West Senior High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Laura Ruth Laurie LaneReticker was born May 25 1926 in Manchester NH to Stoddard and Estella Hitchcock Lane. In 1929 they moved with Stoddard Lane Jr. Barbara and Mary Dana to Des Moines Iowa where Stoddard Lane was minister of Plymouth Congregational Church until his death a week before Laurie grad...

John R. Hendricks 81 of Franconia Township passed away peacefully at home on January 10 2026 after a long illness. He was the devoted husband of Karen Hendricks for 26 years. Born December 2 1944 in Quakertown he was the son of the late John L. and Pauline Barndt Hendricks. He graduated from Soudert...

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...

The family of Carol Ann Donahue announce her passing on January 3 2026. The name Carol meaning song of joy reflected her spirit as she embraced life fully. Though short in stature she always filled the room with light and laughter and once you met her you had a friend for life. Born in Waterloo IA i...

Mr. Edward Lee Kimbrough age 84 passed from this life on Saturday January 17 2026 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus Ohio. He was born on November 3 1941 in Lexington Mississippi to Thomas and Sarah Simmons Kimbrough Sr. both parents preceded him in death. On November 28 ...