Barbara “Barb” McMeekin, 86, of Laurel, Iowa, passed away peacefully on the evening of June 4, 2026, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa. Funeral services for Barbara will be held on Friday, June 12, 2026 beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the Laurel Community Church. A visitation will take ...

John Anthony Pieters, 57, of Laurel, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at UnityPoint Health- Marshalltown Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held by the family on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m. at The Pump in Tama. For more information or to send a condolence, please ...

She was born in Owosso, Michigan, on April 13, 1943, and grew up as the youngest of four children. She later married Mike McKay, and together they shared 62 years of marriage (plus three years of high school dating). From this marriage came two wonderful sons, Pat and Sean. Pat married Renae ...

Ruth Hayes, 96, of Marshalltown, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. Arrangements have been entrusted with Anderson Funeral Homes of Marshalltown. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.

Everett Allan Siddell Jr., 55, of Gladbrook, Iowa, passed away on June 3, 2026. Memorial services held by the family will be on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. For more ...

Owen Kerber, age 75 of Marshalltown, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Iowa River Hospice House. Owen David Kerber was born on October 5, 1950, in Emmetsburg, the son of Lyndon and Regina (Feye) Kerber. He graduated from Sentral of Fenton High School ...