Category Archives: Obituaries

Bonnie Rae Argotsinger, the daughter of Walter Alfred and Marjorie Ione (Taylor) Sorenson, was born on April 8, 1941, in Onawa, IA. Bonnie passed away on March 1, 2026, at Prairie Gate Retirement Cent...

Theresa Mildred Kramer, the daughter of Frank and Cecelia (Schechinger) Kramer, was born on September 2, 1928, and was the middle child of 17 children. The family lived on a farm near Defiance, IA. Th...

Carole Thraen was born on November 1, 1945, in Harlan, Iowa, to Gerald and Gladys (Knudsen) Grabill. She attended Shelby-Tennant School and graduated in 1964. Though only 4'11", Carole was a forward f...

Carl Eldon Shaffer, 53, of Griswold, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home. He was born in Denver, Colorado on June 20, 1972, and was named after his paternal uncle, Carl Albert Shaffer a...

Christopher Scott Melanson, son of Jodi Gries (Melanson) and Mark Melanson, was born on December 17, 1987, in Massachusetts. In 1998, Chris moved to Iowa with his family and attended school at Elk Hor...

Pam was born February 1st, 1950 to Ralph and Ellen Trout in Logan Iowa. At 10 years old Pam was Baptized into the Christian church. Pam had many memories from her grandmother Grace and her beloved aun...

Karla Georgette (Hartvigsen) Roecker was born on June 25, 1955, in Harlan, Iowa, to George and Sharon (Wohlhutter) Hartvigsen. She grew up alongside her three brothers-Tim, Dan, and Kevin-and held esp...

John Christensen, 51, of Greenfield passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his home. Funeral services are pending at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield. Online condolences may be sent to the ...

Charlotte Acker, 69, of Des Moines, Iowa, (formerly of Greenfield) passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Celebration of Life Services will be held on ...

Michael (Mike) Herbert Wagner, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday October 27, 2025, at his home surrounded by family. Mike is survived by his wife, Pam of Atlantic; daughters, Nicole Wagner and...