Kelly Joseph Murray, 53, of Latimer, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.  He was born July 7, 1967, in Osage, to Raymond J. and Trisha Ann (Henke) Murray.

Kyle Justin Porter, 32, of Geneva, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020, in rural Geneva.  He was born August 7, 1987, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Lynn E. and Jamie L. (Baker) Porter.

Jason Rolland Harper, 53, of Hansell, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.  He was born January 16, 1967, in Grundy Center, to Larry and Carolyn (McQueen) Harper.

Rhoda Mae (Silver) Clemens, 74, of O'Fallon, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. She was the daughter of Donald F. and Nancy (Abbas) Silver born October 5, 1945, in Dumont, Iowa, at the Silver home farm.

Jeanette White, 97, of Iowa Falls, passed away on July 15, 2020, at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 20th at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls with burial in Northlawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be an hour before the service. The Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is assisting the family.

Ann Ruby Hemken, 88, of Williams, Iowa passed away July 14, 2020, at Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Private Graveside memorial service for family will be held on Friday, July 17, at 11:00 a.m. The Linn’s Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is helping the family with arrangements, and further information can be found at linnsfuneralhome.com.

YuKona Adams, 83, of Iowa Falls, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday, July 17, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls. She will be laid to rest at the Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 PM on Thursday, July 16 at the church and from 9:00-10:00 AM on Friday prior to service time.

Donald LeRoy Ubben, 89, of Mason City, died Monday, July 13, 2020, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A private graveside service will be held at a later date in the Dumont Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family of Donald Ubben. Online Condolences may be left for the family   at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com

JoAnn Hobbs, 93, of Hampton, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.

Robert Wesley McCormick (aka Bob or RW) left his well-used earthly body on July 4. Independence Day was the perfect day for this WWII Marine to obtain this freedom. Born December 6, 1922, in Latimer, Iowa, Bob was the eldest (and only boy) of 6 who took his responsibility as a big brother seriously and adored his sisters.

Dorothy Lee Benge, 96, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.  She was born on March 15, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Theo “Ted” and Ardia Leona (Sample) Dare.  Dorothy graduated from East High School in Des Moines.

Carol Beth (Kinsel) Wosepka, 89, was welcomed into Heaven on July 2nd 2020 through her faith in Jesus Christ. She was residing at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.
Carol was born December 10, 1930, to Beulah (Shugar) and Ellsworth Kinsel in Ackley, Iowa. She graduated from Hampton High School and married Donald Wosepka on New Year’s Day in 1949.

Phil Gross, 86, formally of Iowa Falls, passed away, July 4, 2020, at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines. Funeral services are pending with the Surls Funeral of Iowa Falls. A private graveside service will be in Iowa Falls due to Covid virus. The Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is assisting the family. Arlene Sweedler, age 89, of Williams, passed away, July 4, 2020, at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls.

Bill Ballard, 73, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020, at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
  Bill was born George William Ballard, Jr. on October 12, 1946, in Louisville, Kentucky, to George William Ballard, Sr. and Ola Lorean Ballard. 

Funeral services will be held Tuesday (June 30), at 10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Visitation will be held Monday, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place at the Maynes Grove Cemetery rural Hampton. Margaret Angeline (Nelson) Zacharias, 93, of Hampton, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.