Nancy Baker was born August 4, 1942 in Waterloo; the daughter of Robert and Hazelle (Zimmer) Waller. She married Richard Baker October 9, 1960 in Dysart, IA. Nancy belonged to the La Maison Women’s Club in Dysart, Garden Club, and the Stuffed Peppers Day Card Club and was a Jayceette. She ...
Russell Lynn Drinovsky was born March 9, 1931 at the Drinovsky farm in Perry Township west of Traer; to Adolph and Minnie Henrietta Boll Drinovsky. Russell attended Clark #4 Country School, high school in Traer, participating in sports, graduating in 1949. He helped his family with the farm ...
Evelyn Kay (Moses) Kersten, 73, of Dysart Evelyn Kay (Moses) Kersten, age 73, passed away at the Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart, Iowa on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Evelyn Kay was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on January 21, 1947, the daughter of Ernest and Edna Moses. She was the eighth child in ...
Samuel Oliver Markussen September 28th, 2020 - September 30th, 2020 A little over 32 hours after coming into the world, Samuel Oliver Markussen passed away on his mom’s chest at UIHC in Iowa City, Iowa. He was loved by all who met him. Born at 23 weeks and 1 day, and only weighing 1 lb ...
Marlene Y. Heckt, 83, died on October 1, 2020, at Sunnycrest Nursing Center. Marlene was born June 8, 1937, the daughter of Walter and Violet (Paxton) Bryan. Marlene grew up on a farm north of Toledo. She went to country school till the sixth grade then graduated from Toledo High School. She ...
Sarah “Sally” M. Sevcik was born on November 27, 1930, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Florence (Clabby) Short. She graduated from Jesup High School in 1946. On August 4, 1956, Sally was united in marriage to Lester Sevcik at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waterloo. ...
Jack Laverne Norman, 91, of Traer, passed away on September 18, 2020, at Sunrise Hill Care Center. Jack was born on April 19, 1929, in Marshalltown, IA, the son of Harvey and Elsie (Poland) Norman. After the death of Jack’s mother in 1944, he went to live with his sister Evelyn Harrison of ...
Raymond Lee “Super” Stoakes, age 76, of Tabiona, Utah, died on September 20, 2020, at Provo Assisted Living in Provo, Utah. Raymond was born on June 8, 1944, in Burlington, Iowa, and was raised by Harold Lee and Charlotte Esther Allen Stoakes. Raymond graduated from North Tama County ...
Sandra (Sandy) K. Houlahan-Christensen, 79, of Tama, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Sandy was born October 30, 1940 in Marion, Iowa. She was a loving mother to four children and a devoted grandmother. She enjoyed a lifelong career in ...
Jakie Walters, age 85, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, was born the son of William and Bena (Sluiter) Walters on August 23, 1935, in Grundy County, Iowa. Jakie attended country school and in 1951, he joined the Iowa National Guard where he served until 1957. Jakie began working at John Deere Tractor ...