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Obituaries

Roger James Bottema

Roger James Bottema was born on April 14, 1943, the son of Henry and Sophia (Pecenka) Bottema. Roger graduated from La Porte City High School in 1961. He then attended Iowa State University and served in the Army Reserves. Roger was a successful hog farmer and crop farmer. He showed his hogs in ...

Tracey Miller

Tracey Lynn Miller, of Ankeny and formerly of Clutier, passed away from complications of diabetes at home in Ankeny on March 27, 2022. Graveside Services will take place at Oneida Cemetery in rural Clutier on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM with a luncheon following at the American Legion ...

Paul Arlo Hulme

Paul Arlo Hulme was born on November 10, 1927, on the family farm, the son of Leonard and Janette (Stoakes) Hulme. Paul graduated from Dinsdale High School and served his country in the United States Army. On November 20, 1950, he was united in marriage to Mary Rohach. The couple made their ...

Ellsworth Cizek

Ellsworth Charles Cizek went to see the Lord and all his friends on March 21, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer, IA with Father Anthony Boahen Nketiah as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul’s ...

John Cochran

John Pressley “Pep” Cochran, 89, of Traer, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 10:30 AM St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Anthony Boahen Nketiah as celebrant. Interment will ...

Mary Joan (Stark) Laughrige

Mary Joan (Stark) Laughrige of Deltona, Florida died on February 6, 2022, after a short illness. She was born January 23, 1933, in Atwood, CO. to Vera Diel and Lloyd McBride. She married Dr. Craig D. Stark on September 6, 1952, in Des Moines, IA. He died on August 11, 1980. She then ...

Kathryn Becker Dettmering

Kathryn Becker Dettmering, age 78, of Waverly, Iowa, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa. Kathie was born on March 22, 1943, the daughter of Conrad and Louise (Hast) Becker. She was raised in Waverly and graduated from Waverly-Shell Rock High ...

Kenneth Ray Hook

Kenneth Ray Hook, age 90, of Ames, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A public visitation will be held Sunday, March 6, 2022, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Adams Funeral Home, 502 Douglas Avenue, Ames. Private funeral services will be ...

Janice K. Lyons

Dysart – Janice K. Lyons, 81, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Sunrise Hill Care Facility in Traer surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Dysart United Methodist Church in Dysart. Visitation will also be ...

Phyllis Mae Schrader

Phyllis Mae Schrader was born on April 9, 1926, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Paul and Ella (Steuber) Floyd. Phyllis attended Edgewood Country School near Cedar Rapids. On April 19, 1954, she was united in marriage to Arthur Schrader at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. The ...