Helen Bergman, 93, of Ackley, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ackley with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. before the service at church. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley.

Grace Hornung passed away on March 19, 2023 at the age of 98. Her family and faith were the center of her life. She was inspiring to all who knew her with her positive outlook. 

Gretchen Rabe, 92, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls with burial in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before the service at church. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. 

J. Kent Brown, of Pleasant Hill and formerly of Hampton, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton. A private funeral service will be held with burial in the Hampton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton. 

Shirley Hansen, 88, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. A private family service will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. 

Brandon Stockdale, 28, of Denver, Colorado and formerly of Iowa Falls, passed away at his home in Denver on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls with burial in Union Cemetery. Following the lunch at the church, a celebration of life will follow at Highland Golf Club. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, March 24 at the church.

Harvey Jay Stoffer
1949-2022
Harvey Jay Stoffer passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 23, 2022, at
Swedish Memorial Hospital in Denver Colorado where he had been a patient for
the past few months with complications from diabetes and cancer.
A memorial service is planned for his cremains, graveside at Hillside
Cemetery in Sheffield Iowa on Friday May 12 at 11:00 a.m.

Gerald 'Jerry' Dee Rasmussen, 96, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Jerry was born November 12, 1926, in Elk Point, SD, the eldest of three sons.

Vernon Elmer Honold fell asleep in Jesus March 5, 2023, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9, 2023, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Latimer. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial took place at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Latimer. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home of Latimer is caring for Vernon and his family.

Marlys Peterson, 85, of Hampton, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023 at her home in Hampton. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hampton with burial in the Williams Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before the service at church. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton.

Kenneth E. Jackson, 92 of Dows, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond.
Memorial graveside services for Kenneth Jackson will be held at 12:30 PM on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Fairview Cemetery in Dows with Pastor Nicole Woodley officiating. 
Visitation for Kenneth Jackson will be held from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM at Ewing Funeral Home, 114 East Ellsworth in Dows.

Clear Lake- Elwilda “El” Elizabeth Etchen 90, died peacefully Monday, March 6, 2023 at her home.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, Iowa, with Rev. Steve Bang officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in Marion Center Cemetery, Latimer, Iowa.

Shirley Hansen, 88, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Funeral services are pending with the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. 

Marlys Peterson, 85, of Hampton, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023 at her home in Hampton. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hampton with burial in the Williams Cemetery. Visitation will be am hour before the service at church. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton. 

Bea (Beulah Mae) Trindle Wharton, 99, of Hampton, formerly of Latimer, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Counsell Woodley Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Counsell Woodley Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery.