WOODWARD, Iowa—Steven Paul Struve, 72, of Woodward, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at his home under hospice care with his children by his side in Woodward.Steve Struve, son of Paul and Beverly (Wilson) Struve, was born on July 30, 1951 in Perry, Iowa. Steve graduated from Woodward High School with the class […]

BOONE, Iowa—Loryl Jean Cole, 92, of Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa, passed away in the early morning of Friday, July 19, 2024, at the Boone County Hospital, surrounded by her family.She was born on August 11, 1931, in Havelock, Iowa, the daughter of Gordon and Rose (Schallan) Leigh. Loryl graduated from Havelock High School in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Arnold William Ahrens, 99, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024, at the Boone County Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. On Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone, with Pastor Jessten Heimer officiating. Interment will be at Boone Memorial Gardens Cemetery following the […]

LUTHER, Iowa—Jerome Andrew Raymond Bretschneider age 75, of Luther, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at his home.Jerry was born November 6, 1948, in Seattle, WA, the son of Andrew and Dorothy (Tucker) Bretschneider. His father was a WWII Army veteran and signal maintainer for The Milwaukee Road in Cedar Falls, WA, where Jerry […]

BOONE, Iowa—Kenny Stoneburner, 74, of Boone, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024, at his home of natural causes.Kenny was born December 21, 1949, in Boone, the son of Jesse and Esther (Striker)Stoneburner. He enjoyed camping, fishing, watching the wildlife, cruising around, classic carsand attending car shows.He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers […]

BOONE, Iowa—Ardith A. Hammond, 87, took her final breath of this world as she stepped into heaven to be reunited with family, friends and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 24, 2024. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother (known as nana), great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was the daughter […]

BOONE, Iowa—Sharon A. Holmberg, 85, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Westhaven Community in Boone.A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, Boone. Visitation is from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be […]

Perry, Iowa—Skip Winey, age 48, of Perry, Iowa, was taken to his heavenly home on Tuesday July 16, 2024.He was born on July 13, 1976 to David Winey and Bev Bjork. Skip grew up in the Denison area and enjoyed spending a lot of his growing up years with his Grandpa and Grandma Osterlund. He […]

BOONE, Iowa—Bronda Fay Johnson, 71, of Boone, Iowa passed away on July 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born in Decatur, Alabama on April 8, 1953, to James and Beatrice (McClendon) Henson. She attended school in the Waterloo area where she met the love of her life, Randy Johnson, and the two were […]

BOONE, Iowa—Beverly Swore, age 77, passed away in her sleep on July 14, 2024. Beverly had a rich and full life, and leaves behind a legacy of love through her ever-growing family who will forever cherish their memories together.She was born in Clovis, New Mexico, grew up in Southern California and lived in Las Vegas, […]