Janet Robinson, 69, of Ackley, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Grand JiVante in Ackley. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 16, 2020 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the Austinville Christian Reformed Church with burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

Donald Hackbarth, 84, of Hampton, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 16, 2020 at the Morgan United Methodist Church, Dows. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will be from 3-5 PM on Saturday, February 15 at the Woodley Funeral Home.

Bernadine Boelman, age 88 of Ackley, passed away on February 6, 2020, at the Creekside Living Cottages in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Austinville Christian Reformed Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before the service. The Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley is assisting the family.

Clinton Wells Gardner, 48, of Geneva, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020, at his home in Geneva. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 14, 2020, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place at a later date in the Harlan Cemetery in rural Dumont.

Jarud Thomas Lang, 39, passed away peacefully in Tea, SD on January 30, 2020. Funeral services will be Tuesday, (Feb. 4) at 10:30 a.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Visitation will be held Monday (Feb. 3) from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place at the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Hampton.

Darrell Roger Larsen, 81, of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Hampton, passed away peacefully February 1, 2020, in Indianapolis after a lengthy battle with dementia. Private family services will be held.

Sharon "Sandy" Kay Kracht, 76, of Dows, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Feb 5) at 10:30 a.m., at the First Lutheran Church in Dows. Visitation will be held on Tuesday (Feb 4) from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Dows. Burial will take place at the Dows Cemetery in Dows, Iowa.

Durwood “Dur” Thomas, 82, of Liberty, MO, formerly of Chillicothe, MO, passed away January 26, 2020. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Iowa.

Ruth Pekarek, 92, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls with burial in North Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Surls Funeral Home.

Evelyn Livengood, 96, of Hampton, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home in Hampton. No services will be held. Burial will be held at a later date.

Judie Lynn Richtsmeier, age 76 of San Antonio passed away at her home. Memorial services are pending. For future information please go to Surls.com.

Jane Lee (Bradley) Sebert, age 89, of Chaska, Minnesota (formerly of Clarion and Hampton Iowa), made a peaceful journey home on Friday, January 10th, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, surrounded by loved ones. A celebration of Jane’s life will be held later.

Cory Jackson Miller, 47, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2020, at Church of the Living Word in Hampton. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2020, at Church of the Living Word. Burial will take place at a later date.

Dalen Dean Miller passed away at home, surrounded by his family, on January 13, 2020. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 17, 2020, at the Dumont Reformed Church. Visitation was held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Dumont Reformed Church. Burial took place in the Oak Hill Cemetery, rural Bristow.

Susie Bode, 93, of Austinville, passed away on Thursday, January 9th at the Maple Manor Village in Aplington, under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley with a private family burial to follow. Visitation will be an hour before services.