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Cathy Wetherbee

Cathy J. Wetherbee, 73, of State Center, IA passed away Monday, February 23, 2026, at State Center Specialty Care. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Inurment will follow the service at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Marshalltown, with a luncheon at the funeral home to follow. Further arrangements are pending with Anderson Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.

Janice M. Hughes

Janice M. Hughes, 84, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Harmony of Marshalltown. Memorial visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. Further arrangements are pending with Anderson Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.

Mary Balvanz

Mary Balvanz, 100, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Creekside Living - Cottages and Villas in Grundy Center, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran ...

Cheryl Faas-Bolen

Cheryl Faas-Bolen, 53, of Marshalltown and formerly of Tama, Iowa, passed away on the afternoon of February 20, 2026, at Harmony of Marshalltown under the care of Iowa River Hospice Home. Per Cheryl’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and no formal services are planned at this time. Memorials in Cheryl’s name may be directed to her 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 her memory are her children: Bret (Irie) Bolen and ...

Blanche Haynes

Blanche I. Haynes, age 103, of Conrad, Iowa passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Oakview Nursing Home. Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, starting at 10:00 A.M. at the LeGrand Friends Cemetery in LeGrand, Iowa. Pastor Dave ...

Larry Webber

Larry Allen Webber, 74, of Tama, passed away, Sunday, February 22, 2026, at his home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held in late spring. Larry was a loving husband to Berty for nearly 54 years. He was a fun uncle to eight nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his brothers Steve (Chris) and Donnie and sisters-in-law Becky Strahl and Vicki (Jack) DeAngelo. Kruse-Phillips, Tama-Toledo, is assisting the family with arrangements.