Kenneth Morgan, 59, of Alden, Iowa passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City. Private Family Graveside Service will be held at a later date. Linn’s Funeral Home Iowa Falls Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to: Kenneth Morgan memorial ℅ Linn’s Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

Marty Floyd Turner, 68, of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at his home in Iowa Falls, Iowa under the care of Mercy One North Iowa Hospice. A Celebration of Life Service were held at 1:00 pm Saturday March 27, 2021 at Linn’s Funeral Home Iowa Falls Chapel followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments until 3:00 pm.

In Memoriam
Kay Lynn Paullus (Juhl)
January 22, 1938 — March 10, 2021
Kay Lynn Paullus, 83, formerly of Latimer, IA and Leesburg, FL, passed away peacefully with family present on Wednesday, March 10, 2021,  in Loudon, TN.

Visitation was held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.

William Hamilton, 95, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Monday, March 22, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls with burial in the Union Cemetery.

Clear Lake, IA - Delores Ann (Plagge) McDermott, 83, of Clear Lake, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, while battling lymphoma in Dover, MN.
A Mass of Christian Burial was at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2021, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake with Rev. Josh Link officiating.  Burial was at Clear Lake Cemetery. 

Donna Mae (Boyenga) Menning, 86, of Hampton, Iowa passed away on March 11, 2021 surrounded by family and friends through her last moment. She spent her last days in Hospice at Franklin General Hospital. It was just six weeks after her cancer diagnosis she was called home by our Lord to his loving embrace.

Gayle Joyce Poortinga, 81, of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at her home in Iowa Falls, Iowa under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Memorial Services for Gayle Portinga will be 3:00 pm Thursday March 11, 2021 with lunch to follow.

Quintin Ray Moore, 49, of rural Geneva, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, March 3, 2021.  He was born March 28, 1971, in Hampton, to Ray and Joan (Rewerts) Moore.

On February 28, 2021, Elma June Kuper Raisch passed away at Grand JiVante Center in Ackley, IA. Elma lived in Hampton, IA, before moving to Grand JiVante last summer, and was originally from the Ackley, IA area.

Funeral services for Paulette Bridges will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 1:30 PM at Morgan Bradford United Methodist Church, 569 100th Street in Dows with Pastor Judy Eilders and Chaplain Anjeanette Perkins officiating.  Burial will take place at Morgan Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 5, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Morgan Bradford United Methodist Church.

Gary Lea Tjarks, 62, of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Linn’s Funeral Home Iowa Falls Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.  Memorials may be directed to: Gary Tjarks memorial ℅ Linn’s Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

Ellen Kay Dirks, 85, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. She was born on November 11, 1935, in Hampton, to Manley J. and Hazel F. (Azeltine) McCormick.
Ellen attended Prairie Side #9 Country School thru 7th grade. She then attended and graduated from Franklin Consolidated in Latimer. Ellen met George Dirks and they were united in marriage on April 1, 1961, in Chapin.

Wayne Smith, 50, of Fort Dodge and formerly of Iowa Falls, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 6 at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Visitation will be on Friday, March 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Masks and social distancing are required. The memorial service will be live streamed on the Surls Facebook Page.

Jean Marie Crawford, 87, of Hampton, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton.  She was born October 7, 1933, to Harry and Ethel Marie (Fernau) Crabb.