Obituaries are updated periodically, Monday-Friday

Funeral Services for 97 year old Violet Blake of Atlantic are pending at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Violet Blake passed away on Thursday July 29th at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Survivors include her children Bart (Janice) Blake of Atlantic; Larry (Diane) Blake of Aurora, CO; and Linda (Jack) Blake of Paris, France. The Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

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Graveside Services for 88 year old Verna Miller of Dunlap, formerly of Dow City, will be 11am Friday, July 30th at the Dow Cemetery in Dow City. Verna Miller passed away Sunday at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include one daughter  Susan Knight of Ames, 1 sister, 2 grandchildren, 1 great grand-daughter and other relatives and friends. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 9-10:30 Friday morning.

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Funeral Services for 75 year  old Tom Musfeldt of Manilla will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday July 31st at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery. Tom Musfeldt passed away on Wednesday July 28th at the Manilla Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include wife LeeAnn Musfeldt of Manilla; sons Craig Musfeldt of Manilla; Kent Musfeldt of Coon Rapids; Kurt Musfeldt of Harlan; six grandchildren; one sister; two brothers; and many other relatives and friends. The Johnson and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of the arrangements. The family will be receiving friends after 4 pm on Friday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla.

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Funeral Services for 73 year old Robert Beeck of Schleswig will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday July 31st at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig. Burial will be in the Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig. Robert Beeck passed away on Wednesday July 28th at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Densison. Survivors include his wife Janet of Schleswig; sons Trevis (Laura) Beeck of Denison; and Justin (Dayna) Beeck of Denison; daughter Paige (Chandler) Evans of Akeny; six grandchildren; one brother; three sisters; two sisters in law; and many other relatives and friends. The Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig is in charge of the arrangements where friends may call from 5-8 pm on Friday July 30th.

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Funeral Service for 55 year old Donald Madsen of Audubon will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday July 31st at the Our Saviors Church in Audubon. Burial will be in the Lincoln Township Cemetery southwest of Gray, IA. Donald Madsen passed away on Wednesday July 28th at the Exira Care Center. Survivors include his mother Valetta (Marvin) Jensen of Audubon; his brothers Larry (Lisa) Madsen of Sturgeon Bay, WI; and Jeff (Chelle) Madsen of Creston; and many other relatives and friends. The Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon is in charge of the arrangements where there will be a visitation service on Friday July 30th at 6:30 pm.

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Memorial Services for 79 year old Love Farnham of Anita will be held at 11 am on Saturday July 31st at the First Church of Christ in Atlantic. There will be a private family burial of the cremated remains at a later date. Love Farnham passed away on Wednesday July 28th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her children Sarah (James) Rosenberger of Waynesboro, PA; Rachel (Darrin) Slick of Waynesboro, PA; Joshua (Shelby) Farnham of Kalispell, MT; and Timothy (Katrina) Farnham of Washington State; two sisters; two brothers; 10 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. The Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the First Church of Christ in Atlantic.

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Funeral Services for 74-year-old Janice Marilyn Schultz of Avoca will be held at 10:30 am, on Monday, August 2nd, at the United Church of Avoca.  Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Janice Schultz passed away on Thursday, July 29th, at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Survivors include her husband, Dr. Roy Schultz of Avoca; 2 sons, Dr. Gary Schultz (wife-Taylor Nagengast) of Avoca and Kent Schultz (LaVerne) of Plano, TX; 1 daughter, Kathryn Schultz of Mission Viejo, CA and 7 grandchildren.  Visitation will be held 3 to 8 pm, Sunday, August 1st, at the United Church of Avoca with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 pm and a prayer service at 7:30 pm.  The Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of the arrangements.

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Mass of Christian Burial for 81 year old Meryl Kerkhoff of Manning will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, August 2nd at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning. Meryl Kerkhoff passed away on Thursday July 29th at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Survivors include wife Imelda Kerkhoff of Manning; children Marty (Debra) Kerkhoff of Manning; Keith Kerkhoff of Manilla; Mary (John) Bertelsen of Polk City; Joel Kerkhoff of Glenwood; Ron (Kim) Kerkhoff of Hartland, MN; Dan (Cheryl) Kerkhoff of Manning; and Scott (Teri) Kerkhoff of Iowa City; 14 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of the arrangements. Friends may call after 3 pm on Sunday August 1st at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning. There will also be a rosary service by the Knights of Columbus at 4 pm on Sunday and a prayer service at 7 pm.

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Memorial Services for 81 year old Jerry Barringer of Atlantic will be held at 11 am on Thursday August 5th in the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Burial will be at 10 am on Thursday in the Atlantic Cemetery. Jerry Barringer passed away on Monday July 26th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Survivors include Marci (Steve) Wllingford of Atlantic; Jim (Fern) Barringer of Fairmont, MN; Joan Wierich of Atlantic; Nancy (Bill) Armstrong of Atlantic; two grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. The Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family with a brunch that will be served 9 am on Thursday August 5th in the lower room of the First United Methodist Church.

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Memorial Services for 88-year-old Margaret "Jean" Towne of Elk Horn will be held 10 am Saturday, August 14th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.  Burial will be at the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.  Jean Towne died Sunday, July 18th, at the Salem Lutheran  Home in Elk Horn.  Survivors include her husband, Max; children, Carol Weitzenkamp of Rapid City, SD, Stephen Towne of Dallas, TX, Bruce Towne of Gowrie, and Barb Ducat of Minneapolis, MN; 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  The Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is in charge of the arrangements.