Larry Lambert Karpisek, 66, of Dysart, died on October 9, 2018. He was born on May 7, 1952, the son of Lambert and Adeline (Kohout) Karpisek. Larry was born in Clarion and moved to Vinton at a young age. The family purchased a farm by Dysart, where they moved and Larry grew up. He attended ...

Beverly J. (Karr) Dreessen was born on May 28, 1942, on the farm north of Traer, the daughter of Cleone and Thelma (Cone) Karr. Beverly lived in Traer with her mother before she met the love of her life Delmar. On January 18, 1988, Beverly was united in marriage to Delmar "Frog" Dreessen at ...

CLUTIER- Lillian Esther Dostal, 96, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Westbrook Acres Care Center in Gladbrook under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with ...

TRAER-June I. Wignall, 96, of Traer, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the chapel at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer with Pastor Brice Hoyt officiating. Visitation will be ...

Anna (Ledl) Ortman, 92, of Dysart, died on September 18, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born on July 16, 1926, the daughter of Emanuel and Annastazie (Stehnova) Ledl. Anna graduated from Dike High School. On June 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Everett Ortman ...

Robert Dean Knoop, 83, of Dysart, died at home of heart failure on September 18, 2018. He was born on September 30, 1934, the son of Theodore and Hilda (Matthiesen) Knoop. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended school in Dysart, graduating with the class of 1953. He attended Iowa ...

Anna (Ledl) Ortman, 92, of Dysart, died on September 18, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. She was born on July 16, 1926, the daughter of Emanuel and Annastazie (Stehnova) Ledl. Anna graduated from Dike High School. On June 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Everett Ortman ...

Dennis H. Murphy, 88, Korean War U.S. Army veteran, of Wheaton, IL., passed away on August 6,2018. He was born in Des Moines, IA., to parents Donald and Zoe Murphy. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1951. Dennis was a staff journalist at several different publications and then became a ...

Gary William Billerbeck was born on August 26, 1941, in Grundy Center, the son of Leonard and Helen (Paustian) Billerbeck. Gary graduated from Gladbrook High School in 1959. He then served his county in the United States Army for three years. While in the Army, Gary was stationed in Germany ...

TRAER - Gordon "Gordie" Staveley, 80, of Taylorsville, Utah, formerly of Traer, died Tuesday, July 31, in Taylorsville.He was born June 3, 1938, in Tama County, son of D.D. and Eva Crawford Staveley. He married Marilyn Kostlan in 1959 and they later divorced. He married Verna Kopriva on Oct. 2, ...