Obituaries

John Cookson

Graveside Services for 93-year-old John Cookson of Denison will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 22 at the King Cemetery in Vail. 
 
He passed away Thursday, June 4 at Gracewell in Denison.
 
Survivors include his son-in-law, Robert Ludwig of Vail; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends.
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 06/22/2026
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John Webb

Visitation for 69-year-old John Webb of Schleswig will be held 5:00 – 7:00 P.M, Wednesday, June 17 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig.
 
He passed away Sunday, June 14 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.
 
Survivors include his wife, Starla Webb of Schleswig; son, Justin Webb of Schleswig; daughter, Brooke (Kyle) Buum of South Dakota; 3 grandchildren; sisters, Joan (Daryl) Ford of Mapleton, Celia (Owen) Zediker of Mapleton, and Judy (Bill) Webb of Colorado; along with nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 06/17/2026
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Max and Sara Thomas

Celebration of Life for Max and Sara Thomas will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 13 at the family farm.
 
Survivors include her son, Marc (partner Josie) Morey of California and daughter, Karen (Rob) Smith of Omaha; 13 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; Rosanne Van Etten of Smithland, Tom (Susan) Young of Sioux City, Dan Young of Council Bluffs, Rob (Teresa) Young of Montana; many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
 
Contact Dana Neeman for more details.
Service Date: 06/13/2026
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Ralph Waderich

Memorial Services for 91-year-old Ralph Waderich, formerly of Dow City, will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, June 12 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dow City with visitation two hours prior to the service. 
 
He passed away Saturday, June 6 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha.
 
Survivors include his wife, Donna Mae Waderich of Omaha; daughter, Renita (Rolly) Laubscher, of Norwalk; son, Roger (Marsha) Waderich of Denison; daughter-in-law, DaNette Waderich of Dow City; and daughter, Joan (Randy) Workman of Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; sister, Marlene Riley of Indiana; many other relatives and friends.
           
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 06/12/2026
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Mrs. Mary Monroe

Funeral Service 77 year old Mrs. Mary Monroe, of Spencer, will be held on Friday, June 12th at 10:00 AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Burial will be at St Ann’s Cemetery in Vail.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., on Thursday June 11th at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer.

Mary died on Monday, June 8, at her residence.

The Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of the arrangements.

Service Date: 06/12/2026
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Joann (Slechta) Cook Wood

Funeral Services for 87-year-old Joann (Slechta) Cook Wood of Carroll will be held at 2:00 P.M, Friday, June 12 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.
 
She passed away Monday, June 8 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll.
 
Survivors include her children: Michael (Kathy Jo) Cook of Carroll, Terry Cook (Sally) of Sac City, Rick (Wen) Cook of the Philippines, Kathy (Mark) Dettman of Florida, Cindy Rahn of Carroll and Nancy Carnes of Arkansas; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Lloyd Dieber of Denison and Jack Fast of Arkansas; other family members and friends.
           
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 06/12/2026
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Fran Burgess

Memorial Services for 95-year-old Fran Burgess of Denison will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 9 at Grace Free Church in Denison with inurnment in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens.
 
She passed away Sunday, May 31 at Gracewell.
 
Survivors include her daughter, Kim (Curt) Heithoff of Atlantic; 4 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 06/09/2026
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Vera Vollstedt

Funeral Service for 97 year old Vera Vollstedt of Manilla will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Visitation with the family greeting friends will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service, also on Thursday, June 4, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial at the Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.

Vera died on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Gracewell Nursing Home in Denison.

She is survived by her children: Becky Vollstedt of Carroll, Steve (Carol) Vollstedt of Perry, Ron (Jill) Vollstedt of Manilla, Kathy (Kurt) George of St. Louis, Missouri, and Tim (LuAnn) Vollstedt of Arcadia; brother, Glen (Chris) Macumber of Manilla; sister-in-law, Ann Macumber of Denison; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as extended family members and friends.

The Ohde Funeral Home is assisting the family with Vera’s arrangements.

Service Date: 06/04/2026
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Marna Wiebers

Funeral Services for 75-year-old Marna Wiebers of Denison will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 4 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 3. 
 
She passed away Saturday, May 30 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.       
 
