Obituaries in Hawkeye, IA

David “Art” Arthur Kirchmann, 73, of Sumner, passed away Monday, February 10, 2026, at his home surrounded by family.Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Sumner. Memorials may be made in David’s name to Care Initiatives Hosp...

Randy L. Bartie, 52, of rural Fredericksburg, died unexpectedly, Sunday, February 15, 2026, at his home.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 20, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. Inurnment will follow at Wilson Grove Cemetery, ru...

Debra Kay Fox, 67, of Sumner, died Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Home in West Union.A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Westgate American Legion. A prayer service will be held at 5:00 PM on Friday. Debra Kay, daughter o...

Michael L. Ruroden, 73, of West Union, died Sunday, January 25, 2026, at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Island, Illinois.Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 21, 2026, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado with Rev. Terry Landsgaard officiating. ...

Kenneth D. Latwesen, 63, of Fredericksburg, passed away Monday, December 22, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.Public Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, January 2, 2026, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Sumner. Private family services will b...

Keith "Wally" Kleve, 69, of Waucoma, died Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Hawkeye. A Celebration of Life will follow from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Hawkeye Communit...

(Mary) Jane Carter Milnes, daughter of James Cloyse and Flora Edna (Ball) Carter, was born February 4, 1927, in Appanoose County, near Plano, Iowa. Reared in a Christian home, she professed her belief in Jesus Christ as her savior at an early age and was baptized at the age of 12 in the Chariton Riv...

Kevin L. Kasemeier, 62, of Sumner, died Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner, surrounded by loving family.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, November 7, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. Interment will foll...

Barbara Jean (Bracken) Smith, 81, of Sumner, went home to be with her Savior, Sunday, November 9, 2025.Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Faith Evangelical Church in Sumner with Rev. Brian Boehmler officiating. Inurnment will be at Lima Cemetery, rural Wadena...

Veryl Burghardt, 84, of Fayette, Iowa, died Friday, November 21, 2025, as the result of an ATV accident near Sumner, Iowa.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 29, 2025, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fayette with Rev. Ralph Davis and Deacon Michal Schemm...

Beverly June Patrick, 82, of West Union, Iowa, passed away on October 23, 2025, at Copper Creek following a lengthy illness with heart disease. Though her family was not able to be at her side, she passed peacefully and surrounded by the love that carried her through her life.Born on September 18, 1...

Lowell D. Cannell, 96, of Sumner, died Friday, October 24, 2025, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 31, 2025, at the Methodist Church in Sumner with Rev. Mike Jager officiating. Inurnment with military rites will be at Union Mound Cemetery in...