Category: Life Events

Janet A. (Scharfenkamp) Davis, age 93, of Edencrest at Green Meadows in Johnston, formerly of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2025. Janet was the daughter of Dorothy Simons Scharfenkamp and William J. Scharfenkamp.  She was born on December 31,1931, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll.  She graduated from St. Angela Academy in 1949.  Immediately following graduation, she worked…

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Memorial services for Dick Whitver, 73, of Jefferson will be held Oct. 27 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. Interment will be in St Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Jefferson. Richard (Dick) Keith Whitver, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, completed his life’s journey on October 17, 2025.  Dick was born the second of six children to Robert “Bob”…

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Rex Wilson, age 78, died in a farm accident September 24, 2025, at his farm near Paton. Father Bill Schrieber celebrated the funeral mass at St Columbkille Catholic Church in Churdan. Internment was at the Paton Township Cemetery.  Rex was born Nov. 16, 1946, in Jefferson, the son of Jesse and Nadine Wilson of Paton. He graduated from Paton-Churdan in…

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Kenneth (Kenny) Michael Gustin, 56, went to be with the Lord Aug. 19. Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1818 Redwood Ave, Jefferson. Casual clothing or camo is requested. Kenny was born March 5, 1969, at Greene County Hospital in Jefferson to Kenneth Gustin and Arlene (Orfield) Gustin. Kenny leaves behind his wife Hallie (Burkett) Gustin;…

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A memorial service for Connie Neese, 89, of Rippey will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Rippey United Methodist Church in Rippey, with burial at the Rippey Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Greene County Medical Center Foundation.  Constance Faye Neese, officially changed to Connie, joined Dale and many, many friends/relatives in her eternal home…

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Funeral services for Phyllis Ashcraft, 89, of Jefferson will be held Sept. 19 at 10 am at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Bruce Webster of Church of Christ in Jefferson will officiate. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery.  Phyllis Maxine (Greene) Ashcraft was born on April 1, 1936, to Jack and Pauline (Buchmiller) Greene. At just two years old,…

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Leonard Dean “Butch” Brooker, 84, of Jefferson died September 9, 2025. A Celebration of Life open house will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, from 11 am to 2 pm at The Depot in Jefferson. Lunch will be served. Butch was born in a farmhouse near Cooper to J.R. and Marion Brooker on June 9, 1941.  He graduated from Jefferson High School. He married…

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Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 8, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Gladys Taylor, 78, of Jefferson. Gladys Virgina Taylor was born Dec. 10, 1946 in Cabool, MO, to Willard Allen and Grace Mae (Browne) Roberts. She graduated from Scranton High School in Scranton, IA. She was united in marriage to Joseph Craig Dolan Sr. on…

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Services for Mickey Starr, 82, of Jefferson, will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson.  Burial will take place at Union Cemetery, Coon Rapids. Memorials are suggested to PAWS in Jefferson. Lois “Mickey” Sanders Starr, was born May 28, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio to W.D. “Bus” Sanders and Darlene Baker Schreier. Mickey graduated from Jefferson…

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Sidney “Sid” Thomas Jones, 71, of Jefferson passed away peacefully August 3, 2025. Born on September 7, 1953, in Fort Dodge, Sid was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was known for his deep commitment to his family, his faith, and his community, where he made a lasting impact through both his leadership and his mentorship. Sid…

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Julie Deanne Saul, 71, passed away at her home in Jefferson on Monday, July 28, 2025. She was born Jan. 3, 1954, in Estherville, the daughter of Clifford and Mary (Bryan) Saul. She was a Waldorf graduate of 1974 in secretarial science, but returned to Westmar for her degree in education. She began as an elementary school teacher in Iowa…

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Ferrol Clyde Miner was born in Jefferson on December 20, 1941, in the home of his maternal grandparents, Walter and Irene Wright.  His parents Glen and Charlotte lived on a farm in the Grand Junction area.  Ferrol passed away on July 22, 2025, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames at the age of 83 years. Ferrol grew up here…

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