Category: Life Events

Billie Peacock, 87, of Jefferson. Services: Friday, Aug. 21, at 10:30 am at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Interment: Dawson Township Cemetery, Paton. Visitation: prior to the service at 9 am. Survivors: children Robert (Kristi) Peacock of Paton, Elizabeth Owen of Coon Rapids, and Suzanne Sabus of Omaha, NE; sister Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Larson (Denny Hovey) of Aurora, IL; and grandchildren…

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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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Services will be held July 1 in the Greene County High School gymnasium in Jefferson for Sean Thompson, 58, of Johnston, formerly of Ogden. Interment will be at a later time in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. The life journey of Sean Michael Thompson started June 20, 1968, in Iowa City. After a diagnosis in August 2025 of non-small cell lung…

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Jack Lewis died at his home in Jefferson on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. He was 86. A memorial gathering to mark his passing will be held Friday, July 3, from 5 to 8 pm at the Elks Lodge, 103 W. Harrison St., in Jefferson. John David “Jack” Lewis was born Dec. 15, 1939, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, the only…

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Richard (Dick) H. Carstens, 75, of Jefferson, peacefully passed away June 12, 2026. He was born on December 7, 1950, in Carroll to Herman and Geniece Carstens. Dick grew up on a farm outside of Paton and graduated from Paton-Churdan Community School in 1969. He married his high school sweetheart Connie Fillman in 1971 in Farnhamville, at Holy Trinity Lutheran…

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Jo Ella (Shearman) Lawton, 90, retired her beautiful smile and caregiving soul. She was walked peacefully home into the eternal peace of the Lord from her Sun Lakes, AZ, apartment on April 28, 2026. Jo was a woman of boundless love, kindness, creativity, faith, and a champion greeting card giver. And her sister Joy provided the greatest angelic caregiving and…

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Dorla Neiderheiser, age 88, long-time Paton resident, died May 20, 2026. Funeral services will be held May 26 at Salem United Methodist Church in Paton. Interment will be in Paton Township Cemetery, Paton. Dorla Jean Neiderheiser, the daughter of Darrell and Jessie Drayer Shriver, was born on March 25, 1938, in Jefferson, and departed this life on May 20, 2026. She lived…

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Delores Darlene (Esdohr) Finch, the daughter of Romayne and Gladys (Kotas) Esdohr was born December 28, 1937, in Scranton.  She graduated from Scranton Consolidated School in 1955. On April 6, 1956, Delores married Richard Dean Finch at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. They became the parents of two sons, David and Dale. Delores worked for several years as a secretary at…

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Funeral services will be held for Jan Strawn, 89, of Jefferson May 23 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson. Interment will be in the Greenbrier Township Cemetery, rural Jefferson, Greene County, IA. Janice Roberta (Watson) Strawn was born September 15, 1936, to Fred and R. Maxine (Bryan) Watson in Jefferson. Jan was raised in Bayard.  In 1954, she graduated from Bayard Community…

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