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Obituaries

Margaret Agnes Wauters, 99, of Dysart

Margaret Agnes Wauters, 99, passed away on December 10, 2021, at MercyOne. She was born January 21, 1922, SW of Clutier on the family farm; the daughter of John and Julia (Vavra) Sedlacek. Margaret attended Carroll No. 7 country school through the 8th grade, high school in Clutier for 2 years ...

Wilfred “Willie” Francis Yuska

Wilfred “Willie” Francis Yuska was born on July 25, 1948, in Waterloo, the son of Frank and Dolores (Kvidera) Yuska. Willie graduated from Traer High School and then attended Upper Iowa University. He played football at UIU and received a degree in History. Willie served his country in ...

Morris Larry Dinsdale

Morris Larry Dinsdale was born on December 30, 1941, on the family farm near Traer, the son of Floyd and Mae (Koster) Dinsdale. Morris graduated from Dinsdale High School in 1959. On October 19, 1963, he was united in marriage to Mary McKinley. The couple made their home on the family farm. ...

Diane L. Schnebly

Dianne Lenore Schnebly, of Jordan, MN , formerly of Dysart, IA, passed away on Sunday, December 5th at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, MN. A private family service was held on December 16th at Hope Lutheran Church in Jordan, MN. A Celebration of Life service will be held in the spring of 2022 ...

Charles Wayne Leo

Charles Wayne Leo passed away peacefully at Sunrise Hill Nursing Center in Traer on December 4, 2021. Wayne was born on December 28, 1919 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Charles and Elsie Leo. He graduated from Dysart High School in 1937 and Iowa State College in 1942 with a degree in ...

Eugene “Butch” Henry Hefty

Funeral service for Eugene "Butch" Hefty was held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Lu Verne with Pastor Steve Struecker presiding. Burial was in the Lu Verne Cemetery. Visitation was held from 3-6 P.M. on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Zion Lutheran ...

Richard “Dick” Raymond Baker

Richard “Dick” Raymond Baker was born on February 24, 1941, in Vinton, the son of Raymond and Joy (Latting) Baker. Dick graduated from Dysart High School in 1959. On October 9, 1960, he was united in marriage to Nancy Waller. The couple made their home in Traer and Cedar Rapids before ...

Gary Lynn Konicek

Gary Lynn Konicek, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, in his home.  Gary was born on November 18th, 1947, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Alvin and Gladys (Boldt) Konicek. Gary grew up in Traer, Iowa, and was a North Tama Graduate in 1966. After high school, Gary attended Ellsworth ...

Dana Munger Kessler

Dana Munger Kessler, 74, died peacefully with her family around her on October 31, 2021.  Dana was born on January 13, 1947 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Dotha Post Davis Munger and Herbert Edwin Munger, Jr. The family settled in Traer, Iowa to start a business a couple of years later. Her surviving ...

Jo Ann Bitcon

Jo Ann Elizabeth Franke Bitcon was born on December 14, 1933 in West Union, Iowa the daughter of Lois and Vincent (VJ) Franke. She was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa and later moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1947. She graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1952. Jo Ann received her B.A. Degree ...