OBITUARIES

1989-2024 Jacob Miller, age 34, of Panora died on Jan. 31, 2024, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. Jacob was born on Sept. 7, 1989, to Scott and Sherri Miller in Des Moines. Jacob was a 2008 graduate of Perry High School and attended the...

1927-2024 Marilyn (Molly) Jane Gerlich, 96, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. She was the daughter of Paul and Gladys Adams and was born April 22, 1927, in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Molly graduated from Galena High School in...

1925-2024 Wilma Doris Shelley Horman, 99, died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the New Homestead Care Facility in Guthrie Center. She was born Feb. 6, 1925, at her parents’ farm home near Booneville in Madison County. She was the fifth of 12 children born to Allison...

1935-2024 Iva Joan Pottroff, known affectionately as Joan by all who knew her, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Born on July 13, 1935, in Linden to the late Jennie Parton Knapp and Carl Knapp, Joan's journey through life was marked by...

1933-2024         Lola Jean “Jean” Gibson, 91, daughter of Preston and Letha (Logsdon) Spillers, was born Jan. 13, 1933, in Des Moines. She passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at UnityPoint Health - Methodist West Hospital, West Des Moines. Jean met her future...

1930-2024 Robert James Cornish, 93, son of Zeb and Lottie (Lookingbill) Cornish, was born Dec. 4, 1930, near Bayard. He passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at The Lakeside Village, Panora. Bob attended country school before he entered Bayard elementary. When he was a...

1930-2024                       Mary Louise Branson, 93, daughter of Harold and Eva (Laughlin) Moraine, was born July 31, 1930, in Glendon. She passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the New Homestead, Guthrie Center. Mary graduated from Guthrie Center High School....

1964-2024 Charles (Chuck) Anthony Davis was born on April 10, 1964, to Earle and Joy (Lydon) Davis in Ogallala, Nebraska. He passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Bethany Life in Story City. Chuck graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1982 where he...

1934-2024 Orville Joseph Lawrence Leinen, son of Zeno and Viola (Schwery) Leinen, was born on Aug. 13, 1934, on a farm near Panama, Iowa. He died on March 21, 2024, surrounded by family in his home in Panora at the age of 89 years. Orville was baptized in Panama on...

1929-2024 Frances Catherine Chaloupka, 94, of Yale, daughter of W. Everett and Frances P. (Renfrow), was born July 21, 1929, in Des Moines. The Lord called her home Sunday, March 24, 2024, at New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Frances spent her early years in the Linden...