Arlene Alma Luze was born on March 13, 1920, on the family farm in Benton County, Iowa, the daughter of William and Rosa (Goken) Hupfeld. She grew up in Benton County and went to a one room school house through the 8th grade. Arlene moved to Dysart with her mother when her father passed away. ...

Margaret Cranston passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 2:26 p.m. Margaret was born on March 12, 1947 to the parents of Lawrence and Helen Fowler in Vinton, Iowa. Margaret attended school in Dysart, IA and later received her GED in 1979.Margaret married Larry Cranston on November 21, ...

Harold L. Pritchard was born on January 1, 1926, in Morrison, Minnesota, the son of Lloyd and Elsie (Zimmer) Pritchard. He was raised in Geneseo Township and graduated from the Geneseo Consolidated High School. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European ...

Michele Lei Mennen, 42, of Allison, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born December 25, 1972, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Cindy (Wolfgram) and Mark Dedic. Michele attended North Tama and Parkersburg schools. She was married to Rodney ...

Gerald "Jerry" Lyphout, 68 died Saturday, September, 12, 2015 at his home in rural Vinton following a diagnosis with brain cancer in November of 2013. Jerry expressed that the last two years were very good with time spent vacationing, with family and virtually pain free.Jerry was born August ...

Harold L. Pritchard was born on January 1, 1926, in Morrison, Minnesota, the son of Lloyd and Elsie (Zimmer) Pritchard. He was raised in Geneseo Township and graduated from the Geneseo Consolidated High School. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European ...

Michele Lei Mennen, 42, of Allison, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born December 25, 1972, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Cindy (Wolfgram) and Mark Dedic. Michele attended North Tama and Parkersburg schools. She was married to Rodney ...

Lorraine Helen Banes was born on July 31, 1922 to Henry and Maggie (Peters) Midlenstein in Hudson, Iowa. She attended a country school in rural Hudson and finished her schooling in Traer. Lorraine married William Banes on October 21, 1939 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They made ...

Rodney "Rod" Robert Eisele was born on July 27, 1970, in Waterloo, the son of Robert and Judith (Hlavacka) Eisele. He grew up in Clutier and graduated from North Tama High School in 1988. During high school and after his graduation, Rod worked with his dad and grandpa on the family farm. He ...

Richard James "Dick" Creamer was born March 31, 1928 in Belden, Nebraska, the son of Robert Lee and Ethel (Seyl) Creamer. Richard died August 23, 2015 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 87 years.In 1928, after Richard was born the family moved to Laurel, ...