Category: Life Events

Rose Morrison, 95, of Jefferson. Services: Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 am at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson. Interment: Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Visitation: one hour prior to the service at the church. Survivors: daughters Connie (Michiel) Hoogstede of Poulsbo, WA, and Marsha Snowgren (Tom Paulson) of Jamaica; grandchildren Heather (John Erickson of Perry, Adam (Rachel) Snowgren of Paton, and Karina (Gie)…

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Ricky Martin Roeder was born at Greene County Hospital on November 18, 1953. to Deloris and Ross Roeder. He joined sister Jane and would later have a brother, Jeff, to complete the family.  The family lived on a farm east of Dana where Rick started school. They would later move to a farm a mile north of Jefferson. Rick completed his education in…

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Virginia Ann (May) Carlson was born Aug. 26, 1931, on a farm near Tarkio, MO, to Lloyd and Helen (Hiatt) May. She was the fourth of five children. She passed away peacefully Oct. 21, 2026, at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson with her loving family by her side. As a young girl the family moved to Rippey, where they ran a…

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Harold A. Parker, 94, of Manly, passed away Oct. 11, 2026, at Deery Suites at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 17, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly, with Rev. Cory Allard officiating. Burial will be at Highland Township Cemetery in Churdan. Harold was born Dec. 27, 1931, the son of Lloyd and…

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Keith Ronald Hoskinson, age 87, of Grand Junction,  passed away peacefully on Oct. 4, 2026, surrounded by loving family. Keith was born May 2, 1939, the last of seven children born to Archie and Vera (Blanchan) Hoskinson. Keith attended Grand Junction Schools and helped on the family farm. After graduation, Keith married Janet Adamson and three children were born to…

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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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Larry Darwin Jackson was born March 14, 1939, to John and Norma (Sanderson) Jackson. Larry attended school in Jefferson and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1957.  He went to college at Northwest Missouri State at Maryville, MO.  On November 17, 1961, Larry entered the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Germany and enjoyed traveling in Europe. He was honorably…

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Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at Northside Assembly of God in Jefferson for Sharon Steadman, 85, of Jefferson. Interment will be in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Sharon Faye Palmer Steadman was born August 8, 1941, at Schleswig.  Her parents were Evelyn (Anderson) and Ernest Allen Palmer. Sharon grew up in Schleswig.  She married LeRoy Dominic Steadman on…

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James Henry Copeland, Jr. was born on December 4, 1930, the youngest and only son of five children born to James and Fay Copeland of Kansas City, MO. Most of his boyhood was spent in Davenport. He was always interested in sports and as a young man he wanted to be a sports caster. He attended Davenport High School and…

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Donald M. Badger, 83, of Bagley, Iowa, passed away August 12, 2026. Don was born September 28, 1942, to Clair Marvin and Launa B. (Miller) Badger. He grew up in the Bayard area and graduated from Bayard High School. He continued his education at Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri, where he earned his college degree. On May 3, 1963,…

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Darrel Frederick Stephan, 81, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born on July 3, 1945, in Jefferson, he was the son of the late Willam (Bill) and Zeffie (Bruger) Stephan. After graduating from Jefferson High School, Darrel entered the U.S. Air Force in October 1964 and was stationed at McChord AFB, Tacoma, WA,…

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Brandon Michael Mitchell, 34, of Jefferson, passed away on July 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Brandon was born March 14, 1992, in Jefferson, the son of Jim Mitchell and Cinthia (Worthington) Mitchell. Brandon attended Jefferson-Scranton High School.   Brandon especially loved camping, fishing, and working on cars. His most cherished hobby was spending time with family. The spot to…

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