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Obituaries

Nora Lee Rickert, 93

Nora Lee Rickert passed away at home on June 8, 2023 while under great Cedar Valley Hospice Care. Nora was born to Lawrence Gaylord Kilbourne and Dorothy Ellen Wallen Kilbourne in Lone Tree, Iowa, on January 10, 1930. After graduating from Lone Tree High School, she attended Iowa Wesleyan ...

Robert “Bob” C. Isenhower Jr., 89

Robert "Bob" C. Isenhower Jr, 89, of Reinbeck, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023. A visitation will be held Monday, June 12, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Cedar Valley Church in Waterloo, with a funeral service following immediately. Burial will take place Monday at Reinbeck Cemetery. ...

Lyle “Pete” Edwards, 88

Lyle "Pete" Edwards, 88, of Gladbrook, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at his home. Memorial services for Lyle were held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will start prior to the service; at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may ...

Paul Warren Wentzien, 85

Paul Warren Wentzien, 85, passed away on May 16th, 2023, in St. Louis. He leaves his wife of 60 years, K (nee Armstrong) Wentzien; and children, Liz Wentzien (Casey Engstrom), Jennifer Wentzien (Jerome Madden), P.J. Wentzien (Kristine), Margo Parks (Walter) and “adopted” son Cornell ...

Joan Frances (Schreck) Brubaker, 81

Joan Frances (Schreck) Brubaker, 81, of Eldora IA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 18, 2023. A visitation will be held Friday, May 19, 2023, from 4-7 PM at St. Gabriel Church, rural Reinbeck. Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 10:30 AM, also at St. Gabriel, 21275 ...

James Lee Swartz, 73

James Lee Swartz, 73. 06/9/1949-02/3/2023 A Celebration of Life service for James Lee Swartz, 73, will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Amvets Post 49, 1934 Irving St., Cedar Falls, IA, 50613. Military Honors will be accorded at 1:00 p.m. sharp. ...

June L. Johannsen, 97

June L. Johannsen, 97, of rural Garwin, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook under the care of Hospice Compassus. Services for June was held on Monday, May 8 at 11:00 A.M. at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook with a visitation held one-hour ...

Leonard A. Plaehn, 91

Leonard A. Plaehn, 91, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Monday April 24, 2023, at Spring Valley Living. He was born December 18, 1931, to Emma and Henry Plaehn; He was their tenth child. Leonard lived on farms in Grundy County, Iowa, until WWII when his older brothers left for the service and ...

Michael Lane Appelgate, 56

Michael "Mike" Lane Appelgate, 56, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 2nd, 2023. A memorial service will be held at the American Legion Golf Course, 1301 S. 6th Street Marshalltown, IA, on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, from 2PM-8PM in the lower level. The Time of Remembrance will be ...

Shirley J. Richards, 96

Shirley J. Richards, 96, of Garwin, died Monday April 17th, 2023, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. She was born July 25, 1926, to Clyde (Tige) and Della (Keoppel) Springer. She was the only child born of the marriage. Shirley attended Garwin ...