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Alene Seim

Alene Seim (née Sloppy) 95 One of the last great housewives, homemakers and spectacular home cooks of the 1950s and 60s has died. Alene Yvonne (née Sloppy) Seim passed away from colon cancer on August 18th, 2025, at 2:31 a.m. Memorial services for Alene Seim will be held at 10:30 AM on ...

Donald McCreary

Donald “Don” McCreary, 61, of Hiawatha, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 26, 2025, from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, with a Rosary Service at 7 PM. Survivors include his wife, Melissa “Missy” McCreary, of Hiawatha; his children: Michael (Brianne) McCreary, of ...

Ruth Lycke

Ruth Lycke, 66, of Marshalltown, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at her home. A Memorial service held by the family will be on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Iowa River Church of the Brethren in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more ...

Javier Garcia Garcia

Javier Garcia Garcia, 76, of Marshalltown, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. A Mass of Catholic Burial will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025 at St. Francis of Assisi- St. Mary Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Visitation for Javier will be on Thursday, August 28 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a rosary to follow at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Javier and his family.

Lucille Erickson

Lucille Joan (Osborn)Erickson passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, at Windsor Manor Assisted Living in Indianola, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from Noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Community United Presbyterian Church in Hartford, Iowa. A lunch will be served, and guests are invited to share stories and memories in honor of her life. She will be laid to rest at the Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa. Lucille is survived by her children: Ron Erickson, Linda (F. John) Eastwood, and Connie (Nick) Linnane; her four grandchildren; five ...

Ajdin “Denny” Arifi

Ajdin “Denny” Arifi, 66, of Le Grand, Iowa, passed away in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family on August 19, 2025. A visitation for Denny will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025, from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Denny’s name may be directed to the 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 his wife, Susan Arifi; his ...