Obituaries in Roland, IA

Professor Aili Mu(March 21, 1958–December 7, 2025)Aili Mu, 67, Professor Emerita of World Languages and Cultures at Iowa State University, passed away on December 7, 2025. Aili was born in Beijing and grew up in Shandong Province, China—the homeland of Confucius. Her life and career bridged China an...

Joyce Lorraine (Johnson) Heggen, age 94 of Ames, passed away in peace, surrounded by her loving family, to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She had awaited this time since she placed her trust in Jesus Christ and was saved on February 10, 1961. Lorraine was baptized as an a...

Patricia Ann Stonehocker, 78, of Jewell passed away on November 20, 2025 at Bethany Life in Story City. No services are planned.Patricia was born in June 10, 1947 in Bethany, Missouri to Dallas and Marian (Blake) Howes. She worked for CDS Global as a clerk for many years. Patricia moved to Jewell...

Clarion Norman Thompson, 89, formerly of Story City, passed away peacefully on the morning of December 8, 2025, at Walnut Ridge in Clive, Iowa. Clarion was born on March 14, 1936, to Silas and Cleopha (Britson) Thompson. He grew up on the family farm south of Roland and graduated from Milford Townsh...

Janice (Jan) Samuelson, 92, of Ames, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at Northcrest Heartwood House in Ames.Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29th, 2025, in the Grand Room at Northcrest Community, 2300 Northcrest Parkway, Ames, IA 50010. Inurnment will ...