Category: Obituaries

Rebecca Ruth Ramsey, age 56, of Lamoni, Iowa, the daughter of Bob Newton and Jerie Gail (Davis) Ramsey, was born October 17, 1960, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She died at her home…

Travis Lee Hagen, son of Joe Lee Hagen and Kristin Anita (Jellison) Jones was born September 17, 1989 in Des Moines, Iowa and passed from this life suddenly on Thursday, March 30,…

Kathryn Elaine Hopkins, age 76, of Grand River, Iowa, the daughter of Marshall and Leona (Zimmer) Crangle, was born June 18, 1940, at Charles City, Iowa. She died at Manor Care in…

Freda Mae Osborn, age 92, of Davis City, Iowa, was born May 10, 1924, in Woodland Township southeast of Leon, Iowa to Ernest Lee and Florence Hannah (Williams) McDaniel. She passed away…

Jean Marie Colyer, age 76, of Urbandale, Iowa, the second child and daughter of Robert Marion and Neva Juanita (Snethen) Ballantyne, was born on Liberty Home Farm at Lamoni, Iowa on July…

James W. Houf, 68, of Westerville, Ohio, died Monday, March 13, 2017, surrounded by his family, following a 2-year battle with lung cancer. Jim was born August 8, 1948 in Athens, OH…

Rita Carolyn (Hewlett) Anderson was born November 6, 1938 in Grand River. She attended country school and graduated the valedictorian of Grand River High School. After graduation, she worked for an insurance…

Paul Robert Weigel, age 76, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Charles Vincent and Cora Elizabeth (Robinete) Weigel, was born August 27, 1940, in Des Moines, Iowa. He left this life on…

Gary L. “Butch” Holmes of Leon, Iowa was called to our Heavenly Father on March 6, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 73 years. Butch, son…

Velma Kathryn Gardner, 85, of Clio, IA passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at a Corydon, IA nursing home. She was born August 25, 1931 at home near Mercer, MO the 7th…