Obituaries

Carrroll Eugene “Slim” Gunderson, of Marengo, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at the age of 81 years. The family received friends on Monday, Feb. 15, at Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo. Private family services will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established.
Carroll is survived by his daughter Andrea Frederickson and her husband Joe and a grandson Blake Frederickson and his wife Erin, all of Solon. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Dolores Wilson Gunderson in 1996.

Denese Marie Kromminga, 63, of Solon, died Feb. 4, 2016, from complications of ovarian cancer. She was at home surrounded by family and friends. Feb. 4 was World Cancer Day.
She is survived by friend Paul Sofranko of Iowa City and her children Micah Toomey and husband Malcolm Sturgis, Winnetka, Ill., Bridget Toomey, Iowa City, and Daniel Toomey, St. Paul, Minn., and beloved grandchildren Annabel, Ian and Edward Sturgis.

Gene Ray “Thunder” Erenberger, of Solon, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with burial to follow in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Ely. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Brosh Chapel in Solon is in charge of arrangements.

Christine Ellen Wolf, 64, of Solon, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Greeley Community Church, located at 212 E. 2nd St., Greeley, with burial to follow in Edgewood Cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Brosh Chapel in Solon.

Jeffrey Scott Astor, 56, of North Liberty, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with Leukemia. He passed peacefully at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas surrounded by loved ones. Jeff was born to James and Laura Astor on Dec. 12, 1959. He was the youngest of five siblings: Donna Birkicht and friend; Cary Rhoads, of Cedar Rapids; Carol Murphy and her husband Steve, of Georgetown, Texas; Dennis Astor and friend Bev Davis, of Cedar Rapids; and Janis McMann and her husband Larry, of Cedar Rapids.