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Archive - 2018

January 4th

Francis Paul Vislisel

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:17pm

Francis Paul Vislisel, 86, of Solon, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Solon. Full military rites will be conducted by the Solon American Legion. Burial will follow in St. Bridget’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Brosh Chapel in Solon is handling Francis’ arrangements.


Marilyn “Kay” McFarland

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:16pm

Marilyn “Kay” McFarland, 79, of Solon, passed away with family by her side on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Solon United Methodist Church, with Reverend Scott Keele Kober officiating, with burial to follow in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Solon United Methodist Church. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Solon are caring for Kay’s service.


Maxine Hofer

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:15pm

Maxine Hofer, 93, of Clive, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Village at Legacy Pointe, Waukee. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Surviving are her children, Barbara Hofer Anderson of Naples, Fla., and Tom (Lisa) Hofer of Grimes: grandchildren, Mike (Eva) Anderson of Urbandale, Jon Anderson of Ankeny, Robyn (Rick) Baldenegro of Naperville, Ill., Leigh (David) Benish of Temple, Texas, Kenny Hofer of Swisher, Aaron (Jordan) Thomas of Silverthorne, Colo., and Jennifer (Rod) Claiser of Urbandale; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandsons.


About those resolutions

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:14pm
Food For Thought

If you’re like most of us, you’ve already fudged a little on one or more of the resolutions you so bravely made just a few days ago. We all like the feeling of being able to wipe the slate clean and start the new year fresh and guilt-free. But too often those well-meant promises we make to ourselves turn out to be a lot harder to honor than they were to make. I’d like to pass on some thoughts about New Year Resolutions, things that I’ve learned from experience and things that persons much wiser than I have shared with me over the years.