BOONE, Iowa—Michael V. Keraus, 80, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday morning, May 16, 2023.He was born on November 15, 1942, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Verle and Elaine (Buntenbach)Keraus.On July 10, 1966, he married Susan V. Parks at First Evangelical Free Church in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Karen Smith, 82, of Boone, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa.A graveside service will be held at a later date.Karen was born May 3, 1941, the daughter of Orville and Dorothy (Gleason) Todd.Karen was married to Ronald Smith and to this union four daughters were born. They later […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Darrell Kersey, 89, of Ogden, passed away Saturday May 13, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 801 West Division Street, Ogden, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Phyllis Margaret (Schmitz) Sayre, born Jan. 22, 1921, has passed on to her Lord after 102 years. She died peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2023. Phyllis was the third child of John and Ann Schmitz of Halbur, Iowa. Her parents and sisters – Lillian, Ann and Rita – all preceded her in […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Betty J. Carper, age 96 of Edgewater, West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away May 11th, 2023. She was born December 23, 1926, to Chas and Bessie Recher of Thurmont, Maryland but immigrated to Iowa with her parents at an early age.She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and homemaker, yet found time […]

BOONE, Iowa—LeRoy Sigmund, 103, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Westhaven Community in Boone. He had been a resident of Westhaven Independent Living and then Westhaven ALF in Boone since 2002.LeRoy was born on December 22, 1919, in rural Luther, Iowa, the son of Marion and Opal (Johnson) Sigmund. He […]

BOONE, Iowa—Peter James Bilden was born in Northwood, ND, on April 4, 1946, the son of Oliver and Dagny (Skurdell) Bilden, one of the first of the baby boom generation. Like many boys growing up in a small town in those days, his time was spent playing baseball, basketball, swimming, or having adventures with his […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert Kenton Reutter, 84, of Boone, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone.A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Boone Open Bible Church, 1224 Hancock Drive, Boone. Visitation will be held from 12:00PM to 1:00 PM Saturday at […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Sharon Lynn Barger, 80, of Ogden, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2023.Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ogden.  Pastor Tom Prochnow will officiate.  Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., at Carson ~ Stapp Funeral […]

BOONE, Iowa—June Marie Burge, 87, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on May 6, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service for June will be held at Mineral Ridge Cemetery in Ridgeport, Iowa for the family on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11 A.M.June was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on […]