Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituary Announcements from across Western iowa.

Jean A. Bireline Obituary
Jean Bireline, age 85 of Adair, died on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Exira Care Center in Exira, IA. She was born Jean Annette Noland on March 16, 1940, at the Adair Hospital to Charles and Dora (H...
Mandy Billings Feb 19, 2026

Robert Wherrett Obituary
Robert "Bob" Owen Wherrett was born on May 19, 1942, in Lebanon, Ohio, to Owen Ellis Wherrett and Elva Marjorie (Krauss) Wherrett. He attended grade school in Aurora, Illinois, and later graduated fro...
Mandy Billings Feb 19, 2026

JoAnn Barten Obituary
Visitation with the Family of 83 year old JoAnn Barten will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2026 from 4 to 7 pm at St. Patrick's Parish Center in Audubon. The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is assisting...
Mandy Billings Feb 18, 2026

Joyce Spangenberg Obituary
Joyce Elaine Spangenberg, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak. Joyce was born November 4, 1930, in Oakland, Iowa,...
Jack McKee Feb 18, 2026

Larry Argotsinger Obituary
Larry Eugene Argotsinger, the son of Kenneth Barnard and Betty Lou (Riddle) Argotsinger, was born January 27, 1940, in Dow City, IA. Larry died January 25, 2026, at Prairie Gate Retirement Center in C...
Jack McKee Feb 17, 2026

Colton Wiederin Obituary
Colton was born to Morgan Cook (Wiederin) in Iowa city at the University of Iowa Hospital. In 2020 Joe Cook came into Colton's life and stepped into the role as Colton's dad. Colton was the second old...
Jack McKee Feb 17, 2026

Phyllis Bruun Obituary
Phyllis L Bruun, the daughter of William and Mildred (Kempf) Murray, was born July 22, 1938, in Carroll, Iowa, and died February 13, 2026, at Copperwood Senior Living in Ankeny, Iowa, at the age of 87...
Jack McKee Feb 13, 2026

Thomas Schmitz Obituary
Thomas Joseph Schmitz was born to Vincent Schmitz and Dolores (Leinen) Schmitz on June 6, 1946 at their home in Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama,...
Jack McKee Feb 13, 2026

Samantha Christensen Obituary
Samantha Christensen, 36, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Cass Health. Samantha Jo Christensen was born on March 27, 1989, in Atlantic, Iowa the daughter of Rick and Amy (Fieble...
Western Iowa Today Feb 12, 2026

Donald Scheffler Obituary
Donald Edward Scheffler, son of Herman and Olga (Jacobsen) Scheffler, was born on July 31, 1928, on a farm east of Hancock. He graduated from Hancock High School with the class of 1945, where he was a...
Western Iowa Today Feb 12, 2026







