OGDEN, Iowa—Darrell Kersey, 89, of Ogden, passed away Saturday May 13, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 801 West Division Street, Ogden, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Phyllis Margaret (Schmitz) Sayre, born Jan. 22, 1921, has passed on to her Lord after 102 years. She died peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2023. Phyllis was the third child of John and Ann Schmitz of Halbur, Iowa. Her parents and sisters – Lillian, Ann and Rita – all preceded her in […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Betty J. Carper, age 96 of Edgewater, West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away May 11th, 2023. She was born December 23, 1926, to Chas and Bessie Recher of Thurmont, Maryland but immigrated to Iowa with her parents at an early age.She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and homemaker, yet found time […]

BOONE, Iowa—LeRoy Sigmund, 103, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Westhaven Community in Boone. He had been a resident of Westhaven Independent Living and then Westhaven ALF in Boone since 2002.LeRoy was born on December 22, 1919, in rural Luther, Iowa, the son of Marion and Opal (Johnson) Sigmund. He […]

BOONE, Iowa—Peter James Bilden was born in Northwood, ND, on April 4, 1946, the son of Oliver and Dagny (Skurdell) Bilden, one of the first of the baby boom generation. Like many boys growing up in a small town in those days, his time was spent playing baseball, basketball, swimming, or having adventures with his […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert Kenton Reutter, 84, of Boone, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone.A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Boone Open Bible Church, 1224 Hancock Drive, Boone. Visitation will be held from 12:00PM to 1:00 PM Saturday at […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Sharon Lynn Barger, 80, of Ogden, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2023.Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ogden.  Pastor Tom Prochnow will officiate.  Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., at Carson ~ Stapp Funeral […]

BOONE, Iowa—June Marie Burge, 87, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on May 6, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service for June will be held at Mineral Ridge Cemetery in Ridgeport, Iowa for the family on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11 A.M.June was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on […]

BOONE, Iowa—Pastor Donald “Don” Burket, 69, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his home in Boone, Iowa.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, at Sixth and Marshall Streets in Boone. The service will be livestreamed and can be […]

KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Lawrence David Larrew, fondly known as “Larry” or “Lash,” aged 77, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at home on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Born on January 15, 1946, in Boone, Iowa, he was the cherished son of Clarence and Darlene Eckley Larrew.Larry joined the US Navy in 1963 and served as an […]