Richard Beal Sr.

Jan 13, 2022

Richard "Dick" H. Beal Sr., 89, of Collins, Iowa passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care (107 N. Main Street) in Baxter, Iowa. His funeral will begin immediately after the visitation at 2:00...

Lawrence Halter

Jan 13, 2022

Lawrence E. Halter, 102, a life-long resident of Baxter, passed away on January 13, 2022, at Park Centre in Newton, where he had resided since mid-September 2021. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 17, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Baxter Congregational Church in Baxter. Funeral service will be held at the Baxter Congregational Church on Tuesday,...

Peggy Schmidt

Dec 12, 2021

Peggy Schmidt, 61 of Rhodes, Iowa passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Southridge Specialty Care Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care (107 North Main St.) in Baxter, Iowa. Her funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation...

Brett Beavers

Dec 11, 2021

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 I

Dec 10, 2021

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 Butler

Dec 7, 2021

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 Schweinebart

Nov 27, 2021

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 English

Nov 17, 2021

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 Freeman

Nov 4, 2021

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.

Abigail Huntrods

Oct 29, 2021

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...