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Obituaries

Ervin Oettchen

Ervin James Oettchen, 92, of Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday evening, August 26, 2024, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 10:30 AM at the Green Mountain United Church of Christ. Visitation will be held ...

Dorothy Beenken

Dorothy Janet Beenken, 94, of Grundy Center, passed away on August 21, 2024, at her home. Dorothy was born on August 5, 1930, in Reinbeck, IA, the daughter of James and Ida (Sweerin) Ritchey. She was raised in Reinbeck and graduated with the class of 1948. On June 5, 1948, she was united in ...

Wendell Giesking

Wendell Willis Giesking, 85, of Reinbeck, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2024. A funeral service to honor his life will be held on Thursday, August 22nd at 10:30 AM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck, with Rev. Joel Love officiating. Visitation will take place ...

Edward “Ed” Jackson

Edward Gene Jackson, 89 of Marshalltown, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church at 101 S. Center St. in Marshalltown, Iowa. A visitation ...

Mary Bess Fulster

Mary Bess “Bess” Fulster, age 95, passed away peacefully early Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Illahee Hills Independent Living Center, Urbandale, Iowa. Bess was born April 29, 1928 in Hampton, Iowa to Edwin Wheelock and Hazel Irene Wilson. She grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa, graduated from ...

Elaine Thede

Elaine Alvena Dreessen Thede, 91, of Gladbrook passed away Monday morning, June 24, 2024, at Westbrook Acres Nursing Home in Gladbrook. Funeral services were held Friday, June 28, 2024, at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook. Visitation was held one hour prior to service. Interment ...

Dorothy Weltha

Dorothy M. Weltha, 80, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at MercyOne Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Reinbeck Community Church. Burial is private. Memorials may be directed to the ...

Priscilla Strohbehn

Priscilla Darlene Strohbehn, 94, passed away June 8, 2024, at Mill Pond Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa. Priscilla was born August 13, 1929, in Knoxville, Iowa, the eleventh child and firstborn daughter to Rev. Forest and Ida Moore. Her Methodist pastor father served many churches in southern Iowa ...

Alice Sienknecht

Alice Kay (Handorf) Sienknecht, 82, of Dunkerton and formerly of Gladbrook, passed away peacefully at her home after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. She was born December 9, 1941, in Marshalltown, the daughter of Ward and Margaret (Thirlby) Handorf. ...

Craig Harders

Craig Harders, 77, of Gladbrook, Iowa; a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on the evening of May 23, 2024 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Services for Craig will be held on Monday June 3, 2024 ...