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Duane Strait

Visitation: Faith United Methodist Church, Webster City on Wed. July 8, from 9:45-10:45 am, with memorial service at 11 am. Boman Funeral Home (www.bomanfh.com)

Edward P. Casady Jr.

Edward P. Casady Jr., 72, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating. Friends are welcome for a time of visiting one hour prior to the mass at the church. Private family burial will be at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Laufersweiler Funeral Home, with a rosary at 3:00 p.m.

Marilyn Oberhelman

Marilyn Ann (Bohn) Oberhelman, 82, of Manson, died peacefully at Pocahontas Hospital on June 29, 2026, after a brief illness. Visitation will be Sunday, July 5th, 2026, from 4-6:45 PM with a short service at 7 PM at Gunderson Weishaar Chapel in Manson. Marilyn Ann Bohn was born July 22, 1943, on the family farm west of Manson to Carl and Edith Bohn. Marilyn attended country school until entering high school in Manson. She attended a semester of college in Goshen, IN, and a semester in Hesston, KS, before returning to Manson to marry the love of her life, Richard Oberhelman. They ...

Doris Bryant

A celebration of Doris' life will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM at the Rutland Shelter House at Rose Mill Park in Rutland. www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

Neil Koeppen

Neil Koeppen, 88, passed away Tues., June 30, 2026, at Accura Healthcare of Pomeroy. No services will be held. Palmer-Swank Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Wayne DeWall

Wayne Otto DeWall, 78, of Havelock, died Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1st, at Powers Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Iowa. Private family burial will follow the visitation in Calvary Cemetery in Pocahontas. Powers Funeral Home of Pocahontas, Iowa is handling the arrangements. For online condolences and obituaries, visit: www.PowersFH.net In lieu of flowers and gifts, the family requests memorials in Wayne's name.