OBITUARIES

1936-2025 Iris Jean Wiese was 89 years old when she passed from natural causes. She passed at Cogir at Glenwood in Vancouver, Washington, surrounded by family on Oct. 26, 2025. Iris was born July 10, 1936, in Guthrie Center. Her parents were William Lee Kirkpatrick...

1932-2025 Joseph Louis, 93, was born Oct. 22, 1932, on a farm just south of Dwight, Illinois, the fifth child of Ludwig and Margaret (Goley) Louis. He was a graduate of Saint Paul Catholic High School class of 1950 in Odell, Illinois. Joe worked for Caterpillar Inc....

2005-2025 Devon Michael Ernst, age 20, of Adair, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.  Memorial Services will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Adair with Pastor Andy Dunn officiating. Luncheon at the church will follow the...

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...