Ames High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Amy was a loving wife mother sister cousin aunt friend and neighbor. She always made people feel welcome and was skilled at asking insightful questions to get to know people better. She was a good conversationalist a great listener and an expert communicator. She saw the world as a place to live acc...

Ernest Ernie Frank Dostalik Jr 65 of Walnut IL passed away December 12 at Serenity Hospice and Home surrounded by his wife and children after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Ernie was born on November 3 1960 to Ernest and Evelyn Dostalik Sr in Pittsburgh PA. After graduating from Western Beav...

James (Jamie) Donald Concannon, 58, of Story City passed away on January 4, 2026. Visitation (12-2 pm) and a Celebration of Life (2 pm) will be Friday, January 9, 2026 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Story City with a fellowship to follow. Jamie will be buried at Story City Cemetery.Jamie was born on...

Cecilia Astrid (Midthun) Horner passed away surrounded by family on January 22, 2026, in Ames, IA. She spent her last years as a resident of Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. Cecilia was born on March 27, 1937, in Chicago, IL to Adolph C. Midthun M.D. and Aileen G. (Gilmore) Midthun. They li...

Jaye Leann (McMasters) Pleake, of Huxley, Iowa, passed away on December 29, 2025. She was born on September 2, 1960, in Ames, Iowa, to Omar “Dale” and Dixie (Allen) McMasters.Jaye grew up in Ames and graduated from Ames High School in 1978. Following high school, she began working at KMart in Ames, ...

(Larry) Todd Jones passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at his home in Ankeny, Iowa at the age of 66. Todd was born in Ames, IA to Larry W. Jones and Jayanne (Ferguson) Jones. He was a beloved husband, brother, son and uncle. Todd was a great family man whose passion for life was matched onl...

Joan Burg, wife, mother, and friend, passed away surrounded by family on January 26, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa, at Mercy Hospital. She was 90 years of age. She is in the care of Adams-Soderstrum Funeral Homes and Cremation.Born on April 22, 1935, in McCallsburg, Iowa, to Hans and Judith Iverson, Joa...

Alena Rose (Stroburg) Stephenson, 96 years of age, was born October 12, 1929 to Clark and Sola Stroburg in Blockton, Iowa. She was the third of four children, with two older brothers and a younger sister. Alena passed into the arms of Jesus on January 10, 2026 surrounded by many loved ones. Services...

Rollin Kent Jordan, age 88, of Ames, passed away peacefully at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa, on January 28, 2026. Rollin was a true renaissance man that was loved by everyone. If you didn’t know him, you were simply a friend that he hadn’t met yet. He was born in Cambridge, Iowa on August 8, 1...

Barbara Ann (Brimmer) Sumner, 92, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, January 15, 2026.A memorial service for Barbara will be held on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home and in Grinnell, Iowa, at 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow the service at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will ta...

Always curious about how things worked, Dave could take anything apart, put it back together and have it working better than before. David G. Schoeller, age 73, a long-time resident of Ames, IA, passed away at Bethany Life on December 31, 2025.Dave was born on May 2, 1952 to Kenneth and Carol (Locey...

Alden L. Richards, 81, of rural Alpha, died unexpectedly, Monday, October 27, 2025, at his home.A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Hawkeye Community Hall. A service will follow the visitation. Interment will follow the luncheon at Alpha Cemetery.Al...

Thomas Joseph Budnik passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.Tom was born on January 21,1938, in Chicago, Illinois to parents Stanley and Henrietta (Siwe) Budnik, Polish immigrants to the United States. Tom had one brother, Stanley Budnik, and one sister, Mildred ...

Ronald Steven Wheeler, 78, of Jewell passed away peacefully on January 13th at Bethany Life in Story City, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be Monday January 19th at 10:30 am at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be Mo...

Clarion Norman Thompson, 89, formerly of Story City, passed away peacefully on the morning of December 8, 2025, at Walnut Ridge in Clive, Iowa. Clarion was born on March 14, 1936, to Silas and Cleopha (Britson) Thompson. He grew up on the family farm south of Roland and graduated from Milford Townsh...