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…
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Herma 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…
Read MoreBob Brown, 1962 – 2022
Robert “Bob” Eugene Brown, 59, of Rippey, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services were held March 3 2022 at First Christian Church in Perry. Burial will be held later at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials may be given to UnityPoint Hospice and…
Read MoreDave Walker, 1953 – 2022
Services were held March 4 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Dave Walker, 69, of Jefferson. Interment will be at a later date at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. David L. Walker, 69, of Jefferson, passed at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson on Monday, February 28, 2022. He was born on February 02, 1953, in Fort Dodge,…
Read MoreJerry Roberts, 1943 – 2022
Funeral services for Jerry Roberts, 78, of Jefferson, will be held February 10, 2022, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Burial with Military Honors will be at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. The family requests that anyone attending the visitation or funeral service please wear a mask at all times. Jerry Roberts poured his heart into everything he did. This…
Read MoreRichard Gower, 1955 – 2022
Funeral services were held February 7, 2022, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Rich Gower, 66, of Jefferson, formerly of Lake City. Father Lynn Bruch of St Mary Catholic Church celebrated the Mass of the Resurrection. Honorary bearers were Ava Gower, Olivia Gower, Johnathan Gower, Mason Grower, Bennett Gower, Maren Gower, Connor West and Ryann West. Richard Henry…
Read MoreTiffany Delzell, 1967 – 2022
Tiffany Lynn Delzell went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2022, in her home surrounded by her family at the age of 54. She was born October 17, 1967, to Merrill “Mick” and Carolyn Miller of Clarinda. Tiffany graduated from Clarinda High School as valedictorian and went on to attend Iowa State University where she would earn her…
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