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Marion Witte

Marion Witte, 77, of Jewell, IA, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 14, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Faith Evangelical Church in Radcliffe, IA. A Graveside service and burial will take place on Friday, August 15, 10:00 am at the Melbourne Cemetery in Melbourne, IA. Please bring a lawn chair. For more information an online condolences, go to: www.boekefuneralhomes.com Boeke Funeral Home of Radcliffe is caring for Marion and his family.

Marsha McCammant

Our beloved mother, Marsha McCammant, passed away on Saturday, July 26, after suffering a medical emergency while on vacation. This unexpected loss has left our hearts broken. A celebration of Marsha’s life will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials in Marsha’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. She is survived by her loving husband, Ronnie ...

Helen Stover

Helen (Walker) Stover, 91, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Mitchell Family Funeral Home of Marshalltown has been entrusted with the care of Helen and her family. Memorials in Helen’s name may be directed to Calvary Baptist Church in Marshalltown. To leave online condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234. She is survived by her daughter Shirley Jean (Randall Scott) Hoff, of Columbus, OH; her two grandchildren and her friend.

Jay McCubbin

Jay McCubbin, 78, of Liscomb, IA passed away Monday, August 11, 2025, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Anderson Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.

Daniel Bruene

Daniel James Bruene, 73, of rural Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away peacefully following a lengthy illness on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon, IA. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Gladbrook United Methodist Church in Gladbrook. Graveside services will follow the visitation at Gethmann Cemetery in rural Gladbrook. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Aloha Gamma Rho Scholarship Fund or the Tama County Soil and Water Conservation. Anderson Funeral Homes has been entrusted with the arrangements. ...

Beau Ruse

Beau “Moose” Ruse, 23, of Colo, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Per family’s wishes, cremation rites will take place. There will be no formal services held at this time. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted to care for Beau and his family. To leave online condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234. He is survived by his grandfathers, David Allen Smith and Darrell Foster; his parents: Skye Smith (Jeremy Corson), of Ankeny, and Bradley Ruse (Tracey Harvey), of Colo; his sister, Bree (Dalton) Shock, of Cedar Falls; and his two nephews.