Washington High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Luann Kay Loge Greear age 90 of Sioux Falls South Dakota was peacefully called home to her Lord on January 14 2026 at Alcester Care and Rehab Center following a recent decline after a fall in December 2025. Luann was born on December 31 1935 in Sioux Falls. She graduated from Washington High School ...

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...

Kenneth Ken Barry Blaker was born in Des Moines Iowa on May 13 1939 to Anson and Helen Van Eaton Blaker. Not long after his birth the Blaker family returned to the Pacific Northwest settling in the SeattleBurien area. There Ken spent his childhood and welcomed his younger brother Ross James Blaker f...

Beloved husband and father Rodney Ray Gary 60 of Nixa Missouri passed away April 15 2025 on a beach in Aruba. He always said the beach is where he belonged and God apparently agreed. His wife of 21 years Kristy Polete was right by his side. Their journey of love and adventure began when Kristy was h...

Mary Christene Scherer, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. She was born June 8, 1941, in Monroe, Iowa, the daughter of Tone and Bessie (Robison) Aalbers.Mary was a 1959 graduate of Monroe High School...

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me. …– from “Warning” by Jenny JosephCharlotte Cole of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, died November 27, 2025, following a stroke and heart failure. Her once-active life was radically altered by an earlier debilitating...

    Zelwin B. Eaton, 82, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.    He was born on June 23, 1943 on a farm near Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, the son of Zetho E. and Mildred I. Lindahl Eaton....

Marvin Dean Mortensen, 87 of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on October 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.Born on May 6, 1938, in Callender, Iowa, Marvin was the son of the late Jens and Mona (Robertson) Mortensen. He graduated from high school and went on to earn a b...

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...

BRUNSWICK Lisa Marie Cox 30 passed away on October 19 2015 in Brunswick Maine. Lisa was born in Shawnee Oklahoma and traveled all over the world with her military family. She graduated High School in Misawa Japan and most recently left her job as a Mortgage Funding Supervisor in Dallas Texas to ret...

Elaine was born on August 3 1932 in Dorchester Massachusetts the daughter of the late James W. and Alice C. Elton. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Jim Hodgkins her brotherinlaw Ralph Amsden Jr. her nephew James Amsden and her greatgrandnieces Faith and Hope Colby. Elaine grew up in Hampto...

John W. Weiner of Scotia passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 24 2025 with his family by his side at his home in rural Scotia Nebraska at the age of 70. John William Weiner name at birth Dennis Dale Timmons was born to Jesslyn Jones and Dale Orvil Red Timmons on April 26 1955 at Ord Nebraska...

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...

Paul Torno, 84, of Grinnell, died on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell and under the care of St. Croix Hospice.A private family graveside service will be held at New Virginia Cemetery in New Virginia, Iowa with Pastor Wendy Abrahamson, St. Paul’s Episc...

Sharon Morency Bryant passed away peacefully December 21, surrounded by her children in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She had moved to Ooltewah, a suburb of Chattanooga, years ago to be near her oldest daughter, Lila, and her family. She was recently splitting her time between there and Frederick, Marylan...

Millersburg- Gary Dennis Groff was born March 22, 1951 in Washington, Iowa, the son of Milford and Virginia (Conrad) Groff. He graduated from Mid-Prairie High School and Iowa St...

Shirley Ann Kuiper was born to Sam and Allie (Schuiteman) Schut on January 9, 1938 in Sioux Center, IA. She graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1955 and received her teacher’s training at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA.On June 20, 1957 Shirley was united in marriage to Glendon W. Ku...

She was born February 11 1952 in Galesburg the daughter of Robert E. and Cora A. Hurley Kemp Sr. She married John A. Yarde Sr. on November 26 1972 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on June 18 2017 after nearly 45 years of marriage. She is survived by her children John Lisa Yarde Jr. of Bettendo...

Joyce Ann Cowan age 84 from Crawfordsville Indiana passed away at 1030 am on Saturday May 14th at the home of her daughter in Crawfordsville with her family at her side. She was born on October 13 1937 in Peoria Illinois the daughter of Rudolph and Edna Harmon Smith. She is survived by Vernon Bobb...

Larry E. Teter 80 of Peculiar Missouri passed away on Tuesday January 12 2026 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg Missouri. He had been a resident of the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg for the past 3 years. Larry was born on May 30 1945 in Chariton County Missouri the son of JW ...

Sandra L. Claire Hill died at home in Virginia on November 25, 2025, surrounded by family that loved her dearly and will miss her forever. She was known to her family and friends as “Sandie” in her early years, and “Claire” later in life. She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by ...