Obituaries in Fayette, IA

Verlyn Walter Buls, 89, of Tripoli, died Thursday, January 29, 2026, at The Highlands (Aase Haugen) in Decorah.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 2, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church in Frederika with Rev. Evan Meester officiating. Interment will be at Fremont Cemetery, rura...

Michael Schoonover, 75, of Sumner, died Monday evening, December 22, 2025, at his home, surrounded by loved ones.A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Waucoma Event Center. In lieu of flowers and statuary, memorials may be made to the family fo...

Becky Fedeler, 70, of Sumner, died unexpectedly, Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her home.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 29, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. Interment will follow at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Su...

Linda L. Baker, 77, of Sumner, died Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Hillcrest Chapel in Sumner. Inurnment will be at Greenwood Cemetery, rural Westgate. Memorials may be made in Lind...

Dorothy Marie Rhea, the daughter of Fred Dewey Lee and Gertrude Marie (Chaplin) Smith was born March 25th, 1930, in Oelwein, Iowa. She graduated from Oran High School in 1947. Dorothy served as American Legion Auxiliary Thomas E. Woods Post #223 President for many years, including many county and di...

LuAnn Hoth, 80, of Sumner, Iowa, passed away at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025, surrounded by love.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 5, 2026, at Faith Evangelical Church in Sumner with Rev. Brian Boehmler officiating. Interment will follow...

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...

Duane R. Behrens, age 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children, January 4, 2026.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 10, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. Interment will follow at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery, ru...