West High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Carl Henry Heth, age 80, passed away on February 3, 2026 and is now resting in Jesus’ arms. Carl was born on January 19, 1946 in Oelwein, Iowa to Esra and Eula (Kraft) Heth. After early childhood in the Aurora, Iowa his family moved to a farm near Hawkeye, Iowa. Carl was baptized at home and conf...

A time of visitation will be held from 4 7 pm Friday January 23 2026 at the River Community Church 3001 Muscatine Avenue Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held from 10 am till Noon Saturday January 24 2026 at the River Community Church 3001 Muscatine Avenue Iowa City IA 52240. Burial with Militar...

The family of Judy Burke of Newport News Virginia is saddened to announce her sudden passing on November 19 2025 at the age of 75 years. She is survived by her loving husband Jim 3 sons Chad Jeff and Garrett and 3 grandchildren Noah Athan and Georgia. Judy was born in Moline Illinois to the late Cli...

Janet Gms Whitney GreenOstby was born May 14 1954 in Waterloo Iowa to Charles Walter and Patricia Ann Chamber Whitney. After graduating from Waterloo West High School in 1972 she had three beautiful children Kelly Sarah and Adam. In 1980 Janet married Randy Ostby in Waterloo and shared 50 years of m...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Michele Kay Nydegger 58 passed away unexpectedly on January 3 2026. A funeral will be held on January 14 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 720 2nd St Mankato MN. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1130 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Jay Dahlving of...

Kent Daniel Kaeser went to be with our Lord on Sunday February 8 at 330 am. after a year long battle with Neuromyelitis Optica. He was cared for at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Kent was born December 1 1942 in Monona Iowa. His parents Lester and Grace Smith Kaeser moved to Iowa City shortly ...

Evelyn Burns Shrout Sorrell 92 wife of Roy Sorrell passed into her heavenly home on November 14 2025. She was born on July 11 1933 the daughter of John Edward Shrout and Gladys West Shrout. Her life was full raising three sons on the Spencer Pike into successful separate careers in education broadca...

Don Alan Jenks 69 passed away on Wednesday December 17 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Don was born December 25 1955 in Iowa City Iowa the son of Donald and Donna Vogel Jenks. He graduated from West Liberty High School in 1975. On March 26 1977 he was united in marriage to Helen Hines in ...

Ruth Audrey Kofoed commonly known as Audrey to her friends and family age 94 passed away on January 7 2026 at Crestview Specialty Care Center in West Branch. Audrey was born March 9 1931 in Iowa City to Lawrence and Mable Phelps Rummells. She graduated from West Branch High School in 1949. She atten...

John Charles Conley 65 of Tipton and formerly of West Branch passed away Thursday August 21 2025 at Harmony Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids. John was born September 16 1959 in Iowa City the son of Francis Joseph John and Mable Louise Peterman Conley. He graduated from West Branch High School in 1978 wh...

Carol Elaine Slach 95 passed away Friday October 31 2025 at the University of Iowa Downtown Campus in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 1100 A.M. Thursday November 6 2025 at the HendersonBarker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be Thursday from 1000 A.M. until service time at th...

Raymond Alvin Six, 87, of West Concord, died Monday, December 29, 2025, at Benedictine Living Madonna Towers, Rochester, Minnesota.Ray was born August 5th, 1938, in Knoxville, Iowa, while his parents Harold Alvin Six and Mary Belle (Wright) Six were visiting his grandparents in Dallas and Melcher, I...

Jaqueline Jackie Lee Vangilder passed away on June 29 2024 surrounded by family at her home at Franke Tobey Jones Memory Care. She was 93 years old. Jackie was born on November 30 1930 in Sioux City Iowa to Vernon and Marguerite Anderson. She was born into the large extended Kinney family of Nebrask...

Karla Renee Grueser passed away October 18 2025 from complications of the Covid virus at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay Ohio. Born December 12 1967 at Gallipolis Ohio she was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School attended West Virginia University and Rio Grande University and several bankin...

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...

Ronald Henry Frederick passed away peacefully on January 5 2026 at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Iowa City Iowa. He was 74 years old. Ronald was born on October 8 1951 in Davenport Iowa. Ronald was the son of James and Phyllis Frederick ne Frick. He attended schools in Davenport and West Burlingt...