BOONE, Iowa—LeAnn Rae Olson, 87, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at the Boone County Hospital on Thursday, April 24, 2025. She was born on April 23, 1938, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Josephine (Phillips) Seibert. LeAnn graduated from Boxholm High School in May of 1956. On February 16, 1957, she married […]

BOONE, Iowa—John S. Smith, A Hall of Fame baseball coach and teacher at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), resident of Boone, Iowa since 1967, but born and raised near Burke, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at home from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, on Wednesday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. He was 86 years old.John […]

BOONE, Iowa—Delores “Dee” Williams, 81, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at her home. Following her wishes, cremation has taken place.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, with Rev. Robin Coughennower officiating.Delores was born August 11, 1943, in Boone, the daughter of […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert (Bob) C. Williams, 78, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Hearth Stone Memory Care Unit, Boone, Iowa.Bob was born to James and Hazel (Miller) Williams on February 5, 1947, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from Boone High School in 1965.He was united in marriage […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jacky Stecker, 94, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at home in Boone on Monday, April 21, 2025. She was born on December 9, 1930, in Fairfield, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Margery Ehrhardt. On May 21, 1952, she married Stanley J. Stecker at the Methodist Church in Fenton, Iowa. She was a graduate […]

BOONE, Iowa—Thomas Richard Rouse, age 69, of Boone, died at Boone County Hospital on Friday, April 18, 2025, suddenly and unexpectedly.Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be announced at a later date.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be mailed to Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, c/o Thomas Rouse Family, P.O. Box 15, Boone, […]

AMES, Iowa—Patricia Ann (Lundgren) Bennett of Ames, formally from Boone, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, surrounded by family and love in her daughter’s home. She was 92 years old.Born with a heart full of warmth and a spirit of quiet strength, Patricia was the devoted wife […]

BOONE, Iowa—Marianne Stotts, 92, of Boone, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone.Marianne was born July 2, 1932, in Bagley, IA, the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Zaruba) Gardner. After graduating from high school, she went onto the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in Des Moines, where she […]

BOONE, Iowa—Barbara Marie Butler, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, surrounded by her family at Westhaven Community.Barbara was born March 19, 1928, in Ferguson, Iowa, the daughter of Lyle and Sylvia Butler. She spent much of her childhood in Madrid, Iowa, and graduated from Madrid High School in 1945. She went on […]

BOONE, Iowa—Betty Malloy, 88, of Boone, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Westhaven Community in Boone.Betty was born on October 18, 1936, in Indianola, the daughter of Arthur and Lucile Gates, then raised in southern Iowa by Charles and Lucile Borrall after her remarriage. She was employed as a Ward Clerk at Iowa Methodist […]