Marion High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

John "Jack" Gitch, 78, of rural Sumner, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg with Rev. Ronnie Koch officiating. Interment wi...

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...

Michael John DeGroote age 63 of New Hartford Iowa was born the son of Marion and Hannah Mae Gersema DeGroote on October 31 1962 in Bremer County Waverly Iowa. He received his education and graduated May 17 1981 from Parkersburg High School. Mike made his home on an acreage near New Hartford. He had ...

Marion Marnie Hansen Larsen was born to parents Carl Peter and Clara Nielsen Hansen on September 6 1930 in Cedar Falls Iowa. She grew up as the youngest of three children on the family farm on the outskirts of Cedar Falls. Grades one through eight were held in a oneroom school house a mile from the ...

Michael "Mikey" Rogers beloved son brother uncle friend and respected community leader passed away peacefully on Sunday October 26 2025. Mike was born in Boscobel Wisconsin on February 23 1962 to Charles Chuck and Sharon Wiseman Rogers. Mike grew up in Marion Iowa where he attended St. Josephs Catho...

Mary Frances Ogilvie Cassidy 96 died on Sunday morning August 10 2025 at the Elms in Macomb IL. She was born on January 3 1929 in Beardstown Illinois a daughter of C.R. and Frances Birnbaum Ogilvie. She married William Cassidy on June 8 1947 in Beardstown. He preceded her in death on January 2 2009....

Jennifer Lee Welch 68 of Cedar Falls passed away at home on Sunday December 21 2025. She was born July 12 1957 in Wisconsin Rapids WI daughter of Donald and Irene Reinhardt Fischer. Jennifer graduated from Rib Lake High School in 1975 then went on to earn her degree in nursing. She married Steven We...

A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 6 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Dells at 1100 a.m. with Rev. Matt Gehrke officiating. Visitation will be held from 1000 am until 1100 am with luncheon to follow. Marci was born June 4 1953 in Perry Iowa the daughter of Marion and Be...

Larry Anthony Pint 80.5 years young passed away in his home in Fort Atkinson on January 4 2026. Having been born on the 4th of July Larry entered this world with a bang and he made sure to go out with one by passing exactly on his halfbirthday. Larry born in Independence Iowa in 1945 was the eldest ...

Shirley Doris Sensenig Staudt 93 formerly of Reading Pennsylvania Dike Iowa and Myerstown Pennsylvania passed away October 3 2025 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence South Carolina where she had resided since 2017. She was born July 13 1932 in Spring Township Berks County Pennsylvania the daught...

   Marilyn J. VandeMoortel, 93, of Moline, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at her home.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2025 at Sacred Heart Church, Moline. Visitation will be 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Rafferty Funeral...