Michael Howard McPhersonObituary 1946 - 2023Oskaloosa Michael McPherson, 77, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 9, 1946, in Hollywood, California, the son of William Howard and Iris F. Waymire McPherson. He graduated from Los Angeles Pacific High with the class of 1964. Following high school, he enrolled at Azusa Pacific University...
Mark MitrisinObituary 1957 - 2024Oskaloosa Mark Mitrisin, 66, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born May 30, 1957, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Tucker) Mitrisin. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1976. While in high school he worked at Fareway in Oskaloosa. Following graduation, he took a full-time position...
Gloria Joan MillikinObituary 1941 - 2024Oskaloosa Gloria Joan Millikin Oskaloosa. Gloria Joan Millikin, 82, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, February 9, 2024, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born September 21, 1941, near Ollie, Iowa, the daughter of Ray Karl and Evelyn Naomi Conklin Schwenke. She attended Lancaster Elementary school and went on to graduate from Hedrick High School. On December...
Elizabeth Loftsgard (Betty)Obituary 1928 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Elizabeth "Betty" Loftsgard, 95, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, November 25, 2023, at the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born April 5, 1928, at her grandmother's home in Castalia, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer Louis and Esther Hildred Allen Schultz. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville,...
Elmer StahlObituary 1935 - 2023Oskaloosa Elmer Stahl, 88, of Oskaloosa (formerly of Ralston, NE), went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2023. He was born on February 6, 1935, in Huron, SD, to Jacob P. and Susann (Hofer) Stahl. Elmer had seven older siblings and a younger sister, and he grew up in an athletic-loving family. Elmer was honorably discharged from the US Army in 1957 after serving at...
Lois J. SytsmaObituary 1934 - 2023Pella Lois J. Sytsma, 88, of Pella and formerly of rural Tracy, died Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella. She was born November 22, 1934, in Marion County, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Lillie McCombs Daugherty. She was the valedictorian of the class of 1953, from Tracy High School. On November 7, 1953, she was united in...
John EspenmillerObituary 1948 - 2023Oskaloosa John B. Espenmiller, 76, passed peacefully under the trees of Kabekona Lake Sunday, October 22, 2023. He was born July 31, 1948, to Ben and Karin (Olsson) Espenmiller in Geneva, Illinois. He was proud to be the son of an immigrant and would share the story of his mother arriving from Öland, Sweden to the Port of New York in 1923 any chance he had. The...
Berniece Gabel TuckerObituary 1927 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Berniece Gabel Tucker, 95, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born October 17, 1927, in Delta, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Mary Seaba Hahn. She graduated from Delta High School with the class of 1945. Following high school, she completed a year of clerical training in Oskaloosa....
Jeffrey Vories FowlerObituary 1956 - 2023Oskaloosa Our family is saddened to announce the passing of Jeffrey Vories Fowler, DO, of Oskaloosa on Monday, September 25, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital due to surgical complications at the age of 66. He was born on December 10, 1956, at Florida Sanitarium and Hospital in Orlando, FL to Vories and Eunice Keoughan Fowler. Dr. Fowler was the fifth of six...
Juanita BensonObituary 1924 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Juanita Benson, 98, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023, under hospice care at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born November 10, 1924, in Rose Hill, Iowa, the daughter of Dwight and Dorothy (Mattox) Hicklin. She graduated from Rose Hill High School with the class of 1942. On December 23, 1944, she was united in marriage to Rolland...
Bettie Arlene GrayObituary 1935 - 2023West Branch Bettie Arlene Gray, age 87, passed away on September 30, 2023, under hospice care in West Branch, Iowa. She was born on December 26,1935, the daughter of Charles and Vione (Greenhalgh) Dunsmoor. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1954. She went on to Bookkeeping Business College in San Diego, CA, and received her Associate degree in Accounting. On...
Geraldine Carol Ozinga (Gerri)Obituary 1933 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Geraldine "Gerri" Carol Ozinga, 89, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 2, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in the Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Osklaoosa with Reverend Doug Van Der Pol officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Cemetery in...
