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Roger Volkmann

Roger Volkmann, age 84, of Ellsworth, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at his home in Ellsworth. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 12th, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, IA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13th, 10:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, IA. Burial will be in the Homewood Cemetery in Ellsworth, IA. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Hamilton Industrial Arts Program. For more information and online condolences. go to: www.boekefuneralhomes.com Boeke Funeral Home of ...

June Hurley

Mrs. June Eleanor Hurley passed from this life to the next on November 25, 2024, while being cared for by Scenic Manor and Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Williams with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before the service. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. June was the daughter of a farmer and raised five children on a farm with her husband, Tom. After meeting June you knew she was patient and kind. Never was she jealous, but ...

Mary Beth Ostlund-Wood “Bear”

Mary Beth Ostlund-Wood “Bear” was born on January 31, 1952, in Webster City, IA, to Mary Belle and Robert Q. Ostlund. She graduated from Webster City High School in 1970, then attended the University of Iowa. Beth went on to have many adventures, living in Houston, Texas; Dublin, Ireland; and San Francisco, California, to name a few. She had her “precious” daughter, Caitlin Linda, in 1989, in San Francisco. The Loma Prieta earthquake of ‘89 soon shook her to move back to Iowa, where she graduated from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, in 1995. Beth and Caitlin had one more ...

Gary Kennedy

died on Thurs, Nov. 28, 2024. Visitation will be at Boman Funeral Home (www.bomanfh.com), in Webster City, from 12:00-1:15 PM, on Wed. Dec. 4, 2024, with the funeral service at 1:30 PM.

Vera Valde

Vera Valde, age 96, formerly of Ellsworth, IA, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the Keystone Place of Forevergreen in North Liberty, IA. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 26th, 5 - 7 pm at the Boeke Funeral Home, 201 E Minnie, Radcliffe, IA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 27th, 10:30 am at the St. John's United Methodist Church, 207 Amanda, Radcliffe, IA. Burial will take place in the Buckeye Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the St. John's United Methodist Church, 207 Amanda St, Radcliffe, IA ...

Ardyth Meline

Ardyth Elayne Meline, 91, of Cedar Rapids, IA, a child of God, went home to Jesus on November 17, 2024. A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. at Cottage Grove Place, 2115 1st Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ardyth Elayne Smith, daughter of Orie and ...