Richard (Dick) Mackey, the son of Joseph and Florentina (Tacke) Mackey, was born August 27, 1939, at Carroll, and departed this life March 14, 2020, at the Carroll Health Care Center in Carroll. He lived his life to the age of 80 years, 6 month and 17 days. Dick grew up in Churdan and graduated from Churdan High School in…
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Perry Jay Coil, 1960 – 2020
Services will be held March 16 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Perry Jay Coil, 59, of Jefferson. Words of comfort will be offered by Mike Winger. Honorary bearers will be Stephen Coil, Robert Hadley, David Miller, Kenny Rosser, Abel Aguilar and David Reed. Casket bearers will be Anthony Arbuckle, Robert Peterson, Jeffrey Peterson, Andrew Coil, Patrick Coil and…
Read MoreDale Ross, 1944 – 2020
Services were held March 11 at Gospel Open Bible Church in Jefferson for Dale Ross, 76, of Jefferson. Pastor Chad Cummings and Denny Ross offered words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Corey Ross, Cole Ross, Kasey Ross, Allister Yeager, Asher Yeager and Paxton Yeager. Casket bearers were Rick Ross, Rob Ross, Bret Ross, Jesse Ross, Anthony Yeager and Zac Ross.…
Read MoreThomas Hammel, 1945 – 2020
Thomas Quentin Hammel, son of Raymond and Betty Buresh Hammel, was born March 4, 1945, in Dickinson, ND. Tom died March 7, 2020, with his family by his side at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 75 years. Tom grew up on Jim Creek Ranch in Dunn Center, ND. Growing up he worked as a ranch…
Read MoreDavid Redfern, 1944 – 2020
David Lee Redfern was born October 28, 1944, in Guthrie Center, to Lyle John and Margaret Breitenstein Redfern. He graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1963 and went on to study at the University of Northern Iowa. He married Linda Horner on March 27, 1970, in Sioux Falls, SD. Together they had two children, Kimberly (Duane) Magee and Dana…
Read MoreLloyd Richards, 1937 – 2020
Lloyd Richards, the son of Frank and Rose (Finger) Richards, was born August 31, 1937, at Scranton, and departed this life February 29, 2020, at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. He lived his life to the age of 82 years, 3 months and 8 days. Lloyd attended and graduated from Scranton High School in 1956. He joined the National…
Read MoreWilliam C. Ostlund, 1947 – 2020
William (Bill) Charles Ostlund, the son of John and Beverly (Juhl) Ostlund, was born April 5, 1947, in Hot Springs, AR, and left this life on January 29, 2020, in Des Moines. He lived his life to the age of 72 years, 9 months and 24 days. Bill grew up in Webster City and graduated from Webster City High School…
Read MoreLola Dzuris, 1927 – 2020
Services were held Feb. 21 at First Baptist Church in Jefferson for Lola Mae Dzuris, 92, of Mora, MN, formerly of Jefferson. Pastor Bob McNight offered words of comfort. Sheilah Pound was soloist, accompanied by Lois Last. Casket bearers were Dick Dzuris Jr, James McCaffrey, Doug Smith, Valerie Anderson, Les Fister and Bill Allen. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal…
Read MoreGlennie Costello, 1933 – 2020
Glennie Jean Costello, daughter of Benhardt and Marie (Ladehoff) Segebart, was born June 2, 1933, in Crawford County. Glennie passed away peacefully with her family by her bedside February 12, 2020, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson at the age of 86. Glennie grew up in Vail and graduated from Vail High School. On April 6, 1953, she…
Read MoreKathy Semke, 1952 – 2020
Mary Margaret Kathelene Semke, 67, of Jefferson, passed away on February 9, 2020, after a brave battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kathy was born December 23, 1952, to Ward Duffy and Katherine Jobush in Jefferson. After graduating from Jefferson High School in 1971, she went on to study at the University of Iowa.
Read MoreAndy Foster, 1936 – 2020
A Celebration of Life for Andy Foster, 83, of Jefferson, was held Feb. 15 at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson with the Rev Julie Poulsen presiding. Granddaughter Dakota Foster sang “My Heart Will Go On.” Lois Last accompanied congregational singing. A Masonic service led by Curt Eason preceded the service. Andrew Charles Foster was born Oct. 4, 1936,…
Read MoreRay Busch, 1942 – 2020
Ray Busch, 77, of rural Ogden, passed away February 8, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. Raymond Carl Busch was born July 6, 1942, son of Fritz and Rose (Hoefle) Busch. Ray was the youngest of three children and attended elementary school in Beaver and then attended in Grand Junction, where and was crowned Homecoming King and graduated…
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