Ruth JohannesObituary 1944 - 2023Cedar Ruth Ann Chedester Johannes, 79, of Cedar, Iowa, passed away at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa surrounded by her family on Saturday. September 23, 2023. Ruth was born January 4, 1944, in Cresco, IA to Brainerd and Virginia Gregson Chedester. She was the oldest of 3 children. She attended Newton Schools in Newton, IA. In her younger years Ruth enjoyed showing...
Kathleen Ann McDonaldObituary 1945 - 2023Beacon Kathleen Ann McDonald, age 78, of Beacon, Iowa with sadness in our hearts we inform you of the passing of Kathleen Ann McDonald. She was born July 2nd, 1945, and she passed away September 8th, 2023. Kathy grew up a farm girl in every way. She loved being outside gardening, planting trees and flowers. She loved mowing the grass and keeping a tidy landscape....
Janet FarnerObituary 1962 - 2023Oskaloosa The beautiful soul that was Janet Potthoff Farner, age 61, of Oskaloosa, passed away at 5:45 P.M. on Monday, September 11, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House being held by her daughter, son and husband. She passed away peacefully after a 5-year battle with cancer. She was born on February 2, 1962, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Orlando and Helen...
Kelly Wayne BluntObituary 1952 - 2023Oskaloosa Kelly Wayne Blunt, age 71, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 24, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Lola (Cotter) Blunt. He attended Terril Community High School and graduated with the Class of 1970. On August 28, 1971, he...
Alta May DykstraObituary 1938 - 2023Eddyville Alta May Dykstra, 84, of rural Eddyville, died Sunday, August 20, 2023, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 16, 1938, in Mahaska County, the oldest of 15 children born to Floyd Oscar and Edna Mae Van Toorn Orfield. At a young age she went to live with her grandparents Oscar and Annie Orfield. She graduated from Allerton High School...
Lyle DickeyObituary 1950 - 2023Oskaloosa Lyle Dickey, 73, of Oskaloosa died Monday, August 21, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born January 6, 1950, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Warren and Lois Newell Dickey. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1969, and furthered his education at William Penn. On April 24, 1971, he was united in marriage to Jenny...
Donald MaloyObituary 1930 - 2023Eddyville Eddyville. Donald Eugene Maloy, 92, of rural Eddyville, died Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born September 28, 1930, in Monroe County, the son of Orville Russell and Eva Pearl Krizer Maloy. He attended Bridgeport Country School and went on to graduate from Eddyville High School with the class of 1948. ...
Delores BurtObituary 1928 - 2023Oskaloosa Delores E. Gillam Burt, 94, of Oskaloosa, died August 11 at 10:25 a.m. at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born October 23, 1928, in Poweshiek County, the daughter of Glenn Hiram and Ida Emily Harner Bryan. She graduated from Montezuma High School with the class of 1946. On October 24, 1946, she was united in marriage to James A. Gillam at...
Laura MooreObituary 2023 - 2023Ogden Born July 5, 1965, to parents Buster and Shirley Fields, Laura grew up in Rose Hill. She went to the Rose Hill country school in the early days while later attending Oskaloosa High School with the Class of 1983. Laura spent most of her adult life in Oskaloosa working various jobs. She moved to Albia in 2007 where she worked at Hardee's for several years. She...
Sally PosovichObituary 1936 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Sally (Johnson) Posovich, entered eternal life on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Center in Oskaloosa. Sally, daughter of Harold M. and Erin Brooks Johnson, was born in Sebring, Florida, on February 7, 1936. When she was two years old the family moved to northwest Iowa. She lived in many small towns in Iowa, until...
Louretta ReddingObituary 1932 - 2023Oskaloosa Louretta Maxine Redding, age 90, of Oskaloosa, passed away on May 2, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born on June 5, 1932, at her parents' home near Tracy, Iowa, in Mahaska County. She was the 10th child born to Tressa Altheo Shilling Jones and John J. Jones, and her twin sister was the 11th. She attended Tracy...
Brenda NettenObituary 1948 - 2023Oskaloosa Oskaloosa. Brenda Carol Netten, 74, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the MHP Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born September 15, 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Lester and Delores Henry Ussery. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1966. In 1967, she was united in marriage to Herb Hugen, to this union a...
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