Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituary Announcements from across Western iowa.

Sandra (Schoenbohm) Bowers Obituary
Sandra (Schoenbohm) Bowers, 83, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at her home in Wichita. Sandra is survived by her daughter, Melisa (Mike) Shetlar...
Jack McKee Jan 06, 2026

Denise Hildebrand Obituary
Denise Hildebrand, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, January 3rd, 2025, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Denise is survived by her children, Julie (Corey) Miller of Lumberton, Texas and Ja...
Western Iowa Today Jan 05, 2026

Charles E. Griffith Obituary
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Eugene. Griffith, age 100, of Audubon, IA, passed away on Thursday, January 01, 2026, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA. Charles Eugene Griffith was born on September 25, 1925,...
Mandy Billings Jan 02, 2026

Raymond Coglon Obituary
Raymond Eugene Coglon was born to Ray and Lena (Rabe) Coglon on November 30,1932. He passed away on the morning of January 1, 2026. He attended Greeley #9 Country School. After his father passed away,...
Western Iowa Today Jan 02, 2026

Brenda Lee Ahrenholtz obituary
Brenda Lee Ahrenholtz was born on March 2, 1964, to Betty (Stuhr) and Lloyd Jensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. She began going t...
Western Iowa Today Jan 02, 2026

Alvin Eldridge Obituary
Alvin Glen Eldridge III, 56, of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at his home in Greenfield, Iowa, at the age of 56. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Ann Bradham of Gre...
Chris Varney Dec 31, 2025

Ruth Weis Obituary
A Mass of Christian Burial for 93 Year Old Ruth Ann Weis of Defiance will be held Saturday January 3rd, 1pm at St Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. She is survived by her children, Bob Jr. (Donna) ...
William Saluk Dec 31, 2025

Mary Ehlert obituary
Survivors include her daughter Cindy and husband Steve Mass of Avoca, Iowa; son Mark Ehlert of Nebraska; 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Private Family Service will be held at a later date.
Western Iowa Today Dec 30, 2025

Sylvan Kenkel obituary
Sylvan Alfred Kenkel was born to William and Anna (Wingert) Kenkel on May 24, 1939 on the family farm outside of Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Chur...
Western Iowa Today Dec 29, 2025

Janet Jensen obituary
Janet Ann (Martens) Jensen passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025, at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. She was born on September 11, 1937 in Carroll, Iowa to Viola (Ohde) and Gilbert...
Western Iowa Today Dec 27, 2025







