Obituaries

Edna Patricia Petersen, 101

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 10:48am

Edna Patricia Petersen, 101, of Latimer, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton. Edna was born on August 2, 1919, in Latimer, to Jell L. and Annie (Fekkers) Johnson.

Edna attended schools in Coulter, Latimer and Alexander. She graduated from Alexander Consolidated High School. Edna worked for Northwestern Bell. During the war years, she worked in California as a telephone operator. She came back to the Midwest and worked as a telephone operator for 28 years in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Carlotta W. Rodemeyer, 102

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 10:35am

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a private family graveside service was held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Latimer. The Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home of Hampton assisted Carlotta's family.

Carlotta W. Rodemeyer, 102, of Hampton, formerly of Latimer, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton, with family by her side. She was born February 24, 1918, to Ira C. and Gertie (Walker) Brown in Van Wert, Iowa.

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William Robert "Bill" Devereux, 81

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 10:01am

William Robert "Bill" Devereux, 81, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at his home in Hampton. He was born August 20, 1939, in Rockford, Iowa, to Paul and Bernice (O'Brien) Devereux.

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Barbara Helen Sorensen, 91

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 9:23am

Barbara Helen Sorensen, 91, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City.

Services are pending with the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.

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Geraldine (Geri) Oelmann

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 8:26am

Geraldine (Geri) Oelmann went to be with her Lord on September 3, 2020. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ackley with a 3:00 p.m. burial in the Lauren Hill Cemetery in Irvington, Iowa. Visitation will be an hour before the service at church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family and will be given to the Parkinson's Foundation. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley.

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Ray Held

Published by editor on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 8:26am

Ray Held, 83, of Hampton, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services are pending with the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton.

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Doug and Sheryl Kusian

Published by editor on Mon, 08/31/2020 - 3:06pm

A graveside service will be held for Doug and Sheryl Kusian at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls. The Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is in care of arrangements.

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Denny Edwards, 74

Published by editor on Mon, 08/31/2020 - 7:52am

Denny Edwards, 74, of Hampton, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton.

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Evelyn Marie Sharp, 89

Published by editor on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 9:14am

Evelyn Marie Sharp, 89, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at the Franklin General Hospital.

A public visitation was held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. A private family graveside service was held at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Hampton.

The Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton assisted Evelyn’s family.

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Larry Keith Johnson

Published by editor on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 9:54am

Larry Keith Johnson, 81, of Latimer, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. He was born on July 7, 1939, in Hampton, Iowa, to Lawrence and Arloine (Hansen) Johnson.

Larry graduated from Franklin Consolidated, class of 1957. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Meyer on September 11, 1960, in Dows. From this union three sons were born: Curtis, Craig, and Tim. In their younger days, Larry and Evelyn enjoyed card clubs, snowmobiling, and couple’s club at church.