Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Mr. Kenneth John Block, age 50, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at his home in Atlantic under hospice care. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec...

Funeral Services for 101 year old Dorothy Eckmann of Persia Iowa will be on Thursday November 20, 2025 at 2pm at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation will be from 1pm to 2 pm at the Pauley ...

Mr. Verdell Dean Nelson, age 93, of Casey, IA, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at his home in Casey under hospice care. Some may say Verdell was an icon in Casey, but one thing is for sure:...

Beverly Lucille Caroline Larsen was born March 2, 1929, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Louis and Mary Lucille (Skuldt) Namen. She graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1948. She marri...

Donald Brantz, age 80 of Anita and a former Council Bluffs and Glenwood, IA resident, died on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Caring Acres Care Center in Anita. Arrangements are pending with the Schmidt...

Graveside Services: Will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter, Iowa. Full military graveside rites will be conducted by the Greenfield Amer...

Celebration of Life Services: Will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield with burial in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the buria...

Thomas "Tom" James Ring, the son of Andrew and Dorothy Ring, was born on July 3, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska. Tom was baptized and confirmed at St. Columbanus Church in Weston, Iowa. He grew up in the ru...

Larry A. Blake died peacefully on October 8, 2025. was 89 years old. Larry was born August 14, 1936, on a small family farm, a few miles south of Atlantic, Iowa. He spent his early years working on th...

Funeral Services: Will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Muscatine, IA on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 11:00 am. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Graveside S...