OBITUARIES

1933-2025 Clifford Earl Leib was born on March 2, 1933, in his family’s rural Guthrie County home to Ottis E. & Ruth I. (Moreland) Leib.  His family had moved to the home on March 1, as his mother had inherited it after her father passed and March 1 was the day...

1933-2025 Betty Clouse was born April 16, 1933, in Guthrie Center and passed away on July 25, 2025, surrounded by family at her home. Betty was united in marriage to Vernon Clouse on June 24, 1951, in Yale. To this union, three children were born: Greg (Mick) Clouse,...

1926-2025 Paul Wesley Scott, 99, son of Sperry Wesley and Ida Mae (Malasie) Scott, was born May 28, 1926, on a farm in Aroma Park, Illinois. He passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Paul graduated from Kankakee High School in...

1946-2025  Danny Don Nickel, affectionately known as Danny to his friends and family, passed away peacefully in Audubon on July 11, 2025, at the age of 78. Born on Sept. 24, 1946, in Guthrie County, Danny was a man whose wisdom, generosity and passion for life left a...

1963-2025 Kurt Alan Kalbach was born on June 22, 1963, to Janice and Harry Kalbach in Guthrie Center. He was raised in Menlo, where his lifelong curiosity and thirst for knowledge took root. As a child, he followed his father around the family’s gas station, learning...

1945-2025 Donna Rose Burris, 79, daughter of Richard and Marjorie (Johnston) Kuster, was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Guthrie Center. She passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center, Jefferson, where she has been a resident since 2014. Donna...

1961-2025 David Duane Tellinghuisen passed away on June 13, 2025, in Sioux City. He was born to Hiram and Edna (Viken) Tellinghuisen on Oct. 2, 1961, in Breckenridge, Minnesota. During his childhood, David and his family moved several times, living in Minnesota, North...

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...