Category Archives: Obituaries

Lester Stanford Leighton, the son of Charles Arthur and Sena Katheren (Meire) Leighton, was born June 27, 1923, south of Griswold, IA. Lester died March 5, 2021, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswol...

Samuel Scott Grabill, the son of Garland and Doris (Holloway) Grabill, was born January 21, 1943, in Harlan, Iowa and died March 3, 2021, surrounded by his family, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, I...

Private Mass of Christian Burial for 86 year old Vernie Joseph Miller will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church Defiance. Private family visitation will be Sunday March 7th 1-3 at the church. Surviv...

Fern Knudsen is survived by her children Krisie (Rich) Williams of Harlan, IA; Jamie Knudsen of Harlan, IA; Monte (Peggy) Knudsen of Mt. Pleasant, IA; son-in-law Lyle Becnel of Broken Arrow, OK; 15 gr...

Helen Conard, 75, of Greenfield passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield wi...

Jim Follmann, 81, of Massena passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Per Jim's wishes no services will be held. The Steen Funeral Home in Massena is in charge of the professional arrangements. Online c...

Marjorie Ellen Carrigan, age 82, of Harlan, Iowa, passed away March 3, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth. Burial will b...

Vernon Kading, 81, of Altoona (formerly of the Fontanelle area) passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at his home in Altoona, Iowa. Private Family Services Will Be Held. The Steen Funeral Home in Font...

Dennis W. Toepfer, often known as "Bluegill", age 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Dennis was born in Atlantic, IA,...

Funeral Services for 79 year old Margaret Backhaus of Westside will be Monday, March 1st at 10:30 AM at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Friends may call Sunday, February 28th from 4:00 PM to 7:00...