BOONE, Iowa—Patricia Louise Carter, age 90, of Ellsworth, formerly of Boone, passed away on January 6, 2024 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall in Boone.  Visitation will be held for one […]

BOONE, Iowa—Helen Jean (Reynoldson) Mattson passed away at the Israel House in Ames, IA on December 6, 2023 at the age of 88. Helen was born January 29, 1935 in Chickasaw County Iowa to Robert and Ruby Reynoldson. She spent her childhood north of Boone, attended Boone High School and graduated in 1953. She often […]

BOONE, Iowa—Gary L. Eslinger, 66, of Boone, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024, at the Boone County Hospital.A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.Gary was born January 31, 1957, the son of Ernest (Arlene) Eslinger, Sr.Gary was a simple man and was known to be a cat whisperer, he would routinely […]

BOONE, Iowa—Eldon Ray Cunningham, Sr., the son of Lawrence William and Amanda Pearl (Wilkinson) Cunningham was born on October 24, 1941, in Waynoka, Oklahoma. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 82 on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in Boone, Iowa.Eldon was born in the front room of his grandfather’s home in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert D. Howe, 92, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Green Hills Health Care Center in Ames.Robert was born in a small farmhouse near Pilot Mound, IA, on October 17, 1931, the son of Robert E. and Clara (Parks) Howe.  He attended school in Pilot Mound and graduated from Pilot Mound […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Eldora R. Heineman, 97, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away early Sunday morning, December 31, 2023, at her residence at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone.A Celebration of Life Service for Eldora will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. Inurnment will follow at Maas Cemetery, rural […]

BOONE, Iowa—Sean Patterson, 58, of Boone, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 28, 2023.Sean was born April 24, 1965, at the Boone County Hospital the son of Robert Patterson and Judy (née Brown) Patterson. On September 12, 2008, he married Amanda Patterson.Sean graduated from Boone High School in 1984, and attended Northwest Missouri […]

BOONE, Iowa—Karen (Kerm) M Hicks, 80, of Boone, Iowa passed away on December 27, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, surrounded by family. She is survived by her Life Partner, Marc Hines; brother, Myron (Julie) Oliver of Boone, Iowa; daughter, Jodi (Rick) Bothwell of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; son, Terry (Michelle) […]

BOONE, Iowa—Joanne C. Efkamp, 88, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at her home, with her family by her bedside.Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, Boone. Funeral service will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Larry Young, 74, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on December 11, 2023. He was born April 8, 1949, at the Boone County Hospital the son of Errett Young and Anita Porter.On October 24, 1976, he married Sherrin Thies at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.Larry attended Boone High School. He was a machinist […]