Joyce Fay Skaar, age 75, of Dundas, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 27, 2024, at her home. Born on November 23, 1949, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, to Gordon and Leona (Ehrich) Harpestad, Joyce brought warmth, kindness, and joy to everyone fortunate enough to know her. At ...

James Vernard Pepper, 80, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2024, at Harmony Marshalltown. Services for Jim will take place on Wednesday, January 8 at 10:30 A.M. at Our Savior Lutheran Church. He will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be ...

Duane Merrill Freese, 94, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Duane will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Everyone is encouraged to ...

Susan “Sue” Marie Hamann, 81, of Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 5, at Westbrook Acres Nursing Home. Sue was the daughter of James and Evelyn Scott. In 1961 she graduated from Gladbrook Community High School then attended Pitzi’s School of Beauty in Waterloo. She was ...

Sean Michael McFate, 56, of Toledo, passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2025, from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Survivors include his wife, Sheri, of Toledo; two ...

Charles Patrick Goodman (Pat), 70, of Clive, Iowa, passed away on January 1, 2025. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on July 6, 1954, to Earl and Arvella (Burke) Goodman, he grew up on the family farm in Rhodes, where he developed a deep love for agriculture and hard work. Pat is survived by his ...