OBITUARIES

1936-2025 Ronald (Ron) Royer passed away on Oct. 1, 2025, in Salisbury, North Carolina, at the age of 89. Born on June 18, 1936, in Panora, Ron was the son of Laurence and Carmen Royer. Ron grew up in Panora, where he often worked alongside his father at Royer Oil...

1926-2025 Joyce Marie (Shalley) Ray, aged 99, passed away peacefully on Oct. 12, 2025, in the presence of her family. Born on Sept. 1, 1926, in Nevada, Story County, Iowa. Joyce was the daughter of Lawrence Earl Shalley and Elva Pearl Briley. She graduated from East...

1932-2025 Carolina Faye Seeley,  daughter of Myron (Lillian Kraft) Allen, passed away peacefully on Oct. 3, 2025, at the age of 93 in Guthrie Center, the same community where her story began on Feb. 6, 1932. Carolina's early years were spent in the nurturing...

1930-2025 Jean Crescentia Knobbe was born on her family’s farm on Nov. 9, 1930, to her parents, Leonard and Crescentia (Becker) Willenborg, in Templeton. She grew up on the family farm and went to school at Sacred Heart. After attending school, Jean worked alongside...

1951-2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Edward Benedict Wright, beloved father, grandfather and esteemed member of his community, who left us on Sept. 30, 2025, at the age of 74. Edward was born on July 26, 1951, in Jefferson, where he would...

1953-2025 A beloved and generous heart stopped beating surrounded by her loving family on Oct. 1, 2025, when Barbara Ann Kastner, 72 passed away at Unity Point-Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Barb was born on May 26, 1953, in Perry, the daughter of Merrill and...

1951-2025 David Walter Turner, 74, of Panora, son of Forrest and Barbara (Alexander) Turner, was born March 18, 1951, in Des Moines. He passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Panora Specialty Care in Panora. David graduated from Panora-Linden High School in 1969...

1937-2025 Patricia Kay Trent, 87, daughter of Carson and Wilma (Howell) Downing, was born Oct. 21, 1937, at home near Monteith. She passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at her home near Monteith. Patricia graduated from Panora High School in 1955. In 1955, she married...

1944-2025 Judith Ann (Clifton) Murphy, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, gi gi, sister and friend, peacefully passed away at the age of 81 on Sept. 5, 2025, after a brief but courageous battle with aggressive liver cancer. Surrounded by her loving family at her home...

1988-2025 With deep sorrow, we announce that our beloved Alena passed away far too soon, on June 25, 2025, at the age of 36. She was born on July 21, 1988, in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. She began preschool in Handlová, where she grew up surrounded by music,...