Area Obituaries

Barbara Michaelson, 69, of Coralville, passed away peacefully at home on January 24th, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous year-long battle with lymphoma. Barb was born October 4th, 1956, in Nevada, Iowa, to Raymond and Janette (Eckhart) Eggers. She was the youngest of six children. Barb cherished her childhood spent on a farm…

Barbara ‘Sue’ Dennis, 89, of State Center, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Windsor Manor Assisted Living, located in Nevada, Iowa, under the care of Suncrest Hospice. Sue Dennis was born on March 7, 1936, on a farm near Greenfield, Iowa, to William M. and Lois L. (Alley) Hinds. She graduated from Greenfield…

Carol Lee (Drake) Drees born on January 21, 1935 passed away December 31, 2025 in Cheyenne, WY from complications of a broken femur. Carol was born at home in Coon Rapids, IA to Roland and Helen (Davis) Drake. She attended country school until 8th grade then went to town school in Coon Rapids. In town…

Dennis “Denny” Robert Lanning, 85, of Melbourne, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at UnityPoint- Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Cremation rites have been accorded and services are currently not scheduled. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Denny and his…

Lola Faye Schoppe, age 93, of State Center, Iowa, passed peacefully Sunday morning, November 30, 2025 at Rolling Green Village in Nevada, where she had been a resident for 3 and a half years. Services for Lola will take place on Saturday, December 13 at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center with…

On Friday, November 21st, Mary Landt Allen, 84, peacefully entered into Heavenly rest after a courageous battle with dementia. Mary Louise Roskopf was born December 15th of 1940 to parents Lorence and Emarine and older brother Robert. The family lived in Melbourne, where Mary became a lifelong resident. She graduated from Melbourne High School in…

Debra Rae Brooks (Eckhart) passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 29th, 2025, with one of her closest friends, Stacy Bane by her side. Deb was born April, 7th 1960 to William (Bill) and Darlene Eckhart (Shipley) in State Center, IA. She lived on the Eckhart family farm with her parents and her brother,…

Opal Edith (Ritland) Nelson, 94, of Hubbard, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 31, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and a funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, both at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg,…

Colleen Welch, age 99, of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of St. Anthony, Iowa, passed away on the evening of October 6, 2025 at Bickford Cottage in Marshalltown under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Services for Colleen were held on Monday, October 13, 2025 . Visitation for family and friends was held at 1:00 PM…

Helen Wendel, age 96, of State Center and formerly of rural Rhodes, passed away Wednesday late afternoon in the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 13th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Melissa Waterman officiating. She will…