Obituaries

Duane Heeren Ankeny - Duane B. Heeren, age 91 years, died peacefully on January 9, 2022 at the Mill Pond care facility in Ankeny, Iowa. A private...

Duane Heeren Ankeny - Duane B. Heeren, age 91 years, died peacefully on January 9, 2022 at the Mill Pond care facility in Ankeny, Iowa. A private funeral (Due to Covid-19 precautions) will be held at 2:00...

Doris Blair Slater - Doris Blair, age 95 of Slater, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at her home in Slater, IA. Funeral services will...

Doris Blair Slater - Doris Blair, age 95 of Slater, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at her home in Slater, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 17, 2022, at 10:30 a.m....

Karen Camp Ankeny - Karen Anne Wilcox Camp, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 1, 2022. Born on September 7, 1943,...

Karen Camp Ankeny - Karen Anne Wilcox Camp, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 1, 2022. Born on September 7, 1943, in Jefferson, IA to Pauline H. and Harold F. Wilcox. She...

Norma Jean Lem Norma Jean Lem, 94, of Ames passed away December 15, 2021, at Green Hills in Ames. A graveside service will be held next...

Norma Jean Lem Norma Jean Lem, 94, of Ames passed away December 15, 2021, at Green Hills in Ames. A graveside service will be held next spring at the Bethlehem Cemetery in Slater, Iowa. Jean was born...

Carl W. Barnes Alleman - Carl W. Barnes entered his heavenly home on December 26, 2021 at the age of 90. He was born in 1931...

Carl W. Barnes Alleman - Carl W. Barnes entered his heavenly home on December 26, 2021 at the age of 90. He was born in 1931 on a farm near Hopkins, Missouri, the son of Freman...

Kevin Nelson Eldora - Kevin James Nelson came into this world months too early, weighing less than 3lbs on Christmas Day, 1952 in Slater Iowa; a...

Kevin Nelson Eldora - Kevin James Nelson came into this world months too early, weighing less than 3lbs on Christmas Day, 1952 in Slater Iowa; a fighter from the start. Growing up a middle child with...

Jeanette Kay Hinton Collins - Jeanette Kay Hinton, 74 of Collins, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her home in Collins. Jeanette was born July 6, 1947,...

Jeanette Kay Hinton Collins - Jeanette Kay Hinton, 74 of Collins, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her home in Collins. Jeanette was born July 6, 1947, in Des Moines, the daughter of Forrest L. and Carol...

Peggy Ann Johns Peggy Ann Johns passed away Friday November 12 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Peggy was born on December 26,...

Peggy Ann Johns Peggy Ann Johns passed away Friday November 12 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Peggy was born on December 26, 1931 in Lincoln, Nebraska. In her last weeks she...

Lucille Marjorie (Sheldahl) Cline Slater - Lucille Marjorie (Sheldahl) Cline, age 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Slater, Iowa on Monday, November 22nd,2021 surrounded...

Lucille Marjorie (Sheldahl) Cline Slater - Lucille Marjorie (Sheldahl) Cline, age 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Slater, Iowa on Monday, November 22nd,2021 surrounded by family. Lucy was born on February 25th,1926 in rural Slater,...

Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Cline Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Cline passed away Thursday, November 25th at the Madrid Nursing Home. Dottie was born April 27, 1924 to...

Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Cline Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Cline passed away Thursday, November 25th at the Madrid Nursing Home. Dottie was born April 27, 1924 to Joseph and Maytie Sheldahl. She had 8 siblings, graduated...

Ronald Loel Tope Mesa, AZ - Ronald Loel Tope, 77, of Mesa, AZ, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 after a short...

Ronald Loel Tope Mesa, AZ - Ronald Loel Tope, 77, of Mesa, AZ, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 after a short illness. Ron was born in 1944 to Harold and Lucille Tope...

Edward Eugene Moore Edward Eugene Moore, 56, passed peacefully at home November 20, 2021 with his family present. Ed was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May...

Edward Eugene Moore Edward Eugene Moore, 56, passed peacefully at home November 20, 2021 with his family present. Ed was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2021. He fought a vigilant battle for six months prior...

Gerald "Jerry" "Bib" Schaudt Marshalltown - Gerald "Jerry" "Bib" Schaudt, 91, of Marshalltown, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 15, 2021. Funeral services...

Gerald "Jerry" "Bib" Schaudt Marshalltown - Gerald "Jerry" "Bib" Schaudt, 91, of Marshalltown, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 15, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 19th, at the...

Ned Stuart Baker Ned Stuart Baker, age 68, of Ankeny and formerly of Huxley, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Ned was...

Ned Stuart Baker Ned Stuart Baker, age 68, of Ankeny and formerly of Huxley, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Ned was born on November 14, 1952 at the Boone County Hospital,...

James "Jim" Huntrods Mingo - James "Jim" Huntrods, 71, of Mingo, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held on Saturday,...

James "Jim" Huntrods Mingo - James "Jim" Huntrods, 71, of Mingo, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Evergreen Cemetery...

Nancy Sue Endreland Nancy Sue Endreland was born on June 25, 1951 to Harold Sydney Endreland and Arlene Joy (Samuelson) Endreland at Forest City Hospital in...

Nancy Sue Endreland Nancy Sue Endreland was born on June 25, 1951 to Harold Sydney Endreland and Arlene Joy (Samuelson) Endreland at Forest City Hospital in Forest City, Iowa. She passed away real sudden on March...

Charlene Alice (Crabtree) Michael Charlene Alice (Crabtree) Michael, 80, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2021 of dementia. She is survived by her husband of...

Charlene Alice (Crabtree) Michael Charlene Alice (Crabtree) Michael, 80, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2021 of dementia. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Carrol (Slick); a daughter, Christine (Steve Schonhorst); 2...

Reverend Thomas Eugene Hilger Reverend Thomas "Pastor Tom" Eugene Hilger, 79, died of complications from congestive heart failure on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021. Tom was born...

Reverend Thomas Eugene Hilger Reverend Thomas "Pastor Tom" Eugene Hilger, 79, died of complications from congestive heart failure on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021. Tom was born February 21st, 1942 in Sterling, IL to Clinton ...

Harlan Slippy Ankeny - Harlan Slippy, 76 of Ankeny, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Mercy One Medical Center...

Harlan Slippy Ankeny - Harlan Slippy, 76 of Ankeny, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines. Harlan had a large benign pituitary...

Sharon K. "Sharry" Dickerson Ames - Sharon K. "Sharry" Dickerson, 78, of Ames died August 12, 2021 at Mary Greely Medical Center in Ames. The family...

Sharon K. "Sharry" Dickerson Ames - Sharon K. "Sharry" Dickerson, 78, of Ames died August 12, 2021 at Mary Greely Medical Center in Ames. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 on Thursday at...