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Obituaries

Lawrence Wacha

Lawrence (Larry) Charles Wacha passed away at Sunny Hill Center, Tama, under the care of Iowa River Hospice, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, surrounded by his loving wife and some members of his family. A service will be held Saturday, March 9 at 10:30 AM at Garwin Valley Community Church. He ...

William Anderson

William “Bill” Anderson, 73, of rural Traer, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, French-Hand Chapel, in Reinbeck. A ...

Laura Osborn

Laura Osborn, 89, of Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook, Iowa, with visitation at 10:00 a.m. A luncheon will ...

Diane Chamberlain

Diane Ardelle (Wrage) Chamberlain, 84, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully in her home on February 13, 2024. Diane enjoyed her involvement in church and community activities, raising her children, and her role as a loving homemaker. She has been cremated with internment to take place ...

Alice Miller

Alice K. Miller, 104, of Dubuque, died Wednesday, February 14, 2024. A memorial service will be held later this summer. The Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home, Dubuque, is assisting the family.

John Murphy

John Michael Murphy, 73, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2024, in his Madison Lake, Minnesota home, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 26, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa, John was the son of Hazel (Beck) and Joseph P. Murphy. He graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1968 and earned ...

Jerry Gilge

Jerry Dean Gilge, 80, formerly of Garwin, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Westbrook Acres Nursing Home in Gladbrook. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service by the family will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the community building at the ...

Leon Christensen

Leon “Stogie” Nels Christensen, 90, of Reinbeck, formally of Hudson, IA, died on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Parkview Manor under the care of UnityPoint Hospice and his loving family by his side. Public visitation for Leon will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, ...

Thomas McLean

Thomas James, “Tom”, McLean, 58, of Morrison, Iowa, passed away in his home on January 24, 2024. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 1, 1965, to Raymond James McLean and Sandra Kay (Maust) McLean. He graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1984 and earned his B.A. in Psychology ...

Mary Dake

Mary E. (Webrand) Dake passed away Monday, January 15, 2024. Mary was born July 24, 1928, in rural Finchford, Iowa, the daughter of Vern D. and Elsa (Cornforth) Webrand. She graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1946. She married Wayne W. Dake on November 26, 1946, at St. John’s Lutheran ...