Vernon Matsen

Aug 18, 2013

Vernon Matsen, 93, of Nevada and formerly of Zearing passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013. Visitation will be on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Fredregill Funeral Home in Zearing from 10 am - 12 pm. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in the Sheffield Cemetery in Rural Story City. Vernon C. Matsen,...

Carrie Obrecht

Aug 12, 2013

Carrie M. Obrecht, 85, of Zearing passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation will be at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, in Zearing, on Friday, August 16, 2013 from 4-8 p.m. with the family present at 5 p.m. A rosary service will beginning at 7 p.m. Funeral mass will be held at St....

Blanche Nesaa

Jul 16, 2013

Blanche R. Nessa, 86, of rural McCallsburg went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Visitation will be on Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 4-6 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg. Memorial services will be on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church with Pastor Kathy Sandmann officiating. A private...

Sharon Britten

Jul 7, 2013

Sharon Kay Britten, age 61, of Fulton, MO formerly of Zearing, IA passed away unexpectedly July 7, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Eldora, IA on May 2, 1952, the youngest of four children born to Harold and Ruth Britten. Sharon graduated from NESCO High School in 1970. She attended the University of Missouri, Columbia. Sharon earned her...

Glen Cross

Jun 10, 2013

Glen Richard "Rich" Cross passed away on June 10, 2013 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton with his loving family by his side. Visitation will be on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 5-7 p.m. at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Baxter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Congregational United Church...

Harold Donald

May 29, 2013

Harold "Deke" Jay Donald, 78 of Zearing passed away on May 29, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a brief illness. Visitation will be at Fredregill Funeral Home in Zearing from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday June 2, 2013. Funeral mass will be on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colo with...

Geraldine Burg

May 24, 2013

Geraldine Annabelle (Jay) Burg passed away on May 24, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 15, 1924, in Clemons, Iowa, to Charley and Lillian Jay. On October 17, 1942, she married John Lavern Burg in State Center, Iowa. To their union ten children were born. Throughout her early married life Geraldine was a wife, mother and...

Francis Roche

May 2, 2013

Francis "Fritz" Roche, 89, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence in Zearing, Iowa under the care of Iowa Hospice of Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 5-7:30 p.m. with a Rosary beginning at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Zearing, Iowa lead by Rex Gogerty. Funeral mass will be on...

Ada Hale

Apr 13, 2013

Norene Hale of Collins, 89, died Saturday, April 13th after several years of declining health. Her final years were spent at The Life Center in Des Moines. Norene was born in Colo on June 25, 1923. She attended a country elementary school in Collins, and graduated from Collins High School in 1940. Norene married the love of her life, Harold...

Daniel Phelan

Apr 11, 2013

Daniel Phelan, 80 of Zearing, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Mary Greeley MedicalCenter in Ames. Visitation will be on Monday, April 12, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary beginning at 8 p.m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Zearing. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, April 16that 10 a.m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with Father...