Services were held April 29 as Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Harry Leonard, Coil, 88, of Jefferson. The Rev J. Alexander of Central Christian Church offered words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Anthony Arbuckie, Jeremy Daswon, Lori Finley and Travis Dawson. Interment was at the Jefferson municipal cemetery with military rites by a United States Army honor guard, VFW…
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John Peters, 1939 – 2022
Services will be held April 28 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for John Peters, 82, of Jefferson. Burial will take place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel at a later date. John Robert Peters passed away April 23, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born August 30, 1939, in Fort Madison, the…
Read MoreJoan Harbaugh, 1932 – 2022
Joan Harbaugh passed away surrounded by her children on April 24, 2022, at the age of 89. No public services are planned. Memorials in her name may be given to the family, or left at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Joan Marie Harbaugh was born on August 22, 1932, in Greene County, the daughter of Harry Price and Edith (Mischke)…
Read MoreHollis Hoffman, 1934 – 2022
Masonic services and a Celebration of Life for Hollis Hoffmann, 87, of Jefferson, will be held Wednesday, April 20, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Morning Star Lodge #159 A.F. & A.M. will hold the Masonic service with Curt Eason presiding. The Rev Heather Door, pastor of the church, will offer words of comfort. Soloist will be Pastor Chuck…
Read MoreShirley Drayer, 1926 – 2022
Memorial services will be held April 13 at Churdan United Methodist Church in Churdan for Shirley Drayer, 95, of Jefferson, formerly of Churdan. The Rev David Arulnathan, pastor of the church, will offer words of comfort. Soloist will be Gary Haupert, accompanied by Rochelle Guess and Renaye Lindgren. Honorary bearers will be Cole McCombs, Carter McCombs, Jeff Drayer, Derek Drayer,…
Read MoreMary Alice Duvall Woodruff, 1926 – 2022
Mary A. Woodruff passed away March 26, 2022 in Jefferson at age of 95. A celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church (UMC) in Jefferson. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Visitation with family will be at the church from 9 to 10:15 am, prior to the Celebration…
Read MoreHerma Parr, 1920 – 2022
Funeral services for Herma Parr, 101, of Jefferson were held April 2, 2022, at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Herma Maxine (Hendershott) Parr was born on a farm south of Grand Junction on Aug. 10, 1920, to Baptist parents, Amy (Blanshan) and Oliver Hendershott. She had one sister, Saramae, who was three years older…
Read MoreAudrey Arnold, 1930 – 2022
Services will be held April 1 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Audrey Fay Arnold, 91, of Jefferson. Tim Heisterkamp will offer words of comfort. Sheilah Pound will be soloist, accompanied by Cheryl Nailor. Honorary bearers will be Bill Figenshaw, John Danielson, Dennis Tiffany and Steve Johnson. Interment will be at the Scranton Township Cemetery. Audrey Faye Arnold, age…
Read MoreRon Lehman, 1944 – 2022
Memorial services were held March 26 at 209 Main in Paton for Ronald LeRoy Lehman, 77, of Jefferson. The Rev Rod Meyer, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boxholm, offered words of comfort. Nick Lehman was soloist. Honorary bearers were Ron’s Mesa coffee group and his Boxholm coffee group. Interment was at the Paton Township Cemetery with military honors by…
Read MoreKay Sayre, 1937 – 2022
Kay Sayre, age 84, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully March 26, 2022. The family held graveside services at Franklin Township Cemetery in Cooper. Kay was born on July 18, 1937, in Greene County to Russel and Dorothy Mooney. She grew up on a farm south of Cooper where she loved riding her horse and being a sister to Kenny. She…
Read MoreJoann P. Harper, 1941 – 2022
A graveside committal service was held March 24 at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery for Joann P. Harper, 80, of Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev Jim Harkness and the Rev Deb Harkness, both of First Baptist Church, Jefferson. Joann Patricia Hoelscher was born May 14, 1941 in Manilla. She was the daughter of Anna (Ress) and Joseph…
Read MoreCarroll Perkins, 1926 – 2022
A celebration of the life of Carroll T. Perkins, 95, of Jefferson was held March 27 at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Carroll was born September 13, 1926 to Elver Perkins and Anna (Lynch) Perkins in an upstairs bedroom of the Perkins Century Farm southwest of Jefferson. His older sister Bethel helped welcome him into the family which…
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