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 ...

Peggy Zeien, 84, of Dysart, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, surrounded by the family she was so proud of. Per Peggy’s wishes, there will be no public service. A celebration of Life will be held on October 11, at 1:00 PM at the Dysart Community Building. Peg is survived by her husband, ...

Marcia Kaye Luze was born on October 26, 1938, the daughter of Vilah and Pauline (Raub) Casbon, on the family farm north of Dysart. She graduated from Geneseo High School in 1957. On June 30, 1957, Marcia was united in marriage to Larry Luze at the EUB Church in Dysart. Marcia was a ...

Carol Glidewell, 72, of Traer Carol Glidewell, 72, of Traer died at Allen Memorial in Waterloo on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. She was born June 12, 1948 in Vinton to Robert and Florence (Foley) Pope. Carol attended and graduated from the Lenihan Catholic High School in Marshalltown. She ...

Mary Ann Drinovsky, 93, died at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer on Monday, August 31, 2020. She was born June 5, 1927 in Waterloo to Anthony Parrish and Pauline Reinertson. Mary Ann went to school in Waterloo through 8th grade and then went to work in a laundry service. She also worked in a ...

Delbert Ray Pressley, 75, of Panama City Beach FL, died July 27, 2020. He was the son of Ray and Lois Pressley of Traer. He went to school in Traer, graduating in 1969. He worked for Cargill Seed Division for 16 years in both Kansas and California. Moving back to Wichita KS in 2001 he opened ...

Gary Lee Hach, age 62, born June 2, 1958 in Waterloo Iowa and passed away August 23, 2020 in Grapevine Texas. He was born to Irene and Wilbert Hach and was raised on the family farm. Growing up on the farm he learned the value of hard work and persistence. He spent many a night with his ...