BOONE, Iowa—William “Bill” Russell Pepper, 63, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. He was born on December 7, 1960, in Storm Lake, Iowa, the son of Russell and Shirley (Babcock) Pepper. Bill graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1979. He then attended […]

STRATFORD, Iowa—Geraldine Ella Kent, 97, of Stratford, Iowa, passed away at the Boone County Hospital on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. She was born on September 18, 1927, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Hiveley and Elizabeth (Bennett) Hiveley.On January 11, 1948, Geraldine married Myron Kent in Homer, Iowa. She worked for Globe Union […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Ronald “Ron” Trudo, 81, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away on October 27, 2024 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.A funeral service for Ron will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, October 31st at Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden, Iowa, with Reverand Max Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Maas Cemetery in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Patricia Smith, 94, passed away Monday, October 28, 2024, at Westhaven Community in Boone.Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, Boone. A private family service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone.Patricia was […]

BOONE, Iowa—Patrick Fitzgerald of Boone, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Patrick Charles Fitzgerald was born on August 13, 1950 at the Boone County Hospital to Charles E. Fitzgerald and Ila Burgoon Fitzgerald. Pat was raised on the family farm Southwest of Stanhope. He attended South Hamilton […]

BOONE, Iowa—Mary Jane Maynard, 86, of Bryant, Alabama, and formerly of Boone, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.A visitation will be from 1:00 to 1:45 PM Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street. Following the visitation, a graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jack L. Becker, 88, of Boone Iowa, peacefully passed away at the Eastern Star Masonic Home nursing facility, in Boone Iowa, surrounded by family, on Thursday, October 17, 2024. He became a townhome resident of the Eastern Star residential community in April 2021. He was born on November 30, 1935, in Boone Iowa the […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Michael “Mike” Cleland, 72, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at the King’s Gardens Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, Iowa.Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the Community United Methodist Church in Ogden. Rev. Heidi Farmer will officiate. Burial will follow at Mineral Ridge […]

BOONE, Iowa—Elsie Collins, 78, of Boone, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home. Cremation has taken place.A graveside inurnment service will be 11:00 AM Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Squire Boone Cemetery, Boone. There will be a Celebration of Elsie’s Life on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at […]

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa—Jean King, 98, of Pleasant Hill and formerly of Boone, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024, at Parkridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill. Following Jean’s wishes, cremation has taken place.A graveside inurnment service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone.Jean was born June […]