OBITUARIES

May 1, 2022

Rosemary Ellen Pope, age 78 of Marengo, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at St. Luke’s Unity Point, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Friday May 6, 2022, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Rev. Anni Thorn officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday, May 5, 2022, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A...

May 1, 2022

Mary E. Goldammer, age 89, of Marengo passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Compass Memorial Healthcare, Marengo. Funeral service: 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Rev. Diane Vorhies officiating. Burial will be at the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday May 21, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials...

May 1, 2022

Margaret Ann “Maggie” Geiger, age 77 of Walford, formerly of Amana, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. Funeral Services: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Middle Amana Church, Middle Amana, with Elder Alan Trumpold officiating. Burial will be in the Amana Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 P.M. Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at the Middle...

Apr 30, 2022

 

Born Frances Jean Schauf on June 8, 1927, took her long awaited place in Heaven on April 30 2022. Preceded in death by her parents Goldie Ellis-Schauf and Doyle Schauf, sisters Dorthy, Betty, Rosemary, and husband Harry Baumert. Survived by her sister Evelyn, and brother Robert.

Visitation: 4:00-7:00pm Powell Funeral Home, Sigourney - Thursday May 5th, 2022 Funeral: 10:00am What...

Apr 27, 2022

 

Lois Axmear, age 97, passed away at the Mapleton Community Home, Mapleton MN, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday May 27 at Keswick United Methodist Church, Keswick IA.  Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church prior to service. A lunch will be served immediately after. Interment will be at...

Apr 25, 2022

North English- Larry Fuller was born June 19, 1937, in Millersburg, Iowa, the son of Cloyd “Jinx” & Esther (Pope) Fuller. He graduated from North English High School in 1955.  On August 18, 1956, Larry was united in marriage to Maryann Vercande at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English. He was a lifelong farmer and worked as a...

Apr 25, 2022

SALEM- James “Jim” Frary, 64, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, surrounded by his family at his rural Salem home.

Jim was born August 22, 1957, the son of Bob and Esther (Waldmeier) Frary of Salem, Iowa. He was the sixth child born to the family. Jim grew up helping on the family farm that has been in the Frary...

Apr 24, 2022

 

MOUNT PLEASANT- Emily Williamson, 36, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, after battling an autoimmune disorder for several months at the University of Iowa Hospital, in Iowa City.

Emily was born November 5, 1985, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Lawrence and Christine (Smith) Mihalevich. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 2004. She continued her...

Apr 21, 2022

  Iowa City- Angela Alvarenga was born May 30, 1942, In Antiguo Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador, the daughter of Juana Alvarenga Escamilla. She was united in marriage to Jose Ramos in La Liberta, El Salvador. In her younger years, Angela was a seamstress for a small town in El Salvador. She enjoyed cooking, it was her way of showing...

Apr 20, 2022

 

Kalona- Sara M. Miller 89, of Kalona, Iowa, passed away at her home on Wednesday evening April 20, 2022. She was born April 1, 1933 in Kokomo, Indiana, to Menno and Susan (Schlabach) Miller. She was a member of the Sharon Bethel Church in rural Kalona. In her earlier years she did house cleaning and also worked in a...

Apr 19, 2022

 

Marian Frances Taschner was born October 24, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, to Eva and Forrest Taschner.  She was an avid church-goer all her life.  Marian attended school until the tenth grade and proudly earned her GED.  As a young woman, she enjoyed her time at Collins Radio, where she was working when she met Robert.  She saw him at...

Apr 19, 2022

Charleen J. Disterhoft, age 86, of Marengo, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Highland Ridge Care Center, Williamsburg. A private graveside service will be held at Koszta Cemetery. Visitation: 1-4 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be contributed to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society or the Alzheimer’s Association.

Charleen is survived...

Apr 15, 2022

 

Kalona- David Lynn Slaubaugh was born May 18, 1951, in Williamsburg, the son of Dwight and Marilyn (Kinsinger) Slaubaugh.  He graduated from Iowa Mennonite High School and attended one year at Goshen College. David worked on his family farm, for 50 years, until retiring in 2015. On July 14 , 1973, David was united in marriage to Faye Brenneman...

Apr 12, 2022

 

Holbrook- Wayne Meade was born April 1, 1929, in Holbrook, Iowa, the son of William and Margaret (Ruth) Meade.  He attended school in Holbrook and Parnell.  Wayne served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War.  Wayne was united in marriage to Aileen Veronica Burke on June 4, 1955 in Walker, Iowa. They lived...

Apr 12, 2022

Helen Dvorak Stoner, age 93, of Marengo, formerly of Amana, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Compass Memorial Healthcare, in Marengo. Per Helen’s wishes, private graveside services will be held at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Vernon. Memorials may be contributed to the family. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Helen is...

Apr 10, 2022

Paul Irmen, age 53, of Marengo, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospital, in Iowa City. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church, Marengo, with Rev. Anni Thorn officiating. Family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., until service time, at the First Presbyterian...

Apr 9, 2022

 

DES MOINES-Michael Okones, age 31, of Des Moines, formerly of Sigourney, died Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his home.    Michael was born August 24, 1990, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, to Lance and Tracy (Bird) Okones.  At the age of 13, he was baptized at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Cedar Rapids.  Michael graduated...

Apr 4, 2022

 

Kalona- Truman M. Schlabach, son of Mark and Sarah (Mast) Schlabach, was born September 9, 2015 in Kalona, Iowa. He died at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, following a short illness, on Monday April 4, 2022 at the age of 6 years 6 months and 26 days.He leaves to mourn his parents, 4 brothers and 3...

Apr 3, 2022

Ruth Ada was born on June 5, 1926, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the only child of Bill and Ada Bruhn. She died on April 3, 2022 at Lisbon Rehabilitation Center.   Her family moved to various rural towns in eastern Iowa as her dad was a life-long school administrator and math teacher. She attended school in Millersburg, Iowa.  During high school,...

Apr 2, 2022

Ralph David Tiernan was born July 10, 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Richard Tiernan and May Pedersen.  He graduated from Williamsburg High School.  Ralph was united in marriage to Cathy Brust on August 12, 1977, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a devoted over the road truck driver.    He enjoyed going to the beach and spending time...