of Iowa. He began his 45 year long education career in Marengo, and moved to Burlington in 1958. He was united in marriage to Sue Fischer of Burlington on...

Dr. Charles Allen Woodruff, 89, of Burlington, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the RidgeView Assisted Living in Burlington. Born September 25, 1931, in Grandview, IA, he was the son of Leonard Levi and Grace Marie Bennett Woodruff. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1949, Burlington Junior College in 1951, the University of Iowa in 1953 and the Iowa School of Dentistry in 1959. Dr. Woodruff served as a lifeguard at the newly opened pool in Middletown the summer following his...

Marilyn Sue Sullivan, 87, of West Burlington, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at her home.  Born December 18, 1932, in Iowa City, she was the daughter of David Joseph and Vera Grace Barney Edwards. On September 14, 1955, she married Robert Earl Sullivan in Burlington. He passed on September 18, 2004 after 49 years of marriage. Marilyn worked from Benner Tea Co. as a bookkeeper and a Personnel Director. She was also a homemaker. She graduated from Burlington Junior College, and...

Darwin Keith Lyons, 80, of Burlington, died at 2:19 PM Monday, November 16, 2020. Born March 8, 1940, in Rolla, MO, he was the son of William Carl and Verda Lorraine Rubin Lyons. On August 8, 1998, he married Claudia Jane Arnold in Burlington, IA.  Darwin was a payroll accountant for Ideal Ready Mix and JJ Steel He was a 1958 graduate of Clear Lake High School in Clear Lake, IA. He graduated from Buena Vista University in Mason City, IA with an Associates Degree in...

David Richard Dunham, 74, of Mount Pleasant, died at 11:30 AM Friday, November 13, 2020, at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant. Born August 1, 1946, in Macomb, IL, he was the son of Merrill and Mildred Long  Dunham. He married Judith Copeland in 1965 and they separated in 1982. He later married Carol Reimel in 1983. They separated in 2008. He was a graduate of LaHarpe High School. He then attended Millikin University in Decatur, ILL.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran,...