OBITUARIES

1952-2024 Dorothy Elizabeth Turner, 72, daughter of Richard and Kathleen (Pittman) Embrey, was born May 9, 1952, in Guthrie Center. She passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Dorothy graduated from Panora-Linden High School in...

1933-2024 Jessie Arletta Raymer, 91, daughter of Carl and Florence (Sturdevant) Badger, was born July 14, 1933, in Panora. She passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston. Arletta graduated from Bagley High School in 1951. She then...

1942-2024                  Janice Charlene Lehman, 82, gained her angel wings on Oct. 26, 2024. She was born at home, a farmstead near Coon Rapids, on Aug. 23, 1942, an only child to George and Mildred (Cameron) Christensen. Janice graduated from Guthrie Center High...

1945-2024 James Jess Steburg (Jim), 79, son of Jess and Dorothy (Martin) Steburg, was born July 30, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After WWII and Jess’s honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, the Steburg family returned to their hometown of Fort Dodge. Jim...

1929-2024   Robert Wesley White, 95, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Des Moines. He was born April 22, 1929, in Guthrie Center to Lawrence and Estella Vaughan White.   Bob was a graduate of Winterset High School and attended Simpson College in Indianola and...

1937-2024 Charlotte Belle Thorp, 87, daughter of Glen and Edna (Putnam) Thorp, was born March 3, 1937, near Panora. She passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Community Care Center in Stuart. Charlotte was raised around Panora and graduated from Panora High...

1965-2024 Joseph John Wanninger III, known as Joe to his friends and family, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Panora on Oct. 11, 2024, at the age of 59. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Joe is survived by his loving wife,...

1940-2024 Bertha Sue Seeman, 84, of Waukee, peacefully passed away on Oct. 4, 2024, surrounded by loved ones.  Sue was born on Sept. 29, 1940, the youngest daughter to Acel and Lola Maggard at home in rural Ringgold County. After graduating from North High in 1959,...

1949-2024 John Howard Woodvine, 74, son of Keith and Ursula (Pittman) Woodvine, was born Oct. 28, 1949, in Perry. He passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at the Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.  John graduated from Panora High School in 1967. He then enlisted...

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...