Boone High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Linn Tuttle 76 of Indianola Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Friday January 2026. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered for her strength adventurous spirit and boundless love for her family. Linn was born in Boone Iowa and graduated from Des Moines Roosevelt High School. As the oldes...

Jennifer “Jeni” Wilson, 51, of Redfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at her home.Jeni was born in Montgomery, AL, on January 26, 1975, the daughter of Lonnie Gaumer and Linda (Lease) Gaumer. While in school, she found a love of piano and Spanish. She played golf and belonged to an exc...

Thomas Earl Tilley, age 77, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at his home on February 16, 2026, with family at his side. Tom, son of T. Earl and Opal (Fairchild) Tilley was born August 30, 1948, and was a life-long resident of Boone.Tom graduated from Boone High School in 1966, and later married Jean Carl...

Brian James Bushore, age 58, of Boone, Iowa passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with lung NSIP.Brian will be cremated and laid to rest with his father at Rose Hill Cemetery in Boone on March 6, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. A short visitation will be ...

Lester Leroy Ross, a devoted family man, veteran, and servant to his community, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Boone, Iowa, on February 11, 2026. He was 77. Lester was born on April 5, 1948, to Lester M. and Marie (Fisher) Ross.Lester attended Trinity Lutheran School, graduating from the ei...

Jesse Austen Gaskill, 36, of Ames, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family.Jesse was born March 29, 1989, in Boone, the son of Gary Gaskill and Lynne (Tait) Weldon. He graduated from Boone High School in 2007, then graduated from Des Moines Area Community C...

William “Billy” E. Eatock, Jr., 63, of Boone, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at his home, surrounded by family.Bill was born October 22, 1962, the son of Bill and Millie Eatock. Bill grew up with a love of all sports, but his greatest passion was the sport of golf. When he was twelve years...

Mr. Charles Harwill Huntley 73 of Galesburg Illinois died at 913 p.m. Thursday February 5 2026 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City Iowa. He was born July 26 1952 in Davis Junction Illinois the son of Clayton and Doris Hiese Huntley. Surviving are his daughter Shalene Hu...

Harold Harry Dean Bloomquist 91 Kimberling City Missouri died on December 5 2025 at Shepherd of the Hills Care Center in Branson Missouri. Born October 13 1934 in Boxholm Iowa Harry was one of seven children born to Arnold M. and Mable Olson Bloomquist. On October 17 1964 he married Lennice Lennie J...

Sally Ann Schuder Ferrell, 80, of Boomer, NC, passed away in her home on February 15, 2026. She lived and died in the home she built with her late husband, Frank Ferrell. Sally was born on May 21, 1945, in Illinois to Charles and Anna (Sidwell) Schuder, the first of four children. She attended Marsh...

Kenneth Kenny Eckhart passed peacefully in the early morning hours on November 29 2025 at the age of 65. Kenny was born on August 18 1960 in Boone Iowa to Emmett and Patricia Eckhart. He graduated from Boone Jr.Sr High School in May 1979. While in high school he delivered the Boone News Republican t...

Lucinda (Cindy) Jane Anderson, age 73, passed away on November 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Israel Family Hospice House, in Ames Iowa. She had fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. Cindy was born on April 6, 1952, to Kenneth and Shirley (Bergman) Iles, in Boone, Iowa.Cindy...

Roger Craig Bice 77 of Abingdon passed away peacefully at 342 a.m. on Friday February 13 2026 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Roger was born March 30 1948 in Victoria the son of William W. and Dorothy D. Craig Bice. He was raised with strong Midwestern values hard work loyalty and a dee...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dean Russell Walker, who departed this life peacefully on February 11, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 72. Living in Boone, Iowa for many years.Visitation will be held in Dean’s honor at the Adams Funeral Home in Ames, Iowa on February ...

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...

Everett Rice Keith Jr 73 of Platte City Missouri formerly of Memphis Missouri has gone to the baseball park in the sky. Endless strikes hotdogs and beer. Junior passed away Tuesday evening November 11 2025 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. Everett was born on September 16 1952 in Bloom...

Judith M. Larrabee 80 passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours on January 23 2026. She was born on March 23 1945 in Brunswick Maine to Albert C. Letourneau and M. Caroline Carter Letourneau. Her elementary school years were spent in the town of Bowdoin and her High School years...

Donald L. Sondall, age 84, of Boone, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.Don was born on December 10, 1941, in Story City, the son of Clarence and Lorraine (Thompson) Sondall. He graduated from Roland High School in 1959, where he excelled at baseball, basketball, and track. Don never missed a ...

Born on July 31 1943 in Keokuk Iowa to Ida and Tom Daw Harry grew up with a passion for learning building and connecting with others. After graduating from Kahoka High School he earned both his B.S. in Education and his I.A. Degree from the Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville in 1966 and 1...