OBITUARIES

1931-2024 Nancy Ann Turner, 92, of Linden, daughter of James “Bert” and Helen (Wasson) Kerr, was born Dec. 17,1931, in Panora. She passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at the Community Care Center, Stuart. Nancy was a 1949 graduate of Panora High School. Upon...

1934-2024 Dorothy Maxine Kuper was born on March 21, 1934, in her family’s home near Ackley to John and Marie (Kannegieter) Kuper. Dorothy attended country school through the eighth grade. She then went to high school in town, graduating from Ackley High School in...

1941-2024 Gary Clifford Russell (82) was born at the Boone County Hospital on Nov. 6, 1941, to Clifford and Majorie Russell. Gary was the oldest of four children. He attended and graduated from Panora High School in 1959. Gary joined the National Guard in 1963. After...

1948-2024 Bill Ben Nickel, 76, was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Carroll, to Clifford and Fern (Scott) Nickel and was the youngest of five children.   Surrounded by his family, he peacefully passed away at home Sept. 10, 2024.  Bill faced his battle with cancer with the...

1977-2024 Thomas Joseph (T.J.) Redfern, II was born in Guthrie Center on Feb. 15, 1977, to Thomas and Cindy (McCarty) Redfern. He was the youngest of three sons. Growing up, T.J. enjoyed fishing, hunting and being just plain ornery. He graduated from Guthrie Center...

1947-2024 Donna Jean Johnson, 77, daughter of Albert and Inez Nelson, was born May 19, 1947, in Lohrville. She passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. She married Francis “Frank” Johnson on Nov. 7, 1964, at...

1926-2024 Theodore “Ted” K. Hansen, 97, son of Vernon and Leta Hansen, was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Inglewood, California. He passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center, surrounded by his loving family. Ted graduated...

1955-2024 Susan M. Hansen, age 69 of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at her home on July 31, 2024.  Susan was born May 21, 1955, in Panora. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Virginia Hansen, of Panora.  She is survived by her sister,...

1937-2024 Rita Jo Halsey, daughter of Carl and Dorothy (Anderson) Paup, was born July 10, 1937, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. She died peacefully at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center Aug. 8, 2024, with family beside her. She graduated from Scranton High School...

1943-2024 Craig Alan Ditsworth, 80, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 in Des Moines. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Aug. 16 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Des Moines Golf and Country Club (1600 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des...