Gary Dean DeWitt April 20, 1952 – December 5, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during February is in honor of Mess Management Specialist Master Chief Gary Dean DeWitt. Gary DeWitt was a 1970 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and worked for a brief time at Pella Corp. before he joined […]
Kent James McIlrath March 31, 1959 – January 31, 2020 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 60 Kent McIlrath, 60 of Montezuma passed away Friday afternoon, January 31, 2019 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kent McIlrath, son of James and Harriett Pahre McIlrath was born on March 31, 1959 at St. Francis Hospital in […]
Steven M. Jones February 13, 1964 – January 30, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 55 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Steve M. Jones, 55, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 30, 2019, at his home in Keomah Village near Oskaloosa. He was born February 13, 1964, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Jack […]
Michael Leo Burke March 04, 1941 – January 29, 2020 Marion, Iowa | Age 78 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Mike Burke, 78 of Marion, Iowa died peacefully in his sleep on January 29, 2020 at his home after a long battle with cancer and Alzheimer. Michael Leo Burke, the son of […]
Mike Sopher October 29, 1952 – January 29, 2020 Helena, Missouri (Oskaloosa, IA) | Age 67 (Joseph) Michael Sopher, 67, of Helena, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Gower Convalescent Center in Gower, Missouri. He was born October 29, 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Karl and Nivale TerLouw Sopher. Mike graduated […]
Ezra Helbling January 29, 2020 – January 29, 2020 Ezra Helbling, precious baby boy of Isaac and Kira Lanphier, was born into the arms of angels on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Pella Regional Hospital in Pella. Although Ezra never spent any time with us on earth, he was very loved and touched many lives. […]
Joyce Louise Walston August 30, 1929 – January 28, 2020 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 90 Joyce Walston, 90 of New Sharon passed away Tuesday morning, January 28, 2020 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Joyce Louise Walston, the daughter of William and Margaret (Whitehead) Adkins, was born on August 30, […]
Martin “Marty” Lee Chamberlain August 31, 1953 – January 28, 2020 Chesapeake, Virginia (Albia, IA) | Age 66 Martin “Marty” Lee Chamberlain, age 66, of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at his home in Chesapeake. Marty was born on August 31, 1953, in Albia, Iowa, to Robert Raymond and Shirley Catherine […]
Shirley J. Wells January 1, 1929 – January 28, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 91 Shirley J. Wells, 91, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Shirley was born on January 1, 1929, the fifth of six children born to William T. and Hazel Mae […]
Abby Coleen Owens November 17, 1991 – January 28, 2020 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 28 Abby Owens, 28 of Montezuma, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Abby Coleen Owens, the daughter of Danny and Darla (Olson) Owens, was born on November 17, 1991 in Des Moines, Iowa. Abby received her education from Montezuma and North […]
