Anna Harringa, age 95, of Forest City, passed away at her home under hospice care on Thursday, July 30, 2026.

A service celebrating Anna’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, with Pastor Zech Anderson officiating. Visitation will take place from 9:30 until service time at the church.

Bruce Alan Shipman, 64, of rural Nora Springs passed away on July 22, 2026, after a long battle with Wegener’s Vasculitis. A proud father, devoted husband, proud uncle and great friend to many. A memorial service for Bruce will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Rudd United Methodist Church, with Pastor Lumiere Kapend officiating.

Janice Elaine Smith was born May 19, 1935, first child of Bernhard and Marvel (Gunderson) Teigland, near Bricelyn, Minnesota. She has one brother, John. She was baptized at Bricelyn Lutheran Church. When Janice was four years old, the family moved to a farm one mile north of Rake, Iowa - the farm was on the state line, half in Iowa and half in Minnesota.

Funeral Mass for Marjorie Menke was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Divine Mercy Parish - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bancroft. Visitation was held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026 at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Bancroft. 

“Carry on my wayward, son, there’ll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Don’t you cry no more.” Carry on My Wayward Son – Kansas

Ruth Elizabeth (Bosma) Murra, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Nerdig) Bosma, was born July 31, 1932, on a farm in Hebron Township, Kossuth County near Stevens. The family moved to a farm east of Rake, and she attended Lincoln #1 country school, east of Rake. The family later moved to a farm northwest of Buffalo Center, and she graduated from the Buffalo Center Community School in 1949.

Dwight Eugene Winkleman was born July 25, 1931, in the Buffalo Center, Iowa hospital and spent the first 77 years of his life within the same square mile. The middle child between two sisters, he learned to drive a tractor at seven and – as the only boy – helped his parents care for the land from an early age.

Ronald “Ron” Langfald, a lifelong resident of Lake Mills, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Lake Mills Care Center. He was 91 years old.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Donna Verlaine Butler, on May 21, 2026, at the age of 90.
Born on December 16, 1935, in Lake Mills, Iowa, Donna was the eldest daughter of Orville and Palma Laugen. She was the sister of Phyllis and Howard, both of whom survive her, and the wife of Allan Keith Butler.

Phyllis G. Disque, age 89, of Forest City, IA, passed away at the Lake Mills Care Center on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Visitation for Phyllis will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Schott Funeral Home in Forest City, IA.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2026 at West Prairie Lutheran Church, 40041 150th Ave., Leland, Iowa 50453 with Dr. Bob Sarver officiating.

Rita Kay Charlson, age 74, of rural Forest City, IA, passed away at home on Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 1, 2026 at Schott Funeral Homes, 505 North Clark St., Forest City, Iowa 50436 with Mr. Kermit Singelstad officiating. Visitation for Rita will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Monday.

Marlyn Gene Hassebroek, 87, of Buffalo Center, passed away on May 16, 2026, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.

Joy Dee Bray went to be with the Lord on Thursday May 7, 2026. She was born in rural Thompson, Iowa, on February 23, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson.  Following graduation from Thompson Community School in 1956, she attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  In 1959, she married Bert Robinson and gave birth to her first daughter Robin.

Sandra Bashans passed away on April 28, 2026 at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center at the age of 88. A memorial service for Sandy was held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo Center. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church.