OBITUARIES

Feb 15, 2022

North English- Mary Jo Northup was born March 1, 1955 in Orbisonia, PA, the daughter of Joseph & Orpha (Scott) Crouse. She attended Montour High School and later received her GED. On May 1, 1971 she was united in marriage to George Baron, he passed away in August 18, 1996. On July 2, 1998, Mary Jo married Raymond Dale Northup....

Feb 15, 2022

HARPER-Lonnie "Joe" Baker, age 78, of Harper, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at his home. Joe was born October 27, 1943, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Earl J. and Freda (Gottman) Baker and attended Keota Schools. On May 5, 1967, he married Connie Black in Washington. They lived in the Keota and Harper communities all their married lives. Joe drove a...

Feb 13, 2022

MOUNT PLEASANT- Dorothy Reynolds, 88, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Savannah Heights in Mount Pleasant. Dorothy was born December 29, 1933 in Williamson, Iowa, the daughter of Leland and Ethel (Shaw) Brownlee. She was united in marriage to Earl Reynolds on October 16, 1950. The couple had made Mount Pleasant their home since 1957. Dorothy was...

Feb 13, 2022

SIGOURNEY-Pamela Jean (de Regnier) McLaughlin, age 59, of Sigourney, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at her home. Pam was born May 11, 1962, in Spencer, Iowa, to Richard and Beverly (Sloan) de Regnier and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1980. On May 29, 1982, she married Kenneth McLaughlin in Sigourney. The couple lived in the Thornburg community for eight...

Feb 13, 2022

SWEDESBURG - Carole Lauger, 78, of Swedesburg died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Henry County Health Center. Carole was born August 3, 1943, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of Carl and Nancy (Wilson) Owsley. She graduated from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida, and received a Bachelor's Degree and Master's in education from Stetson University. In September 1968, Carole...

Feb 13, 2022

Homestead-Lillian Emily Hagen was born June 13, 1931, in Homestead, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Helen (Schaedlich) Roemig. She graduated from Amana High School in 1949 and the American Institute of Commerce in Davenport in 1950. She worked as a secretary to the president of Amana Refrigeration. Lillian was united in marriage to Richard Henry Hagen on May 24,...

Feb 12, 2022

Cedar Rapids- Bradley Scot Lown was born November 5, 1986 in Ames, Iowa, the son of Ronald Scot & Kendra Louise (Walker)Lown. He graduated from Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids in 2005 and the University of Iowa in 2009 with an art degree. Brad was united in marriage to Courtney Kay Bielema on May 24, 2014 in Walford. He...

Feb 11, 2022

Shirley Ann Brendle was born July 30, 1936, near West Chester, Iowa, the daughter of Gerald and Ethel (Hotle) Graf. She grew up in the West Chester and Wellman area graduating from Wellman High School. Growing up, she attended the Wellman Baptist Church. She passed away on February 11, 2022 at Serene Manor Medical Center Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age...

Feb 11, 2022

Millersburg- Janice Marie Groff was born September 23, 1954 in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Donald Eugene and Donna Marie (Murphy) Bush. She graduated from Mid Prairie High School in 1972 and later from Kirkwood Community College with her degree in Floriculture. On October 13, 1973 Janice was united in marriage to Gary Dennis Groff at the Asbury United Methodist...

Feb 10, 2022

 

John Clark Schlatter, 69, of Hopkins, MN peacefully passed away on Thursday February 10, 2022 at Emerald Crest Memory Care, surrounded by his loved ones.

John Clark Schlatter was born on January 24, 1953 in Mt Pleasant, IA to Glenn and Jeanette (Zickefoose) Schlatter. John was a member of First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant and graduated from Mt...

Feb 10, 2022

Christopher Roman Lyman, age 49, was called home early on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Chris grew up in Marengo, IA, and graduated from Iowa Valley High School. He attended numerous other schools, living for a time in Texas and Germany. Chris was an incredibly hard worker, wrapping up his career in a job he loved at Kinze Manufacturing. He...

Feb 10, 2022

North English- Harlan George Henry Witte was born February 5, 1934 in Williamsburg, Iowa, the son of Martin Fredrick & Ida Marie (Sandersfeld) Witte. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1952. He served in the US Army from 1954-1956. On December 29, 1955 Harlan was united in marriage to Shirley Ruth Heitman in Williamsburg. He grew up in the...

Feb 9, 2022

Carol A. Kadello, age 82, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be contributed in Carol’s name to the Cedar Valley Humane Society, 7411 Mt. Vernon Rd S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403, or sent to the family in care of Kloster Funeral...

Feb 9, 2022

Wellman- Leonard Dean Slagle was born September 27, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Henry and Asnath Maudie (Brenneman) Slagle. He graduated from Iowa Mennonite High School. Leonard was a mechanic at Wade Ford, and drove a concrete truck for Ideal. He lived in Wellman his whole life. Leonard enjoyed fishing, hunting, farming, the outdoors and playing cards....

Feb 8, 2022

Mary Ellen Magdalena Stoltzfus was born July 10, 1933. The daughter of John S and Ada Marie (Herschy) Wagler. She graduated from Wayland High School. Mary Ellen worked at Me Too Grocery Store for 8 years, Holden's Seed in Williamsburg for 20 years. On October 26, 1952 Mary Ellen was united in marriage to Einer Stoltzfus at the Sugar Creek...

Feb 8, 2022

MOUNT PLEASANT- Martha L. Lee, 69, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Henry County Health Center. Martha was born September 30, 1952, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Don and Eleanor (Hannum) Newman. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. Martha married Brad Lee and they later divorced. She worked at Motorola as a machine operator....

Feb 8, 2022

Kalona- Marilyn Mae (Pease) Hagedorn , 94 of Kalona, IA, was born November 30, 1927, in Shenandoah, Iowa the daughter of Marion Pease and Opal (Snowden) Pease. Marilyn graduated from Shenandoah Community High School in 1945. On June 15, 1947, she was married to John Henry Martin Hagedorn at the Baptist Church in Shenandoah. Marilyn worked at Woodward Governor in...

Feb 5, 2022

Wellman- Carolyn Grace Yoder was born June 13, 1927, in rural Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of Emerson and Clara (Guengerich) Rodgers. Carolyn graduated from Hesston College High School and was once married to Elwood Yoder. To this union they were blessed with five children. Carolyn worked as a nursing assistant, homemaker, and farmer. Quilting, serving the Lord, reading the...

Feb 3, 2022

DeAnna Drolte Kellenberger

An angel was taken home to be with the Lord on February 3, 2022.

Our DeAnna, wife and mother, dedicated her life to God, giving so much to others without ever expecting anything in return. Her creativity and artistic talent were outmatched only by her special gift for bringing people closer to...

Feb 1, 2022

WELLMAN-Brent Michael Boerm, age 39, of Wellman, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, near Wellman. Brent was born October 16, 1982, in Marshalltown, to Leonard and Betty (Bratland) Boerm. He graduated from Green Mountain Garwin High School. On October 31, 2020, he married the love of his life, Jenni at Marr Park near Washington. He was a heavy equipment operator for...