Obituaries

Eunice Mechler

Published by admin on Tue, 10/26/2021 - 3:59pm

Eunice “June” Mechler, age 89, of Titonka, died just after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 25, 2021 at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka with Reverend S. Kim Peterson presiding. Burial was in the Buffalo Township Cemetery.

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Sharon Swenson

Published by admin on Tue, 10/26/2021 - 3:57pm

Sharon D. Swenson, age 82, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson, with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Visitation was held on Friday, October 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson and continued one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson.

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Joan Fagen Clement

Published by admin on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 4:05pm

Donna “Joan” Clement, formally of Preston, Minn., left this world on Sept. 26, 2021 for her heavenly home to meet her Savior Jesus Christ.

She was born April 16, 1940 to Walter Jr. and Charlotte (Kirkpatrick). Fagen was one of seven children. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1957 and then attended business college. She married Michael Clement on June 14, 1958. They lived in southern lowa until moving to the farm near Preston in 1968.

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Megan Clark

Published by admin on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 4:03pm

SIGOURNEY - Megan Clark, age 43, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Funeral arrangements are pending with Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney.

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Terry Weringa

Published by admin on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 3:56pm

Terry Weringa, age 73, of Elmore, MN, passed away surrounded by the overflowing love of his family on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at his home. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 8 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation was on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth, MN. Burial with military honors was at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Lakota.

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Ruth Akkermann

Published by admin on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 2:51pm

Ruth Akkermann, age 82, passed away on September 23, 2021 at 3:44 p.m. at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Burial of her cremains will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.

Ruth Elaine Tiedens was born on May 17, 1939 to Boyd and Stena Tiedens. Her father died when she was just eighteen months old, and her mother later married George Jutting. Ruth attended school as a child in Rake and graduated from Buffalo Center High School in May of 1957. As a young mother, she asked Jesus Christ to be her Savior.

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Robert Patterson

Published by admin on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 2:50pm

Robert (Bob) Patterson, age 71, of Mason City, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice of Mason City after a courageous battle with cancer. Family greeted friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel in Mason City, with a Celebration of Life at 4 p.m.

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Beatrice Smoley

Published by admin on Tue, 09/28/2021 - 2:12pm

Beatrice “Bea” Ann Smoley, age 88, of Buffalo Center, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. A funeral service will be held Friday, October 1, at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Buffalo Center. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. A visitation will take place on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Oakcrest Funeral Home – Winter Chapel in Buffalo Center.

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Carol Murray

Published by admin on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 4:08pm

Carol Murray, age 85, of Fairbank, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Fairbank. Visitation times were held on Sunday from 3 – 6 p.m. at Woods Funeral Home in Fairbank and at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be at a later date in the Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo Center.

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David Quamme

Published by admin on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 4:03pm

David Wallace Quamme, age 62, of Rake, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at his home on the farm. Burial was in West Cemetery in Rake.

David was born on June 7, 1959 in Buffalo Center, the son of Wallace R. and Laveila E. (Madetzke) Quamme. He grew up in Rake and graduated from Rake High School in 1977. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake. After high school, he began his lifelong farming career. He first farmed with his dad and later with his brother, Daniel.