Jacqueline Schmeal
Dec 21, 2023
Jacqueline Andre Schmeal passed away at her home in Houston, Texas on December 21, 2023. Jackie was born in Washington DC in 1938 to Floyd and Hazel Andre. They relocated to The University of Wisconsin Madison in 1945 where her father was the Assistant Dean of Agriculture, and then to Iowa State University in Ames Iowa in 1949 where he...
Erika Krampe
Dec 20, 2023
Erika Lore Krampe, 88, of Baxter, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Newton Village in Newton. Her visitation will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Bethany United Church of Christ in Baxter. Immediately following her visitation her funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Christopher Hayward officiating. Burial...
Viola "Eileen" Gauch
Dec 10, 2023
Viola "Eileen" Gauch, 87, of Baxter, Iowa passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Park Centre Nursing home in Newton. Her visitation will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. at Fredregill Funeral Home (107 North Main St.) in Baxter. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Bethany United Church...
Marilyn Langmaid
Nov 17, 2023
Marilyn Langmaid, 86, of Newton, Iowa passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Mery One Hospital in Newton. Per her wishes no services will be held. A private family burial in Union Cemetery will be held at a later date. Marilyn was born on May 31, 1937, to Hubert and Dorothy (Gray) Dorothy in rural Newton. Her family relocated...
Monica Melver
Nov 11, 2023
Monica Melver, 44, formerly of Mason City, Iowa passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Zearing Healthcare Center. Memorial service will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Fredregill Funeral Home in Zearing with Pastor Kathy Sandmann officiating. Visitation will begin an hour prior at 1:00 p.m. A private family burial will be held...
Larry Schmidt
Oct 11, 2023
Larry Schmidt, 89, of Baxter, Iowa, passed away on October 11, 2023. Funeral services for Larry will be held on Saturday, October 14th, 2023, at Baxter High School. Visitation begins at 10:00 A.M. Brunch will be served from 11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. The service will begin at 1:00 P.M. with a graveside committal at Restland Cemetery in Baxter to...
Beth Lounsberry Rumph
Sep 15, 2023
Beth Ann Lounsberry Rumph was born August 6, 1946, in Story City, Iowa, and passed away September 15, 2023, in Plano, Texas. She was the second of five children and raised on the family farm outside McCallsburg, Iowa. She graduated from NESCO High School in 1964 and went on to study music education. She began college at Cottey College in...
Reid Butler
Aug 12, 2023
Reid Allen Butler, 78, of Baxter, Iowa, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care (107 N. Main St.) in Baxter. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery in Baxter. A time...
Debra Huffaker
Aug 10, 2023
Debra "Deb" Kay Huffaker, 67, of Newton, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. A private family burial will be held in the Union Cemetery in Newton, Iowa. Deb was born on October 18, 1955, to Samuel and Margaret (Samuels) Boston, in Newton, Iowa. She grew up in Newton where she graduated...
Darlene Erickson
Jul 27, 2023
Darlene Erickson, 90, of Ames, Iowa, went home to the Lord on July 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Stavanger Lutheran Church in Garden City, Iowa. Visitation will be held beginning at 10:30 A.M. with the funeral beginning at 12:00 P.M. Following the service will be a graveside...