OBITUARIES

1932-2025 Barbara Jean Artist, affectionately known as Barb to her friends and loved ones, was a beacon of unwavering love and selflessness. Born on Sept. 28, 1932, at the home of her great-grandfather, Andrew Dove, in North Branch Township, Guthrie Center, to Kenneth...

1954 – 2025 William “Bill” J. Carpenter passed away peacefully at home on May 15, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Christmas Day in 1954, Bill was known to his many friends as “Carp” or “Willie.” Bill was raised on the family farm north of Boone in...

1944-2025 Jane Rae Clarke, 81, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Born on Jan. 8, 1944, in Perry, Jane was the only child of Vermyl Holmes Shick and Wilda Maxine (Danekas) Shick. She...

1947-2025 Dennis Ray Wailes, age 77, of rural Scranton, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, surrounded by his family. Dennis was born on Sept. 7, 1947, on a farm north of Bayard, and he was the son of George and Margaret...

1937-2025 Charles Joseph "Joe" Bohlender, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at the Village of Olathe in Olathe. He was born April 3, 1937, in Guthrie Center, the son of Harold Ormal and Thelma Louise (Lundstrom) Bohlender. Joe proudly served in the United States Air...

1951-2025 James Edward Cline, 73, was born to Gerald and Lula (Sloss) Cline at Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center on Dec. 21, 1951. He passed away peacefully at his home in Boone on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.  Ed was raised on the family farm at Cline Corner south...

1933-2025 Dolores Marie Beck, oldest of the children of Earl Howard and Harriet Louella (Cameron) Beck, was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Guthrie Center. She passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Dolores attended the Guthrie Center...

1940-2025 Nickolas Lacey Nolan, 84, son of James and Dorothy (Clark) Nolan, was born July 5, 1940, at home in Guthrie County. He passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines. Nickolas graduated from Panora High School in 1959....

1936-2025 Gerald (Jerry) August Suther, 88, of Panora, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Featherstone at Hickory Hill Senior Living in Iowa City in the presence of family. Jerry was born Oct. 29, 1936, the son of Fred and Freda (Tegeler) Suther on a farm north of...

1931-2025 Virginia H. Kinney, 94, of Yale and Perry, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Virginia's visitation will take place on Sunday, May 11, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home,...