OBITUARIES

Sep 22, 2021

Williamsburg- Lucille Madoerin Bell was born January 18, 1926 in York Township, Iowa County, Iowa, the daughter of Adolph and Ida (Newkirk) Hudepohl. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School, graduated from Williamsburg High School and Cedar Rapids Business School. Lucille was united in marriage to Bernard Madoerin on August 18, 1946 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. To this union they were blessed...

Sep 22, 2021

Kalona-Nina Aleksceevna (Zholnerchuk) Gelement was born on November 11, 1942 in Haboviche, Belarus. The daughter of Zhornerlchuk Aleksey and Zhornelchuk Nadezhda. On November 7, 1962, she was united in marriage to Andrey Gelement in Haboviche, Belarus. They lived on a small farm and worked for a collective farm. They moved to the United States on August 17, 1989. Nina worked...

Sep 22, 2021

Billy Dale Ballard, age 78 of Marengo, formerly of Millersburg and Williamsburg, is now reunited with the love of his life Kathie. He passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Compass Memorial Hospital. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with a Masonic  Service at 7:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been...

Sep 21, 2021

South English- Matthew Brower was born July 21, 1967 in Sigourney, Iowa the son of Arlan E & Evelyn Louise "Honey" (Butler) Brower. He graduated from English Valley High School in 1985 and later served in the US Army. He was a musician and worked for Steve Fisher as a mechanic for many years. On September 6, 2021 Matt was...

Sep 21, 2021

Ronald L. “Tex” Heitmann, age 73, of South Amana, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 doing what he loved, surrounded by the friends he loved. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the Main Amana Church Fellowship Hall, Main Amana. Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Main Amana Church, Main Amana, with...

Sep 21, 2021

Debra Kay Quinlan, age 44, of Marengo, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Compass Memorial Hospital, Marengo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 27, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Marengo, with Father David Wilkening officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Marengo. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to...

Sep 20, 2021

South English- John Charles Custer was born April 23, 1954 in Sigourney, Iowa the son of Paul Joseph & Byrna Rae (Meyer) Custer. He graduated from Tri-County High School in 1972 and attended UNI College. On May 24, 1986 John was united in marriage to Robin Ronae Wiseman at the Webster United Methodist Church. He worked for the United States...

Sep 20, 2021

Eleanor A. Uthoff, age 96, of Amana, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, at Unity Point St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Private family graveside services will be held. Burial will be in the Lenox Cemetery, rural Amana. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Eleanor is survived by her children, Bonnie (Jerry) Callahan,...

Sep 19, 2021

SIGOURNEY-Paulette F. Wehr, age 67, of Sigourney, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Paulette was born July 18, 1954, in Fort Riley, Kansas to Kenneth and Lois (Lowry) Fogle. She attended Tri County School through the 5th grade and graduated from Sigourney High School in 72. On September 2 ,1972, she married Robert E. Wehr...

Sep 19, 2021

Parnell- Theodore "Ted" E. Redding was born July 21, 1944, in Knoxville, Iowa. He went to be with his Savior on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at his home, with Doris, his loving wife of 49 years by his side. Ted was a graduate of University of Northern Iowa (BS) and University of Iowa (MA). He taught Science for 34 years....

Sep 16, 2021

SIGOURNEY-Robert E. (Bob) Wehr, age 70, of Sigourney, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, at his home. Bob was born October 22, 1950, in Ottumwa, to Joseph and Wilma (Dumont) Wehr and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1968. On September 2 ,1972, he married Paulette Fogle in Sigourney. Bob served in the 872nd Maintenance Co. in the Army Reserves for...

Sep 13, 2021

SIGOURNEY-Orval Hradek, age 101, of Sigourney, died Monday, September 13, 2021, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Orval was born October 24, 1919, in Wellman, to Charles and Etta (Wade) Hradek. He graduated from Wellman High School and attended Junior College for one year. On September 28, 1940, Orval married Mary Catherine Ballensky in Lancaster, Missouri. He served...

Sep 10, 2021

Wellman- Daniel "Danny" E. Aggson was born August 8, 1937 in Wellman, IA. The son of William and Lenora "Peg" (Ulin) Aggson. He graduated from Wellman High School in 1956. On November 27, 1960 Danny was united in marriage to Sandra L. Black in Washington. Danny worked in construction for 28 years with Allen Masonry and LL Pelling. Following years...

Sep 8, 2021

Williamsburg-Larry Dean Huedepohl was born August 28, 1941, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The son of Arnold and Vera (Wardenburg) Huedepohl. He graduated from Concordia High School in Seward, Nebraska and received his BA in teaching at Concordia Teachers College. He taught school at Plainview, Minnesota for 6 years before moving to the Homestead area to farm. Larry was united in...

Sep 7, 2021

Williamsburg - Ralph E. "Fritz" Huedepohl was born January 22, 1930, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Ernest D. and Kalma (Hole) Huedepohl. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1947, attended Valparaiso University for a year and then graduated from Iowa State University in Ames. Fritz served in the United States Army from 1953-55. He was a lifelong farmer....

Sep 7, 2021

SIGOURNEY-Michael Spegal, age 74, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Michael was born March 15, 1947, in Champaign, Illinois, to Ernest Paul and Bernice (Hartley) Spegal and graduated from Monroe High School in 1965. On November 6, 1971, he married Mildred Hammes at the Sigourney United Methodist Church. Michael worked for Iowa Bridge and...

Sep 4, 2021

North English- Bette Jeanne Conrad was born June 19, 1931 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Fred LeRoy and Helen Margaret (Schultz) Lapham. She graduated from Ottumwa Heights Academy. On October 4, 1951 Bette was united in marriage to Harold Stephen Joseph Conrad at St. Mary's Church in Ottumwa. She worked as a lab tech in the hygenic lab at...

Sep 3, 2021

Judith A. Harland, age 80, of Marengo, passed away September 3, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Williamsburg, Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Watkins Cemetery, Nichols, Iowa. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Judith is...

Sep 3, 2021

Deborah “Debbie” L. Grimm, age 72, of Marengo passed away after a long and difficult illness on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Unity Point Health St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Brian Lishego officiating. Inurnment will be at Bishop Cemetery, rural Marengo at a later...

Sep 3, 2021

NORTH ENGLISH-Charlotte Ann McCammant, age 87, of North English, died Friday, September 3, 2021, at the English Valley Care Center. Charlotte was born February 23, 1934, in Cosgrove, to Ora "Pat" and Wilma (Ealy) Rupp and received her education in Belle Plaine schools. In 1956, she married Albert "Mike" McCammant at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Charlotte was a...