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Obituaries

Gerald “Jerry” Gade

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gerald “Jerry” Dwaine Gade, age 81, on June 9, 2025, during surgery at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church in Conrad. Visitation ...

Stephen Weeces

Stephen F. Weeces, 73, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away on Thursday, June 12th, at the Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 27th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with family friend, Chad Cook, ...

Corporal Melvin Huff

Corporal Melvin Lloyd Huff, 19, of Eldora and formally of Iowa Falls, passed away January 20, 1945, in New Guinea during WWII. His remains were finally discovered and are being repatriated back to Iowa Falls for burial. A graveside service for Melvin Lloyd Huff will be 1:00 pm Saturday, June ...

Darwin Funke

Darwin D. Funke, age 89, of State Center, Iowa, passed away on June 19, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1935 in the house he continued to live in, Darwin graduated from State Center High School in 1953 before serving proudly in ...

Sherri Shields

Sherri Lynne Shields, 57, of Marshalltown, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center. A Celebration of Life for Sherri will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials ...

Karen Sells Smith

Karen Lou Sells Smith, 79, of Toledo, passed away Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Monday, June 23, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will ...