Lois Mardene Stueck, of Dysart, passed away December 28, 2022, at Woodlands Creek Memory Care Unit, Clive, IA, at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 4 at Zion Lutheran Church, Dysart, with Pastor Matthew Muters officiating. Visitation will be held at ...
Michael Smentek, 80, of Traer, died on December 22nd, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was born in Chicago on July 22nd, 1942, to Mabel and Joseph Smentek, the third of four siblings. He was raised in Chicago where he attended Roosevelt High School. On October 12th, 1963, he ...
Warren Wagner was born February 9, 1943, in Vinton, Iowa; the son of Albert and Margaret (Boelsche) Wagner. He attended school in Dysart. After high school, he entered the United States Air Force and worked as a mechanic. Warren married Mary Womack on May 17, 1980, at the Dysart United ...
Gerene Gaye Lassen was born on October 16, 1935, in Toledo, the daughter of Edward and Matie (Harmsen) Chizek. She graduated from Traer High School. On April 12, 1955, Gerene was united in marriage to Merlin Lassen at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo. She was a stay-at-home mom and a ...
Joyce Harriett Paulsen was born November 29, 1930, in South Dakota, the daughter of Bill and Ida (Paulson) Krause. She went to college in LeMars, Iowa, where she received her teaching degree. Joyce furthered her education at the University of Northern Iowa. She then taught kindergarten for 35 ...
Deborah “Debbie” Jean Hayes Hurst, 66, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, December 7, 2022, of cancer, while a patient at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born on July 2, 1956, the daughter of Carroll and Virginia Staebler Hayes. Debbie graduated from Dysart Geneseo High ...
Irene Mae Hanus died on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the family farm at the age of 95. Irene was born on November 25, 1927, in Waterloo, the daughter of Frank and Alba (Kubik) Mareska. She grew up on a farm near Hudson, helping the family however she could, and graduated from Hudson ...
Richard William Renzo was born May 2, 1939, on his grandfather's farm in Salona, near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; son of Frank and Mary (Reish) Renzo. He attended Waterloo West High School, then graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education from Iowa State Teachers College, now the ...
James “Jim” Edward Dinsdale was born November 17, 1932, on a farm near Dinsdale, Iowa. He was the son of Lester and Virginia (Havens) Dinsdale. He graduated from Dinsdale High School in 1950. Jim was inducted into the Army in 1953, and was stationed in Missouri, Newfoundland, Matagorda ...
Larry Dean Buchholz, of Newton, IA, formerly of Traer, IA, passed away peacefully at his home on November 3, 2022. Larry was born December 8, 1939, in rural Bremer County, IA, to Edwin and Irma (Buhr) Buchholz. He received his education at Frederika Douglas No. 5 Country School through 8th ...