Funeral notices

Nick Blackburn, 77, of Jefferson. Services: Thursday, Sept. 17, at 1:30 pm at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Interment: Franklin Township Cemetery, Cooper. Visitation: Thursday from 12 pm until the service at the funeral home. Survivors: wife Debbie; sons Bret and Bart; sister-in-law Vicky Bishop; grandchildren Devon (Solena), Mitchell (Rylee), Lucas, Samantha Blackburn, Reese Jennings and Britini Blacburn; many cousins;…

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Nick Blackburn, 1949 – 2026

Nick Blackburn was a fun loving, onery man.  He loved teasing people and that’s what they warned people in the hospital when they had shift change, that he was onery. He suffered his first heart attack when he was 43 and did well until a few months ago when the heart just didn’t want to pump everything he needed it…

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