A Service of Remembrance will be held Thursday, July 26, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds, for Jay Adamson, 57, of Jefferson. The Rev Cathy Van Gundy of Panora will offer words of comfort. Laura Minnihan will be soloist. Honorary bearers will be Jim Adamson, Tom Thornton, Bill Gebhart, Richard Kennedy, Roger Wessling and Craig Brelsford. Interment will…
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JoAnn Hebenstreit, 1951-2018
Services were held July 21 at St Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction for JoAnn Hebenstreit, 67, of Baltimore, MD. Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated by Fr John Gerald, pastor of the church. Soloist was Amy Roberts, accompanied by Lois Last. Honorary bearers were Rhea Hoskins, Rhonda Oathout and Roxanne Gorsuch.
Read MoreMelvin R. Miller, 1928 – 2018
Services were held July 16 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Melvin R. Miller, 90, of Jefferson. Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Parish offered words of comfort. Soloist was Kenny Monthei. Interment was at the Franklin Township Cemetery in Cooper with graveside military rites by and Iowa Army honor guard, and VFW Post 9599 and American Legion…
Read MoreSheana Story, 1990 – 2018
A Celebration of Life for Sheana Marie Story, 28, of Des Moines will be shared Friday, July 13, at 10:30 am at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. Father Jim Bruch of Ogden will offer words of comfort. Readers will be Melissa Barrett, Sarah Walker and Sharon Dunlop. Honorary bearers will be Sheana’s nieces and nephews – Kya Grob, Paige…
Read MoreDeloris Roeder, 1926 – 2018
A Service of Remembrance was held Monday, July 2, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Deloris Roeder, 91, longtime Jefferson resident. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev Shirley Hoffmann Will of Griswold. Casket bearers were Benjamin Lawson, Rebekah Miller, Derek Roeder and Kyle Roeder. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery.
Read MoreDale C. Jones Sr, 1945-2018
Funeral services for Dale C. Jones, Sr, 73, of Jefferson, were held Thursday, June 21, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Interment was in the Prairie Center Cemetery in Dallas County. Dale Clell Jones Sr. was born February 28, 1945, in Perry, the son of Elva Davis Jones and Orville Jones. He grew up on the family farm south of…
Read MoreRaynard Langenbau, 1939 – 2018
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 21, at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook for Raynard August Langenbau, 78, of rural Garwin. Military honors were provided by Gladbrook American Legion Post #127. The family was assisted by Mitchell Family funeral Home of Marshalltown, 641-844-1234. Raynard passed away at home on Saturday, June 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family…
Read MoreWayne Hougham, 1960 – 2018
A Celebration of the Life of Wayne Hougham, 57, of Jefferson was held Saturday, June 16, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Pastor Jim Barnett of Jefferson offered words of comfort. Soloist was Sheilah Pound, accompanied by Sheryl Sloan. Honorary bearers were Joe Doran, John Reineman, Sean Thompson, Tim Buenz, Tim Christensen, Mel Graven, Elaine McDowell, Brian Phillips, Karen…
Read MoreBill Kendall, 1935 – 2018
A Celebration of Life service for Bill Kendall, 83, of Jefferson was held Friday, June 15, at 10 am at the Greene County High School auditorium. Military rites and interment followed at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. William LeRoy Kendall was the oldest of nine children born to Otha and Flora (Fister) Kendall on April 21, 1935, in Jefferson. Bill was…
Read MoreCraig Cuddy, 1949 – 2018
Craig Cuddy was born October 12, 1949, the second of Jim and Lorna Cuddy’s five boys. Craig had a tough start in life, as asthma kept him down often. Consequently, he grew into a teen fueled by an uncertain longevity, so he decided to do as much as he could — back to that in a minute. Craig’s journey ended…
Read MoreHarold Peterson, 1926 -2018
Services were held Monday, June 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson for Harold Martin, Peterson, 91, of Jefferson. The Rev Dennis Martens, pastor of the church, offered words of comfort. Soloist was Larry Dowd, accompanied by Mark Erickson. Honorary bearers were Mick Burkett, Bill Hamilton, Wayne Juhl, Cecil Rueter, Paul Mears and Richard “Pete” Peterson.
Read MoreTim Healy, 1953 – 2018
A celebration of the life of Tim Healy was held Saturday, June 2, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Pastor Cathy Van Gundy of Panora offered words of comfort. James Healy was soloist. Honorary bearers were Jim Wyckoff, Dave Perkins, Mike Piepel, Bob Bills, John Evers, Rick Pierce, Dennis Louk, Phil Siglin and Terry Semke.
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