Category: Life Events

Lana Louise Lepke Miller was born on September 30, 1941, at GCMC in Jefferson.  She was the daughter of Harry and Ruth (Williams) Lepke. Lana passed away from cancer at GCMC on April 28, 2024.  Lana grew up on a farm northeast of Grand Junction. She was the typical farm kid with plenty of chores to do and learned to…

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Billy Lee Souder, age 84, of Jefferson, died April 21, 2024, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Carroll, Iowa. Bill was born May 10, 1939, at his grandparents’ home in rural Truro. His parents were Carman and Nona (Muselman) Souder. Bill spent his life in Greene County. He grew up in rural Rippey and lived there until the fall of 1982, moved…

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Camilla Dohrer was born March 30, 1930, to Bernetta (Green) and Art Schnoebelen in Iowa City. She left us on April 24, 2024, in Jefferson, at the age of 94. Camilla married George Joseph Dohrer in 1950 and together they had four children: Tom, Mike, Pat (Mitchell), Margaret (Peg), and later “adopted daughter” Julia (Tom’s wife) who was like a…

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Graveside memorial services for Daniel Scheffers, age 81, of Jefferson will be held April 15 at St. Joseph Cemetery in Jefferson. Daniel Dean Scheffers was born May 4, 1942, in Carroll County, the son of Franklin and Dorothy (Pettit) Scheffers. Dan was a graduate of Jefferson High School. He served in the United States Air Force Reserve, and was honorably discharged…

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Patsy McGinnis, age 95, long-time resident of Jefferson, passed away March 31, 2024. Private family interment will be in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery.  Patsy was born November 14, 1928, in Carroll, to Carl and Bessie (Shelts) Kahoe. She survived polio as a young girl which left her with partial leg paralysis. Despite her disability, she became an avid bowler and achieved a…

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A visitation with family will be held for Pat Luther, 76, of Jefferson, April 12 from 4:30 to 7 pm at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson, 515-386-2171. A private family interment will be held at a later date at the Jefferson municipal cemetery. Patricia Anne Meyer Luther was born March 2, 1948, in Boone. She was the daughter of June (Parks)…

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Services will be held March 25 at First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction for Betty Jean Dodd Grundon, 98, long time Grand Junction resident. Words of comfort will be offered by Pastor Angie Cunigan. Casket bearers will be Layne Carstens, Brett Grundon, Mike Cunningham, John Russell, Ebyn Carstens and Drake Grundon. Interment will be at the Junction Township Cemetery…

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Marvin Leroy Book, born February 17, 1931, to Carroll and Emma (Erb) Book in a farmhouse south of Guthrie Center, passed away March 17, 2024, in Des Moines due to complications from colon cancer and COPD. After moving around Iowa for various farming opportunities during his youth, the family settled on a farm west of Dana for Marv’s middle and…

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Funeral services will held Saturday, March 16, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Sean Shell, 48, of Jefferson. Pastor Wendy Pittman officiate.  A private family burial will take place at a later date at Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center. Sean Patrick Phillip Shell was born in Atlantic on December 29, 1975, to Ruth (Crawley) and Alan Shell.  During his…

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The family of Mary Lea Teichert, 84, of Grand Junction will visit with family and friends March 14 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Honorary bearers will be Curtis Riley-Sellers, Kyle Riley, Joshua Jordan, Jerimiah Jordan, Kelsey Coffin and Steven Coffin. Following the visitation, the family will host refreshments at the Greenewood Community Center in Jefferson. Mary Lea DeWitt Teichert…

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Services will be held March 9 at First Baptist Church in Jefferson for Ilene Cooklin, 92, of Jefferson. The Rev Daniel Cunningham, pastor of the church, will offer words of comfort. Honorary bearers will be Nickola Montes, Kashia Cooklin, Marty McDonald, Dustin McDonald, Tisha Gannon, Marci Bushman, Sara Mallicoat, Chayse Hudson and Brianna Culbertson. Casket bearers will be Davy Cooklin,…

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Services will be held March 2 at Central Christian Church in Jefferson for Darlene June Hoskins, 87, of Jefferson. The Rev J. Alexander, pastor of the church, will offer words of comfort. Gary Haupert will be soloist, accompanied by Rita Rasmussen. Honorary bearers will be Jaimee Mower, Becci Butcher, David Hoskins, Jeremy Hoskins, Amanda Burbank, Dawn Tingwald, Curtis Hoskins, Rachel…

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