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Larry Nothwehr died suddenly Saturday, May 8, 2021 from a ruptured aneurysm at Iowa Methodist Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on a farm September 8, 1935 in Delaware Co., IA; a second son to Minnie and Walter Nothwehr.  The family moved to Page County in 1941. Larry attended school in a one room schoolhouse and after Grade 4, St. Paul's Lutheran School in Yorktown.  He graduated from Amity High School in College Springs in 1953 and from Iowa State...

Loyal Koenck, age 84 years and 11 months, of Indianola, Iowa passed away peacefully April 28, 2021 at the VA Community Living Center, Des Moines, Iowa, with family at his side. Loyal Franklin Koenck was born in Emmet County, Iowa on May 15, 1936 to Emil and Marie(Wiese) Koenck.  He was the 5th of 11 children.  He joined siblings William, Eileen, Robert and Paul.  Later joining their family was Merlyn, Jeanne, Larry, David, Kay and Gail.  He lived on...

Rhonda Wright passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at age 64. Private graveside services were held at her request. I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer late in 2016. So my message is “don’t give up!” New treatments have helped extend lives and make quality of life better. John Stoddard Cancer Center and Dr. Hughes were both instrumental in my care. I grew up in southern Iowa with my grandparents, Georgia and Ivan Kost and in Des Moines with my parents Phyllis and Dale...

 Byron Ray Tate, who was born on July 3, 1939 in Dimmitt, Texas to Giles and Una Faye (Covington) Tate, passed away from complications of pneumonia at the age of 81 on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Lutheran Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.  In his younger years, Byron excelled at football and was named 1st Team All-District (Tackle). He would later go on to graduate from Dimmitt High School.  Byron married the love of his life, Mary Van Doern in Dimmitt, Texas on May 2,...

Jasper "Sam"Lee Thomas, age 92, passed away March 14, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center in West Des Moines, IA.  He was born on January 10, 1929 in Brazil, Indiana to Levi and Ida (Clark) Thomas. Sam served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  In 1954, he married Delores Kathryn (Kay) Williams.  Together, they raised a daughter and two sons.  Sam retired from John Deere after 39 years of service.  He enjoyed playing cribbage, mushroom...

David (Dave) Moles died at home on March 3, 2021, of the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme, twenty months after diagnosis. Dave was born on May 28, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa, and was adopted as an infant by Marvin Robert Moles, M.D., and Jane Susan Woodburn Moles. He attended schools in Newton IA, graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1975, and lived and worked in the area for much of his life. He earned his AA degree in Business from Des Moines Area Community College, and worked...

Jayne Hahne, 71 of Waukee, Iowa, passed away on February 24, 2021 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston, Iowa, from an injury and Alzheimer’s disease.  She was born January 30, 1950 in Newton, Iowa to Charles and Marian Thormann.  She grew up all around Iowa but her most fond memories were from the years she lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She loved the lake in the summer and ice skating and tobogganing in the winter.  Jayne was blessed with two daughters from...

Barbara Ellen Irish passed away peacefully on February 7, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa with her son Jason by her side. She was born December 12, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa  to Charles and Rosie Tipton. She was the third of their five children. Barbara worked as a bookkeeper most of her life until she retired in 1998. She lived the majority of her life in California where she loved the sunshine and warm weather.  She moved to Iowa in the summer of 2017 to be closer to her son Jason and...

Matthew Bryce Strunk was born on September 1, 1987 in Knoxville, Iowa, to William and Naomi Strunk. He was called home on Sunday, January 31, 2021.  Matthew grew up in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in the Class of 2006; where he participated in sports and marching and jazz bands.  Following graduation, he spent four years of dedicated service in the United States Marine Corps, which included combat tours in Iraq.  After his...