Obituaries

Rouletta Verbrugge, age 88, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at the Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, July 26 , 2025, at the Wright Christian Reformed Church, 1730 East 130th St., Kanawha, with Pastor Kevin Boss officiating.
Visitation will be on Friday, July 25, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 at Ewing Funeral Home, 118 East...

Deborah Freeman, 71, of Clarion, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 608 2nd Avenue Northeast in Clarion.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Ewing...

John C. Howard, 50, of Dows, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Morgan United Methodist Church, 569 100th Street, rural Dows. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Dows.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday, July 18,...

Nancy J. (Clutter) Ahlstrom, 77, of Clarion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Crestview Care Center in Webster City.
Visitation for Nancy Ahlstrom will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 followed by a brief memorial service at 7:00 PM, at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in Clarion, Iowa. Private family...

Marilyn D. Schaumburg, 64, of Clarion, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.
Memorial graveside services will be held at a later date.
Marilyn Diana, daughter of Abraham L. and Margaret M. (Leonard) Fox, was born on November 12, 1960. Marilyn grew up in Bettendorf area along with her two brothers Joe and Abraham Jr.
Marilyn worked...

Frank Lee Thiele, Jr. of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away on December 22, 2024, in his home surrounded by loved ones.
Graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at the Belmond Cemetery in Belmond with Pastor Jason Lubben officiating.
Family and friends are invited to the Evangelical Free Church, 2796 130th Street in Belmond, for refreshments and...

Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Holley, 94, of Clarion, Iowa, formerly of Marshalltown, IA passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Memorial services for Mary Holley will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in Clarion, Iowa. Private family burial will take place at a later date.
Visitation for Mary Holley...

Cheryl “Cheri” Tomke, 76, of Clarion, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, June 30, 2025, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 608 2nd Avenue Northeast in Clarion. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be held from 9:00...

On June 18th, 2025 Michael Nathan “Hud” Hudson motorcycle enthusiast, loving husband, father, brother, and awesome papa took his final ride. "Hud" passed away doing what he loved.
Celebration of Life services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, June 27, 2025 at Ewing Funeral Home, 178 Center Street West in Britt.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at...

Victoria “Tori” Hiscocks, 65, of Britt, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Ewing Funeral Home, 178 Center Street West in Britt. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Victoria “Tori” Ann Hiscocks,...