Brett Beavers, 41.5 to the day, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021 at...
Dale D. Rahfeldt I, 87, of Ames, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. A private family burial will be held in the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Zearing, Iowa. Dale was born in Nevada, Iowa on July 21, 1934, to Edward and Anna Henrietta (Borchert) Rahfeldt. He grew up in...
Brad Burton Butler, 60, of Baxter, IA, died on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, at the UIHC. The family will hold a private burial. A celebration of Brad's life will be scheduled for summer 2022. Brad was born on December 15th, 1960, in Cedar Rapids, IA, to Burton Butler and Marilyn Handorf Butler. Brad became an Eagle Scout in 1975. He...
Jodie Lynn Schweinebart, 50, of Baxter, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the EveryStep Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Baxter Congregational Church in Baxter, Iowa. Immediately following the visitation, her memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Church with Pastor...
Evonne Kludas English, 86, of Story City, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 20 at the Bethany Life Chapel in Story City from 9-10:00 am, followed by a memorial service at 10:00 am, with Pastor David Burling officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Evonne was born...
Ethel I. Freeman, 93, formerly of Zearing, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Senior Care in Nevada, Iowa. No services are planned at this time. A graveside service will be held at a later date.
On Friday, October 29th, 2021, Abigail (Nash) Huntrods lost her courageous battle with triple-negative breast cancer and passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She was 32 years old. Abby was born in Iowa City, IA, on Valentine's Day in 1989. Growing up on a farm, she wasn't afraid to work hard and get dirty and was...
David John Thornton passed quietly on Friday, October 15, 2021 surrounded by family at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames from complications of lifelong Diabetes. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, in Zearing, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Immediately following the visitation a Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m. with...
Elaine Ruth Montgomery, 84, of Baxter, Iowa passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Newton Healthcare surrounded by her loving family. A private family burial service will take place on October 22, 2021 at 2:00pm at the Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Elaine was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on November 23, 1936 to John and Mamie (Van Gorp) Bittner....
Jerry Lynn Britten, 76, of Zearing, Iowa passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021. A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 7 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in Zearing at the Gogerty Park (East end of Main St.). His funeral service will immediately follow the visitation and begin at 2:30 p.m. at the park with Pastor Tom Poppe...