BOONE, Iowa—Lorraine Beatrice (Long) McVicker, age 90 of Boone and the Westhaven Community, died on Friday, March 18, 2022. Lorraine was born in Webster City on September 19, 1931, the daughter of Fred and Mable (Forsberg) Long. She was raised in Stanhope, graduating high school in 1949. On November 12, 1950, Lorraine was united in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Nina Michelle Pratt was born on October 20, 1970, in Carroll, Iowa, to Dan and Angela Pratt, and then moved shortly to Manhattan, Ks, where her father was stationed at Fort Riley. In 1972 the family moved to Wichita, KS, where Nina attended school and graduated from West High School in 1989. At the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for Mildred L. Jones, age 94 of Boone, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at her home. Mildred was born on the family farm on September 17, 1927, the daughter of Paul and Mabel (Larsen) Thorn. She was the second of ten children. She grew up in Rutland, IA […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for Fred W. Miller, 98, of Boone, Iowa. He passed away at his home in Boone on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was born on January 22, 1924 in Boone, Iowa the son of Bert and Ruby (Lang) Miller. After graduating from Boone High School in 1942, Fred enlisted and […]

BOXHOLM, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for Roberta A. Clausen, 79, of Ames, Iowa and formerly of Boxholm, Iowa. She passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames surrounded by her family. A celebration of Roberta’s life will be held 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran […]

BOONE, Iowa—Leonard “Junior” Madden, Jr., age 92, of Boone, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Accura Healthcare of Ogden. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall Streets in Boone.  Visitation will be held for one hour prior to […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for Hazel A. Peterson, 85, of Ogden, Iowa. She passed away on Friday, March 4th, 2022, at the Boone County Hospital. Funeral services are Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. Rev. Stephen Ude will officiate. Burial is at Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden. […]

Boone, IOWA–Karen L. Ricklefs, age 67, of Boone, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Unity Point-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation with the family present will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall Streets, where there […]

BOONE, Iowa—Lester Lee Shepherd, also known as “Les” to many family and friends, age 65, of Boone, passed away on February 22, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa due to complications of a stroke. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2, […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jane Elizabeth Beers, middle daughter of Bernard and Joyce “Lang” Baldwin, was born on June 8th, 1967. She was a delight from the beginning, even though she reached a point where she wouldn’t suck a pacifier unless it was dipped in honey. From a sweet little red-headed girl to a sassy little red-headed lady, […]