Central High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Mitzi Bittner 78 passed away peacefully on February 3 2026 under the excellent care of Avas House surrounded by those she loved. Visitation and funeral services will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Friday February 6 2026. Funeral services will begin at 1030 a.m. with family present for vi...

Joan Elsie Kipp Mulder passed away January 17 2026 at Dow Rummel Village. A visitation will be held from 4600pm on Wednesday January 21st at Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday January 22nd at 1100am with a visitation held one hour before services at the HalladayPeterson Ch...

ObituaryKent Melvin HodgesMay 30, 1958 – January 26, 2026Kent Melvin Hodges, 67, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center on January 26, 2026. Kent was born on May 30, 1958 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the third child born to Wesley Curtis and Donna Joan (Armstrong) Hodges. He spent his early years in ...

Mary Boyle age 91 of Glenwood died peacefully on Saturday January 3 2026 at Glenwood Village Care Center surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are with HoplinHitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Services for Mary will be held in the Spring and announced when set. Mary Ellen Boyle daughter of...

Louis Charles Chuck Eckelmann III 80 of Moberly MO passed away Sunday December 28 2025. He was born in Van Buren MO on Current River to Lou and Marilynn Eckelmann. He lived in Iowa and Los Angeles throughout his school years before returning to Van Buren to graduate high school. Louis joined the US ...

Son of Kenneth and Eva Holman Larry was born on November 4 1946 in Keokuk Iowa. He was a 1963 graduate of Scotland County R1 High School a 1968 graduate of Northeast Missouri State College with a B.S. in Education and a 1972 graduate of Central Missouri State University with an M.S. in Education. He...

Mary Ellen Eagan Bryant was born on September 26 1929 to Roy G. and Royal Pearl Wood Eagan in Lamar Colorado. She was the second of five children. She attended Lamar High School where she became a member of the National Honor Society earning a small scholarship to the University of Northern Colorado...

Dixie Jennine Poppen 87 of Cole Camp Missouri formerly of Milbank South Dakota passed away on Wednesday October 22nd 2025 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp Missouri. She was born on December 21st 1937 in Champaign Illinois a daughter of Paul and Helen McGaughey McGuire. Dixie grew up and at...

Wyonne Dorene Walkling passed away peacefully into the open arms of her Heavenly Father on October 4 2025 at the Sandhills Care Center. She was 89 years old. Wyonne was born in Lakeview South Dakota September 18 1936 to Lawrence and Velma Mundt Markus and spent most of her life growing up and teachi...

Mr. Russell “Russ” Krull, age 75, of Alton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Orange City Area Health System.A visitation with the family present will be held on Tuesday, January 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the American Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. A funeral s...

Nedra E. Eiserman passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 28 2026 at her daughters home in Eldridge Iowa surrounded by her family. Nedra was bornOctober 30 1934to Ed and Pauline Hildebrand Reist in rural Nemaha County Kansas. Nedra graduated from Bern High School and went on to attend Lincoln Ge...

A funeral service for Chris L. Buettner will be held on Wednesday December 10 2025 at 1030 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Christopher Lee Chris Buettner 63 years of age of Hol...

Ethan Lyle Walker, 20, of Grinnell, Iowa, went to his heavenly home on January 4, 2026, due to an unexpected medical event, while on vacation in Florida. Ethan’s life was far too short, but during it, Ethan was huge in every way—from his physical frame to his heart for his family, friends and faith,...

Susan Elizabeth McDonough, 83, of Grinnell, IA passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell surrounded by her family. Sue was born on August 26, 1942, in Eau Claire, WI, to Leon and Isabella (Rohrssen) Mahlstedt. She was raised in Sumner, Iowa, a...

Lucille B. Nikkel, age 95, of Grinnell, Iowa, and formerly of Sully, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2025, at UnityPoint – Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.Lucille is survived by her children, Glenda (Douglas) Renaud of Pella, Iowa; Bryce (Linda) Nikkel of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and ...

Steven Wayne Plate, 69, of Grinnell, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center.Steve was born February 26, 1956, on March Air Force Base in Riverside, California, to John and Vivian (Simmons) Plate. As the son of a United States Air Force servicem...

Ronald Dean Lampman 80 Blue Hill Nebraska passed away on Wednesday December 31 2025 at his home in Blue Hill. Memorial service will be Saturday January 10 2026 1030 a.m. at the Blue Hill United Methodist Church Blue Hill Nebraska with Pastor Michelle Loeffelholz officiating. Inurnment with military ...

Mildred Lucile Kaufman Siebrass was welcomed into her Saviors arms and passed away at Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island Nebraska on August 30 2025 two days prior to her 88th birthday. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Glen Wurdeman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill on Saturday Sept...

Barbara Jean Voorhees was born on November 30th 1928 in Somerville New Jersey to Lester and Helen Schmidt Voorhees. She enrolled in the Iowa State Teachers College where she met and later married Darrel Porter in 1950. Barbara and Darrel had three children William Shasha and Diane. Barbara taught Hi...

Joyce Lorraine (Johnson) Heggen, age 94 of Ames, passed away in peace, surrounded by her loving family, to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She had awaited this time since she placed her trust in Jesus Christ and was saved on February 10, 1961. Lorraine was baptized as an a...

(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...

James W. Jackson 91 of Centralia passed away Thursday January 22 2026 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was born on December 21 1934 in Keenes Illinois the son of Lester and Gladys Jackson. He married the love of his life Patsy Epperson on Christmas Day in 1955 at the Wayne C...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Bobby Joe Fawcett age 70 of Table Grove Illinois passed away at 710 pm on Friday September 10 2021 at his home. He was born on July 11 1951 in Canton Illinois the son of Delbert L. and Wanda R. Cooper Fawcett. He married Brenda Parr on November 18 1983 in Lewistown Illinois. She survives. Also su...

Ryan James Marks age 33 passed away unexpectedly but peacefully of natural causes at his home in Sioux Falls SD on Wednesday December 31 2025. Ryan was born on April 18 1992 in Estherville IA to Randy and Brenda Anderson Marks. He attended school in Estherville and graduated from Estherville Lincoln...

Ron Puls, 74, of Malcom, died on Monday, December 29, 2025 at his home under the care of UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Hospice and his family.A final call will be provided by the Malcom Fire Department at 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. His family will recei...

Born on January 7 1937 in Central City Iowa Shelby spent her childhood in Salinas California where she graduated from Alisal High School. As a young woman she possessed a beautiful singing voice and performed with Sweet Adelines International traveling across the United States and parts of Europe to...