R. William Petersen passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 18, 2023, at Northbrook of Cedar Rapids. R. William preferred for his friends and family to call him Bill. Bill’s gentle positive spirit, smile, dependability and honesty will be missed.
 Bill was born November ...

Marley Bacon, 85, of Garwin, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023, under the care of Iowa River Hospice.
 Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 4 at Garwin Valley Community Church in Garwin with Pastor Seth Hedman officiating. He will be laid to rest in ...

Ruth Ann (Yanda) Tomlinson, 97, formerly of Tama and Toledo, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Southridge Specialty in Marshalltown.
 Services for Ruth will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at the Stavanger Friends Church. Visitation was Thursday, ...

Larabeth Ann (Folsom) Bader was born on October 23, 1935, in Clear Lake, to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Bardsley) Folsom. She grew up in Mason City, graduating from Mason City High and then Iowa State Teachers College, with a bachelor’s degree in music.
 
 When teaching music ...

Craig Peters of Gladbrook, formerly of Dysart, passed away Sunday, October 29th at UnityPoint Hospital in Marshalltown. Visitation will be Friday, November 3rd at Overton Funeral Home in Traer, IA. Visitation will be from 11am-1pm with service to follow at 1pm.

Joyce Petersen passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 12, 2023, at Northbrook of Cedar Rapids. Joyce was born July 13, 1925, in Eldora. Her parents were Charles and Susan (Hess) Ware. Joyce was the sixth of eight children. Joyce graduated from High School in Grundy Center at age 16 ...

Sharlene Ann (Karkosh) Hoeg was called home by the Lord on Friday, October 13th, 2023, at age 84. Sharlene was born June 9th, 1939, in Blackhawk County to Adolph W. and Mildred (Halupnick) Karkosh. She attended school in Reinbeck, Iowa, and later attended AIB in Des Moines, where she met ...

Terry Joe Shay, 59, of Waterloo, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023. He was born August 6, 1964, in Oelwein, the son of Maurice Gene Shay Sr and Shirley Rae Soper Shay. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and taught vocal music for ...

Daniel Rathjen, 72, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home from a brain tumor. He died surrounded by his family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 4 to 7 PM at Grace Community Church in Toledo. A Memorial ...

Kenneth "Ken" Brian Matthiesen was born on January 30, 1950, in Waterloo, the son of William and Imogen (Sutherland) Matthiesen. Ken grew up in Dysart and graduated from Dysart High School in 1968. He then attended the United Electronics Institute in Des Moines. Ken served his country in the ...