Christopher “Chris” J. Bell, 32, of Dows passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home in Dows.
Funeral service for Chris will be held Friday, August 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm at Dows Community Center, 119 East Ellsworth Street, Dows, Iowa with Pastor Bruce Greene officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Dows.

Visitation will be held Thursday, (Aug. 6), from 5-7 p.m. at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.  Private services will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wellsburg.

BERNICE CASPERS, 93, of Swaledale, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mary Louise Luther passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at the age of 86, at the Israel Hospice House in Ames, Iowa.
Mary was born on July 3, 1934 in Decorah, Iowa to Cyril and Helen (Jennisch) Herold. She graduated from Decorah High School in Decorah, Iowa with the Class of 1952.

Jacob Robert Thomas passed away Sunday, July 26th 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Galena, Illinois. The family will receive friends for visitation on Monday, August 3rd at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls, Iowa from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm. Social distancing guidelines and masks are appreciated.

Phyllis Darlene Miller, 89, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. She was born April 10, 1931, in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Tom and Jennie (Nederhoff) Meyer.

On Friday, July 24, 2020, Raymond Charles “Chuck” Crabb left this earth and awoke in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Chuck was born at home in Swaledale, Iowa on February 21, 1929, the third son of Harry and Marie (Fernau) Crabb. The family moved to Hampton and then Chapin, Iowa where Chuck graduated from Chapin High School in 1947.

Timothy H. Reynolds, 52, of Belmond, passed away Sunday, July 12 ,2020 at his home.
Memorial services for Tim Reynolds will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 304 3rd Avenue NE in Belmond, with Pastor Katie Pals officiating.

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.