Survivors include her son, Matthew Wiebers of Minnesota; daughter, Angela Wiebers and partner Sara Schwager of Missouri; three grandsons; in-laws: Marilyn Hocamp of Exira, Richard and Joann Coil of Colorado and Al and Judy Hays of Marshalltown; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 06/04/2026
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Gene Mitchell

Visitation for 79-year-old Gene Mitchell of Schleswig will be held 5:00 – 7:00 P.M, Thursday, June 4 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 5 at the Fairview Cemetery in Madrid.
 
He passed away Sunday, May 31 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee.
 
Survivors include his children: Amy (Robert) Jepsen of Council Bluffs, Josh (Britt) Mitchell of Utah and Alex (Stacy) Richards of Douds; 6 grandchildren; brother, David (Cherylin) Mitchell of Boone; friend, Linda Anderson of Truesdale; niece, nephews, many other family members and friends.
Service Date: 06/04/2026
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Eugene Mau

Funeral services for Eugene Mau, age 85 of Odebolt, will be at 10AM on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odebolt.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00PM on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Odebolt.

Burial will be in the Odebolt Cemetery.

Eugene passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE.

Farber & Otteman Funeral Home of Odebolt, IA, is in charge of arrangements.

Service Date: 06/01/2026
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Joel Louis

Memorial Services for 40-year-old Joel Louis of Denison will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 30 at Iglesia de Dios Betel Church in Denison with inurnment in the Oakland Cemetery.
 
He passed away Saturday, May 23 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.
           
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 05/30/2026
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Wanda Rozella Larson

Wanda Rozella Larson, age 91, of Kiron, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at her residence of Kiron, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the First Baptist Church in Kiron, Iowa. Pastor Wayne Stowers and Pastor Billy Bergman will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the Kiron Cemetery in Kiron, Iowa.

A Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2026, at the First Baptist Youth Center at 14 N Grove Street, Kiron, Iowa.

Wanda is survived by her children: Clayton and Kathy Larson of Odebolt; Curtis and Kim
Larson of Arthur; Conwell and Sheryl Larson of Kiron; Chad and Wendy Larson of Odebolt;
sister-in-law Roby Larson; her grandchildren: Danna, David, Janice, Peter, Ashley, Chelsea,
Mike, Tom, Brittany, Nick, Jake, and Katelyn; eighteen great grandchildren; and many extended
family members and friends.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Service Date: 05/30/2026
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Linda Brandenburg

Visitation for 85-year-old Linda Brandenburg of Ohio will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 P.M, Friday, May 29 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Westside with inurnment to follow in the Westside Cemetery.
 
She passed away November 2025 in Ohio.
 
Survivors include her husband, Delbert Brandenburg; daughter, Tammi Jackson-Griffin (Mark); son, Randy (Ann) Brandenburg; daughter Nicole (Seth) Khaner; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Ossenkop; sister, Mary Kae Whannell.
           
Service Date: 05/29/2026
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Jay Bell

Funeral Service for 72- year-old Jay Bell of Arion will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 29th, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dow City. Burial will be at Crawford Heights in Denison.

Visitation will be from 5:00 ~ 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap.

Mr. Bell died at the MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines on May 23rd.

Jay is survived by Wife Jane; Daughters: Stacie Julich of Carroll and Laura Bell of Des Moines; Stepdaughters: Michelle and Denny Fineran of Denison, Maretta Janning and Darren Thompson of Denison, and Maurecia and Drew Young of Council Bluffs.

The Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine/Dunlap is in charge of the arrangements.

Service Date: 05/29/2026
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Clara Malone

Celebration of Life for 88-year-old Clara Malone of Dow City will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 23 at Community of Christ Church in Dow City with inurnment in the Dow City Cemetery.
 
She passed away August 2025 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison
 
Survivors include three children: Peggy (Scott) Robidart, Kathy Christenson and Tim (Patty) Malone; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Donald Bramley of Kentucky; other relatives and friends. 
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 05/23/2026
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Mark A. “Dicky” Johnston

Mark A. “Dicky” Johnston, age 66 of Kiron, passed away on May 6, at his residence of Kiron.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 19, at the Bethel Lutheran Church of Kiron. Vicar Travis Brincks will officiate.

Committal Services will follow in the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery of Kiron.

A Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, at the Bethel Lutheran Church of Kiron.

In lieu of flowers memorials maybe directed to the family or the Kiron Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Service Date: 05/19/2026
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