BOONE, Iowa—Doris A. Berglund, 94, of Courtyard Terrace in Boone, Iowa, passed away at Courtyard Terrace in Boone on Saturday, March 8, 2025. She had been a resident of Courtyard Terrace since May 2022.Doris was born on October 9, 1930, in Boxholm, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Laura (Stenberg) Anderson. She graduated from Boxholm […]

BOONE, Iowa—Janet Elizabeth (Thomas) Tait, age 88 of Boone, Iowa entered into Heaven on March 6, 2025 at Westhaven Community after a lengthy battle with cancer. She had been a resident of Boone since October, 1973.She was born on July 4, 1936 in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Richard E. and Mary Elizabeth [“Betty”] (Gregg) […]

BOONE, Iowa—Richard Charles Francis, 88, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 9, 2025. He was born on June 13, 1936, in Woolverton, Minnesota, the son of Richard and Wilma (Yoreman) Francis. On October 30, 1959, Richard married Connie Janes at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Waterloo, Iowa.Richard […]

BOONE, Iowa—Donald Buckley Dodd, Sr., age 93, of Boone, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at his home, with his family by his side.The 5th of 7 siblings, Don was born in Boone, Iowa to Claude and Vivian (Dake) Dodd on September 30, 1931. A graduate of Boone High School, in 1951 he was drafted […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Diane Renae (Rouse) Brown, age 68, of Des Moines, Iowa died at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines on Monday, December 30th surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer . Her body has been cremated. A Celebration of Life for Diane will be Sunday, March 16, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Cynthia Ann Staebler passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa, at the age of 86.Cynthia was born on December 12, 1938, to Vernon and Aileen (Rosene) Shadle. She attended grade school in Ogden and graduated from Ogden High School with the class of 1957.On October 19, 1957, […]

AMES, Iowa—Roger D. Leininger, 84, of Ames, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at his home.Roger was born March 12, 1940, in Story City, the son of Cleo and Pauline (Keller) Leininger. He attended United Community School through the fourth grade and then Gilbert Community School, where he graduated in 1958. Roger was a member […]

BOONE, Iowa—Brian Lynn Kraft, 53, of Boone, formerly of Renwick and Humboldt, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, IA, on March 5, 2025. 12 years ago, doctors told him he only had months to be with us, but in true Brian fashion, he proved […]

STRATFORD, Iowa—Coach Ed McBirnie, 78, of Stratford, Iowa, passed away at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. He was born on March 31, 1946, in Boone, Iowa, the son of Harold and Pauline (Grigsby) McBirnie. On August 1, 1964, he married Julie Christensen at his parent’s church of […]

BOONE, Iowa—Karen Lee (Abbott) Ely, 80, of Boone, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Boone County Hospital in Boone, surrounded by her family. Following Karen’s wishes, cremation has taken place.Karen was born April 12, 1944, in Boone, the daughter of William and Margaret (Horne) Abbott. She attended Boone Schools and graduated in 1962.Karen […]