Obituaries
Daniel D. Miller
Services 87 year old Daniel D. Miller, of Manilla, will be held on May 24th, 2025, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Defiance at 11:00 a.m. with luncheon to follow at St. Peters Hall as well as a private family burial.
Daniel passed on Saturday November 30th in Texas.
Survivors include his partner, Sharon Fast; children Danny Miller of Manilla, Mary Harper of Walnut, step-daughters Jamie Fast of Jefferson, Patty Fast and family of Spirit Lake; son in law Jeff Peters of Colorado; sister Sheila Cline of Lohrville; brother Giles Miller of Des Moines; seven Grandchildren; two Step-grandchildren; six Great-Grandchildren and one more on the way; three step great-grandchildren.
The Rose Garden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Janice Ferry
Kevin Ransom
George Harvey Brus
Celebration of Life for 84 year old George Harvey Brus, of Holstein, will be held on Monday, April 14th at 10:30 AM at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. Graveside service will follow in the Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be held on Sunday April 13th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Pauley Jones funeral home in Denison.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Moffit Animal Shelter at 1308 19th St N, Humboldt IA, 50548, moffitt.adopt@gmail.com.
George passed away unexpectedly on March 27th.
George is survived by children Brian (and Lisa) Brus of Newell, Margaret (Peggy) Brus of South Dakota, Mark Brus of Alta, and Cathy (and Daryl) Gerdes of Missouri; ten grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; siblings Judy Nobiling, Jerry (and Millie) Brus, John Brus, and Steve (and Sandi) Brus as well as many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by many friends, including ex-wife and friend Phyllis Brus, and his coffee crew at the Barn in Holstein.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home has proudly been entrusted with the arrangements.
Arlis L. Petersen
A funeral service for 92-year-old Arlis L. Petersen, of Ute, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 14th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ute, with Reverend Nathan Peitsch officiating. A live stream of the service will be posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Arlis’ obituary.
Burial will follow in the Crawford Heights Cemetery in Denison. Fellowship and a meal will follow the burial at the Boulders Conference Center, 2507 Boulders Drive in Denison.
A visitation will be held 12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. on Monday at the church.
Arlis passed away peacefully on April 6th at Homestead Assisted Living in Denison.
Survivors include children, Lynn (Kerri) Petersen of Washington, Lori (Byron) Christman of Ute, Lorene (Dennis) Reimer of Denison, Leanne (Darrell) Neu of Colorado, Leesa (Joel) Kuhlmann of Ute, and Layne Petersen of Florida; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Betty (Dennis) Bilsten Kitt; and many other relatives, and friends.
Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, Onawa, Iowa.
Sharon Campbell
Elsie Cookson
Laurie Jo Lemon
Funeral Service for 53-year-old Laurie Jo Lemon, of Kiron, will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, April 7th at the St John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 6th at the St John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron.
Laurie passed away on Wednesday, April 2nd at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include daughters Megan (Toriano) Lange of Kiron, Mackenzie Ricke (fiancé Micaiah Sedlacek) of Denison; mother, Joleen Lemon of Kiron; siblings, Jerome Lemon Jr. of Battle Creek, Mary (Rick) Morgan of Odebolt, and Julie Hoefling of Odebolt.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home has proudly been entrusted with Laurie’s arrangements.
Lorene Thiede
Don Seufert
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for 90 year old Don Seufert, of Ute, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 5, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Mapleton. Committal services will follow in the St. Clair Township Cemetery of Ute.
A Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Church.
Don passed away on Saturday, March 29, at his residence.
Left to cherish his memory include wife JoAnne Seufert; children Colleen (Bob) Henderson of Ute, Joe (Jodi) Seufert of Carroll, Jim (Jessica) Seufert of Colorado, and Sheila (Lance) Odom of Nebraska; eleven grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Mary (Martin) Burke of Sioux City; sisters-in law Marie Adkins of Woodbine, Donna Seufert of Atlantic, and Darlene Flanigan of Mapleton; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
The Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Homes of Mapleton and Ute, Iowa, are in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Dudley Ullrich
A Funeral Service for 71 year old Dudley Ullrich, of Denison, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 4th at the Our Savior Lutheran Church of Denison.
Committal will be in the Kiron Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd at the Our Savior Lutheran Church of Denison.
Dudley passed away on March 30th at his residence surrounded by his family.
Surviving Dudley are his wife, Julie; children: Adam (Deanna) Ullrich of Denison, and their three children, Alisyn, Luke and Seth; Levi (Laura) Ullrich of Kiron, and their four children, Keaton, Gavin, Declan and Delaney; Sara (Matt) Roeder of Arthur and their two children, Mason and Ella. Dudley is also survived by three stepchildren: Mark Brungardt of Nebraska and his son Tyce; Greg (Jalyn) Brungardt of Missouri and their two daughters Paityn and Gracie; and Nicole Brungardt of Nebraska. Dudley is also survived by his brothers, Kyle Ullrich and Jeffrey Ullrich.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to The Shed Ministries at 107 Clover Street, Kiron, Iowa 51448 or Grace E- Free Church at 305 Cabalka Ct, Denison, Iowa, 51442, in loving memory of Dudley.
The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Jeff Nelson
Alfred “Lyle” Miller
A Celebration of Life for 75 year old Alfred “Lyle” Miller, of Manilla, will be held on Sunday, March 30th, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the Golden Leaf Lodge on Main Street in Manilla.
Lyle died on March 13 at Manning Senior Living in Manning.
