Jean Marie (Finnegan) DeBoest, 83, passed away on June 29, 2019, at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines. A funeral service was held July 3 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. Burial was at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Jefferson. Jean was born to Roger and Ella (Piepel) Finnegan on June 3, 1936, at the Greene County Hospital. She…
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Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Reese, 1922 – 2019
Services were held June 28 at St Columbkille Catholic Church in Churdan for Elizabeth “Betty” Corrinne Williams Reese, 96, of Churdan. Father John Gerald was celebrant at the Mass of the Christian Burial. Organist was Michelle Fields and cantor was Greg Carey. Matthew Minnehan was an honorary casket bearer. Casket bearers were Jason Minnehan, Ryan Lamb, Matthew Percival, Skylar Croy,…
Read MoreClyde Maile – 1935 – 2019
Funeral services were held June 25 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Clyde Wesley Maile, 83, of Jefferson. Father John Gerald was celebrant of the Mass of the Resurrection. Sheilah Pound was soloist, accompanied by Lois Last. Honorary bearers were Tom Wilcox, Carl Garnett, Jim Watters, Marilyn Mobley, Chop Gibson, Richard Johnson, Linda Eckstrom and Bob Sondgeroth. Casket…
Read MoreStan Ackerman, 1962 – 2019
Services were held June 15 at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds for Stanley Dean Ackerman, 56, of Chariton, formerly of Jefferson. Pastor Wendy Pittman offered words of comfort. Casket bearers were Dax Lautner, Chance Lautner, Scott Sievers, Steve Kennedy, Jake Campbell and Tyler McVay. Interment was at the Washington Reformed Cemetery in Ackley, with Pastor Scott Summers of…
Read MoreKenny Hostetler, 1965 – 2019
A Service of Remembrance was held June 14 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Kenneth Dale Hostetler, 54, of Jefferson. Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Churches offered words of comfort. Josh Monthei offered words of encouragement. Special music was “Tom Sawyer” by Rush and “Back In Black” by AC/DC.
Read MoreBrent Lindgren, 1954 – 2019
Brent Lester Lindgren, the son of Leonard and Alice Marie (Small) Davidson Lindgren, was born May 29, 1954, at Fort Dodge, and died suddenly on June 6, 2019. He lived his life to the age of 65 years and 8 days. Brent graduated from the Paton – Churdan High School in 1972 and later attended Iowa Central College in Fort…
Read MoreChase Flack, 1992 – 2019
Services were held June 7 at the Greene County Middle School gymnasium for Chase Allen Flack, 26, of Ames, formerly of Jefferson. The Rev Cathy Van Gundy offered words of comfort. Coach Chris Conner, Coach Mark Sawhill and John McLaughlin also spoke. Recorded music was “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Born Free” by Kid Rock, and “Sweet Child o’ Mine”…
Read MoreJane Emley, 1928 – 2019
Services were held June 3 at Central Christian Church in Jefferson for W. Jane Emley, 90, of Ankeny, formerly of Bagley and Jefferson. Pastor Sheldon Henderson offered words of comfort. Pat Emley accompanied congregational singing. Honorary bearers wee William Emley, Brent Emley, Bob Emley and Spencer Emley. Casket bearers were Troy Emley, Nolan Emley, Eric Emley and Alex Emley. A…
Read MoreSandra Becker, 1937 – 2019
Services will be held Tuesday, May 28, at the Bagley United Methodist Church for Sandra Kay Becker, 81, of Bagley. Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Parish will offer words of comfort. Gary Haupert will be soloist, accompanied by Danille Curtis. Casket bearers will be Sandi’s great-nephews Chase Flack, Clint Flack, Tyler Ireland, Nathan Ireland, Taylor Burkhardt, Austin McClellan,…
Read MoreMildred “Millie” Ann Said, 1935 – 2019
Mildred (Millie) A. Said, the daughter of William R. and Florence (Gotter) Hoyt, was born November 28, 1935 in Scranton, Iowa and departed this life May 19, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She lived her life to the age of 83 years, 5 months and 21 days. Millie graduated from the Scranton Consolidated School in 1954 and…
Read MoreVeronica Turner, 1920 – 2019
Veronica Turner, 98, of Jefferson passed away May 13, 2019, at the Greene County Medical Center. Father John Gerald of St. Joseph Catholic Church presided at the graveside service held Monday, May 20, at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Josh Monthei provided music, singing “On Eagle’s Wings”. Honorary bearers were her grandchildren Chad Turner, Mistie Schau, Cara Park, Meghan Anderson, Kelly Carlson,…
Read MoreClare Hunter, 1921 – 2019
Floyd Clare Hunter was born to Floyd Erwin and Alice (Minor) Hunter on April 29, 1921, in Greene County Iowa on the family farm west of Churdan and passed from this life May 16, 2019 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa. He lived his life to the age of 98 years 18 days. As a child, Clare lived…
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