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.

James Anthony Cunningham, 70, of Williams, Iowa passed away June 25, 2020, at Hanson Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Visitation for James Cunningham will be 1:00 pm - 2 pm, Tuesday June 30, 2020, at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls. There will be a private family graveside service at 2:30 pm following visitation at the St. Mark Cemetery in Iowa Falls.

Estelene M. Jennings, 95, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Services are pending with the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls.

Kevin Peter Chapple, 64, formerly of Hampton, died of cancer in Costa Rica on June 5, 2020.  Burial will be 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26th at the Hampton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton.

Billie Jean LaBass, 70, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020, at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls. Private family services will be held at a later date with burial taking place in the Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville.

Ronald Richard “Ron” Jobe, 71, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.  He was born August 25, 1948, in Hampton, to James and Margaret (Cournoyer) Jobe.

Byron Jay Buss, 69, of Hampton, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton. No services will be held.

Kathleen Ella Nelda Dittmer, 90, of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away June 15, 2020 at Mercy in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services for Kathleen Dittmer will be 10:00 am, Saturday June 27, 2020 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls. There will be a time of visitation from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday June 26, 2020, at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel 1521 Washington Ave.,Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

Kenneth Neeld, Sr., 102, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at Nora Springs Care Center, in Nora Springs, Iowa. Visitation will be 12:00 noon Friday, June 12, 2020, with Funeral services at 1:00 at Linn’s Funeral Home 1521 Washington Ave, Iowa Falls, Iowa. Burial will be at the Warren Township Cemetery, Mc Callsburg, Iowa. Paster Tim Maybe of Bethany Lutheran Church.