School officials at both New Hampton Community Schools and St. Joseph Community School both said that the long-awaited start to the 2020-21 school year is going off without a hitch.
Mary Alice Johnson, age 87 of Mason City and formerly of Nashua, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away quietly on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at North Iowa Hospice Center in Mason City.
Mark S. Anderson, age 62 of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday Aug. 16, 2020.
A visitation was held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Shannon Wurzer sat at her desk filling out some paperwork in a school building that has been, for the most part, filled with the sounds of silence since March 13.
Richard Buhr, age 52 of New Hampton, Iowa died Friday, August 14, 2020, at MercyOne Medical Center in New Hampton.
A private family service will be held at a later date.