WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Gary Lee Blomgren, 77, of West Des Moines formerly of Boone, passed away on April 7, 2024, at his home in West Des Moines, Iowa. Gary was born on February 18, 1947, in Ames, Iowa, the son of Eathel and Forrest Blomgren. He graduated from United Community High School in 1965 and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Patrick William Lyons was born Feb. 2, 1952 to Virgil and Charlotte (Parks) Lyons of rural Boone, Iowa. He graduated from Boone High School in 1970 and worked for Sandler Built Homes in Boone until enlisting in the Air Force in 1972. During his four years in the Air Force as a Radar Technician […]

BOONE, Iowa—Peggy Ann Thomas, 64, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, of cancer at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Peggy was born on February 16, 1960, to Bud and Betty Pepper of rural Ames. She lived a typical farm-kid life and was an outdoor kid. She was a good […]

BOONE, Iowa— Rose Mary Kempe, 86, of rural Boone, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Bethany Life in Story City, with her family by her side. Cremation has taken place. There will be a gathering of friends and family from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Friday, April 12, 2024, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Teresa Ruth Peterson-Smith, age 65, passed away peacefully at home in Boone, Iowa on Friday, March 29, 2024, following a lengthy struggle with peritoneal cancer. She was surrounded by family and her beloved cat, Addy. Home hospice care was provided by the wonderful staff of Suncrest Hospice, who helped make her comfortable and to […]

BOONE, Iowa—Sharon Ann Johnson, age 87, of Boone, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Mineral Ridge Cemetery.  A reception and time of fellowship will follow at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Bonnie J. Tolsdorf, 84, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. A celebration of life gathering for Bonnie will be held from 5-7 P.M. on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Community United Methodist Church in Ogden. A private family graveside service will […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Keith Durrell Thacker, age 74, of Ogden, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at home. Keith was born on February 3, 1950, in Boone, to Kenneth Thacker and Carolyn (Pharaoh) Thacker. Keith attended schools in Luther, Boone, and Ogden, and was a 1968 graduate of Ogden High School. As a young man, Keith […]

BOONE, Iowa—Hannelore Bugger, lovingly known as Lori, passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2024, at the age of 85 in Boone, IA. Born on Sept 30, 1938, in Bremerhaven Germany, Lori lived a full and vibrant life. In 1962, Lori married Percy “Pete” Bugger and the two of them were married for 46 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Carol Kleckner, 65, of Boone, IA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. She was born September 19, 1958, to Bernard and Betty (Francis) Kleckner. She attended Osage Community High School Class of 1977. She was a member of the Catholic Church and the […]