Category Archives: Obituaries

Freeda Marion Pittman was the first born child to Emit Talbot Pittman and Hannah Margaret Simpson on June 4th, 1941 in Moab Utah. In 1941 Moab was a very small community and the Pittman family stood o...

Terry Young, age 73 of Adair, passed away on Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at his home, with his wife and family at his side. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m, on Saturday, February 07, a...

Janet Tinker, age 73, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away on January 31, 2026, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Janet Lynn Tinker was born on March 1, 1952, to Bert and Joyce (Miller) Gustafson. From her ...

Barbara Jean Sorensen, 85, formerly of Corley, Iowa died on Friday, January 30, 2026 at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Barb was born to John and Johanna (Andersen) Madsen on June 29, 1940 in C...

Patricia L. Schmidt was born on May 27, 1943, to Dell and Ruth (Hartwig) O'Day in Dunlap, Iowa. She began her education at a country school in Grove Township and later attended Dunlap Public School st...

Mr. Carey Phillip Ballou, age 74, of Exira, IA, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at his home in Exira. Carey Philip Ballou was born on October 11th, 1951, in Caroll, Iowa, to Francis and Mar...

Joyce Eileen Stroud (Hutchison) lived in Lenox, Iowa. She had previously lived in Aurora, MO for 31 years, but moved closer to family after her husband passed. She was born on May 19, 1941. She passed...

Dennis "Chester" Earl Johnson was born on April 2, 1947, in Exira, Iowa, the son of Earl and Bertha Johnson. He passed away at his farm near Fontanelle, Iowa, on January 29, 2026. Dennis was raised in...

Charles "Gene" Hansen - January 23, 1940 - January 28, 2026 Charles "Gene" Hansen was born on January 23, 1940, in Logan, Iowa, to Charlie and Vivian (Berger) Hansen. He grew up in the area and gradua...

Marilyn Louise Ketcham Newman of Adair died December 16, 2025, at the Exira Care Center and went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ. Marilyn was born August 29, 1938, in Council Bluffs, IA to William...