Category Archives: Obituaries

Leta Marie, daughter of Carl and Elise (Jacobsen) Johansen, was born on October 5, 1927. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church and later became a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Curtis William Potter, 67, of Grove City, OH, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025 following an extended illness. He was born on November 25, 1957, in Red Oak, IA, to the late Neil and Ruby Mae P...

Lester Showers, passed unexpectedly at his home in Avoca, Iowa, on September 23, 2025, at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 4 days. Born on January 19, 1946, in Avoca, Iowa to Gale and Marie Lamberty ...

Dixie Ann Thompson was born on February 2, 1931 to Roy and Anna Larson in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Irwin Church of Christ and graduated from Irwin High School in 1948. Following graduatio...

In Loving Memory of Sebastian Pontzius Sebastian Pontzius, just 24 years old, left this world far too soon, with so much life still ahead of him. He was a quiet soul with a thoughtful heart, finding j...

In Loving Memory of Dominique Pontzius Dominique Pontzius was a woman of deep imagination, kindness, and quiet strength. She had a lifelong love of stories and worlds beyond our own, whether through t...

Dixie Ann Thompson was born on February 2, 1931 to Roy and Anna Larson in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Irwin Church of Christ and graduated from Irwin High School in 1948. Following graduatio...

Paul Ernest Berkley was born on July 8, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Thomas and LeAnna Berkley. He grew up in Iowa and graduated from Panora-Linden High School with the Class of 1970. Following gra...

Linda Balch, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Linda Kay was ...

Venita Viola Miller Merk, the daughter of Leslie (Bo) and Bertha (Ward) Miller, was born May 11, 1936, in Fremont County, Iowa, and died September 21, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at ...