Area Obituaries
Wilma Lucille Moler, 89 of Mediapolis, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023, at the Klein Center in Burlington. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Lucille. The Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services of Mediapolis is caring for the…
Read MoreBetty Lou (Johnston) Cole, daughter of Darrell and Lena (Main) Johnston, was born February 4th, 1925, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Betty graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1942. She was united in marriage to Keith Cole on November 28, 1948, in Grant City, Missouri. They were blessed with three children, Betty Jane, Dick and…
Read MoreDarren LaVern Hansen passed away on November 9, 2023 at the age of 74. Darren was born on March 5, 1949, to LaVern and Edith Hansen in Pine City, MN. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, MN in 1967 and went on to attend Mankato State College. He married Marna (Nelson) Hansen in…
Read MoreDONNA MAE BATA MCDONALD Donna Mae Bata was born May 30, 1934, to Joseph Frank and Fairy Helen (Jones) Bata at home south of Diagonal in the Toman Hills. She was welcomed home by older sisters Louise and Reva. Later, her adopted brother, Joseph Albert, joined the family. The temperature on Donna’s birthday was 97…
Read MoreCelebration of Life Services for Kaye Breckenridge will be on Saturday, November 4 starting at 1 p.m. and will be held at the Tingley Community Building.
Read MoreSteve Wasteney, 78, of Shannon City died Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mt. Ayr. Open Memorial visitation will be Thursday November 2, 2023, from 2-7 p.m. at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston with family to receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Family requests casual dress. In lieu of flowers…
Read MoreFuneral services for Linda Mathany, 80, of Woodburn, Iowa, who passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023, will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with cremation following services. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., prior to services at the funeral home. Linda is survived…
Read MoreKenneth Allen Walter, also known as Ken, passed away on October 22, 2023, at the age of 74 in Afton, IA. He was born on October 25, 1948, to Jerry and Beulah Walter in Creston, IA. Ken grew up working on the family farm and was involved in 4-H showing animals. He was involved in…
Read MoreHARRY CURTIS BEVINGTON It is with great sadness but no small appreciation of irony that we announce one of the avid readers of this section must now himself be featured in it. Harry Curtis Bevington passed away on October 14, 2023, at the age of 86. His dear Ann, the love of his life since…
Read MoreVicki Carson 78, of Windsor Heights formerly of Diagonal passed away Saturday morning October 21, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines surrounded by her loved ones. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday October 29, 2023, at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Jodi Rushing will officiate. Open…
Read MoreKaren (Kaye) Lue Breckenridge, daughter of C.B. & Bernice McAninch Thompson was born on January 27, 1932, in a farm home located near Hatfield, Missouri and departed this life on September 25, 2023. At 4 years old her education began in a one room school house 3 miles north west of Hatfield. At age 10…
Read MoreMarjorie Ellayne Taggart Hoffman was born to Howard and Margaret Kauble Taggart of Kellerton on November 11, 1929, and entered eternal rest on September 25, 2023, in Lamoni, Iowa. She graduated from Kellerton High School in 1947. She and Gene Hoffman were married on August 17, 1948. To this union, one son, Jimmie Gene Hoffman,…
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