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Sandra Zmolek

Sandra Lucille Zmolek was born on November 19, 1937, in southern Tama county to Edward (Jody) and Gertrude (Duffy) Doyle. She was raised on an Iowa farm, attended a rural grade school near Toledo Iowa, graduating from Toledo High School in 1955. Following graduation, she was employed by the ...

Sharon Moss

Sharon Ann Moss, of Le Grand, IA, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. Per Sharon and her family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Sharon’s funeral service has been scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026, starting at 11:00 A.M. at the Le Grand Friends Church in Le Grand, Iowa. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation one-hour prior to the service, also at the church. Memorials in Sharon’s name may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home of Marshalltown. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted to care for Sharon and her family. To leave online ...

Beverly Squiers

Beverly Elizabeth Squiers, 83, of Chelsea, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 24th, 2026, due to complications from cancer, under the loving care of her family. A visitation will be held Thursday, April 30th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, Iowa. Funeral ...

Clark “Tom” Peck

Clark “Tom” Peck, also known to his close friends and family as “skinny butt” and “uncle two toes,” passed away on April 28, 2026, at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo at the age of 69. Per Tom’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and a family-led celebration of life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Tom’s family for a later designation. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Those left to remember and cherish his memory are ...

Norma Smith

Norma Smith, 96, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Norma was under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Marshalltown. A visitation ...

Neal Sturtz

Neal E. Sturtz, Sr., 91, of Ames, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the Bickford Cottage in Ames. A visitation will be held from 10:00 - 11:00 AM on Monday, May 4th, at the Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern Ave., in Ames, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. Burial will be held in the Ames Municipal Cemetery. Boeke Funeral Home of Hubbard is in charge of arrangements. For more information and on-line condolences, go to: www.boekefuneralhomes.com