OBITUARIES

1945-2024 Peggy Kay Simmer, 79, of Rock Island, Illinois, died Friday, July 19, 2024, at Silver Cross Pavilion at Friendship Manor. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2024, at St. James Lutheran Church, 3145 31st Avenue, Rock Island. Visitation will be...

1956-2024 Craig Allen Wedemeyer, age 67, of Adair, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Specialty Care Center in Urbandale. Craig Allen Wedemeyer was born in Audubon on Sept. 21, 1956, to Leland and Marjorie (Frederick) Wedemeyer of rural...

1947-2024 Karen Kay Nemitz was born on June 11, 1947, in Menlo, the daughter of Edward and Jennie (Miller) Avey. She graduated from Guthrie Center High School. Karen devoted most of her adulthood to working as a bookkeeper and legal assistant for various accountants...

1947-2024 Margie Irene Readinger, 76, of Bettendorf, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Summit of Bettendorf. Her body has been cremated. A graveside memorial service will be held July 12, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Monteith Cemetery southeast of Guthrie Center. A...

1988-2024 Jacob Donald Aberg, 36, son of Donald and Kathy (Dotzler) Aberg, was born March 4, 1988, in Mason City. He passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center. Jacob attended Dallas Center-Grimes High School where he excelled...

1933-2024 Effie Dorothea Wristen, known affectionately as Dorothea to her friends and family, passed away peacefully from natural causes on June 9, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Born on Sept. 16, 1933, in Linden, Dallas County, Iowa, to the late Jennie Parton Knapp...

1985-2024 Cory Robert Beer passed away in a car accident on June 4, 2024, at 35 years old. Visitation was on Monday, June 10 at 9 a.m. with funeral services at 10 a.m. located at Twigg Funeral Home in Panora. Burial will be at Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center....

1971-2024 Darcy Jo Gliem, 52, daughter of Norman and Diane (Elliott) Downing, was born June 24, 1971, in Guthrie Center. She passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. Darcy was raised in the Panora area and graduated...

1939-2024 Joann Reil, daughter of Rob (RJ) and Ione (Muller) Carothers, was born Jan. 10, 1939, in Jefferson. Jo, as she was affectionately known, grew up on the family farm south of Bayard where she attended country school through the eighth grade and then graduated...

1942-2024 Richard W Friedrich, 82, was born to Paul and Mildred Friedrich in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 3, 1942. He was later joined by his sister, Mary. As the son of a Lutheran pastor, Rich and his family moved from Colorado to northwest Iowa. He graduated...