Lyle is survived by his wife, MaroLee Miller of Manilla; son Michael Miller of Manilla; son Patrick Miller and wife Amanda of Manilla; daughter Kathleen Miller and Matt Moesner of Iowa City; three grandchildren: Casey, Camden and Lily; brother Alan Miller and wife Sue of PA; sister in law Mary Miller of Manilla; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The Ohde Funeral Home assisting the family with arrangements.
Richard Luth & Randy Luth
Celebration of Life for brothers 46-year-old Richard Luth and 53-year-old Randy Luth, of Denison, will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 29th at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Denison with burial to follow in the Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be held at 11:00 am until the time of the service at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 29th at the funeral home.
Richard passed away on Monday, January 27th at his home.
Randy passed away on Monday, March 10th at his home.
Survivors include:
Richards children, Kambree (Jose) Rodriguez of Sioux City, Rylee Luth of Woodbine, and Rozia Luth of Woodbine; granddaughter Bellamy.
Randys children, Ryder Luth of Schleswig, Sophia Luth of Schleswig, Shelby Meehan of Schleswig, Todd Meehan of Schleswig, and Devon Smith of Marshalltown; grandson, Jaxson.
As well as other family members and friends.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Denison has proudly been entrusted with the arrangements.
Jay Heiden
Mass of Christian Burial for 70 year old Jay Heiden of Denison will be conducted on Saturday, March 29th at 10:30 am at the St Rose of Lima Catholic Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be held at 9:30 am until the time of service on Saturday at the church.
Jay passed away on Friday, March 21st at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include wife Kim; children Conrad (Rebecca) Heiden of Denison, Jacob (fiancé Katie) Heiden of CT, and Jaden Heiden of Denison; siblings William (June) Heiden of Grimes, Jerry (Jean) Heiden of Denison, and Patricia Heiden (Bill Waldie) of Iowa City; two grand-pups; many cousins, nieces and nephews also survive.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home of Denison has proudly been entrusted with the arrangements.
Trevor Chase
Funeral Service for 38-year-old Trevor Chase of Dunlap will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 28th, at the United Methodist church in Dunlap. Trevor died unexpectedly on March 20th. Visitation will be from 5:00 ~ 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap.
Survivors include: Father: Roger Chase of Dunlap; Brothers: Josh (Kim) Chase of Omaha, NE, Andy Chase (Bryan) of Old Town, ME, and Jake Chase of Dunlap.
Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap is in charge of the arrangements.
Rose Bumsted
Funeral services for 65 year old Rose Bumsted, of Nemaha, will be held at 10:30AM on Wednesday, March 26th at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sac City.
Visitation will be from 5-7pm on Tuesday, March 25, with a prayer service to follow all at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City.
Burial will be in the St. Clair Cemetery in Ute.
Rose passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 19th.
Farber & Otteman Funeral Home of Sac City is in charge of arrangements.
Russ Quandt
Cecil Joseph Blum Jr
Mass of Christian Burial for 74-year-old Cecil Joseph Blum Jr, of Denison, will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 25th at the St Michaels Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8:00 pm on Monday, March 24th with rosary beginning at 5:00 pm prior to the visitation at the church.
Cecil passed away on March 14th at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife, Shawn; children, Erin (Brandon) Mengwasser of Denison, and Brent (Angie Gerace) VanBibber of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; siblings, Garry (Michelle) Blum of Harlan, Cheryl (Richard) Bockelmann of Denison, Anna (Harris) Miller of Texas, Candi (Richard) DeCarlo of Harlan, Colleen (Kevin) Kenkel of Earling, Michelle Cowan-Schroeder (Steve) of Remsen, Rhonda (Rick) Ketelsen of Denison, and Bryan (Brenda) Blum of Harlan; sisters-in-law Karen Blum of Harlan, and Dana (Brent) Zimmerman of Waukee; brothers-in-law, Kirk (Katie) Chapman of Logan, and Mitch Chapman of Colorado; other relatives and many friends.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jackie Kohnekamp
Alberta Castillo
Gladys Irene Ahart
Mass of Christian Burial for 97 year old Gladys Irene Ahart will be held on Saturday, March 22nd at 11:30 AM at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison.
The rosary will be recited at 9:00 AM, with family receiving friends from 9:20 AM to 11:30 AM.
She peacefully passed away on March 3rd at Gracewell in Denison.
She is survived by her children: Dan (Pat) Ahart (Denison IA), Jean Ahart (Auburn IA), Mark (Kris) Ahart (Enumclaw WA), Joel Ahart (Odebolt IA), Neal Ahart (Denison IA), Ned Ahart (Denison IA), Mary (David) Bilsten (Denison IA), Alan (Cindy) Ahart (Denison IA) and Jon (Mari Beth) Ahart (Kasson MN); 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Gladys is also survived by special friends, Debbie Ahart Muhlbauer and the Kregness and Koester kids, who were cherished in her life.
The Pauley Jones Funeral Home has proudly been entrusted with the arrangements.
Marlon Jepsen
Elizabeth Hamblen
Vernon (Vernie) Lutz
Funeral Services for 90-year-old Vernon (Vernie) Lutz of Kiron will be held 10:30.A.M, Friday, March 21 at St. John Lutheran Church in Kiron with burial in the parish cemetery. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M, Thursday, March 20. He passed away Friday, March 14 at the Denison Care Center.
Survivors include his wife, Janice (Schwanz) Lutz of Kiron; three children: Jeff and his wife Lana (Pesuad) Lutz of Waverly; Jeanne and her husband Andy Wollberg of Nebraska; Kevin and his wife Deb (Bryson) Lutz of Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; brother, Ervin Lutz of Denison; two sisters-in-law, Judy (Donnie) Kragel of Ute and Linda Renaud Oregon; other relatives and friends.
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements.
