All Obituaries

            Lyle LeVeryl Schaal, age 93, of Guttenberg, IA, died Sunday, January 13, 2019.  He was born on October 10, 1925 on the family farm outside of Guttenberg, the only of child of Fred and Mae Schaal.             Lyle received his education from the Jolly Ridge County School and farmed his entire life.  On April 23, 1963, Lyle was united in marriage with Carol Jarms at St. John’s...

            John Henry French, age 79, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, January 11, 2019.  He was born on September 14, 1939 in Des Moines IA, the son of John and Anne French.              John graduated from the Dowling High School in Des Moines in 1957.  On January 10th 1958, John was married to Jean Hutchins at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Des Moines.  John...

                     Ricky (Rick) Gail Shefelbine, age 68, of Garnavillo, IA, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home.  He was born May 28, 1950 in Spring Grove Minnesota to Malcolm and Stella Maria (Marquez) Shefelbine.  He married Roxanne Sagdalen in 1969 and they later divorced. They had two children. On August 11, 1979 Rick married Virginia Troester in Elkader Iowa and to...

            Cyrenus W Elsinger, age 88, of Guttenberg, IA, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Guttenberg Care Center in Guttenberg, IA.  Cyrenus was born March 7, 1930 to Andrew and Irene (Miller) Elsinger in Guttenberg, the oldest of eight children.             He graduated from St. Mary’s High School and took classes at Iowa State in animal husbandry and other...

            Carol Ann Buhman, age 82, of Guttenberg, IA, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital.  She was born on September 20, 1936 in Allison, the daughter of John and Lydia Reiher.             Carol received her education at Allison-Bristow schools and later attended Flight Attendant School.  For many years, Carol worked as a customer...

            Dale Alan Pattison, age 58, of Guttenberg, IA, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at River Living Center after a brave battle with muscular dystrophy.             Dale was born March 21. 1960 in Guttenberg Iowa, the son of Floyd Dean Pattison and Eloise (Moser) Lammers. He graduated from Guttenberg schools and later went on to earn a two year degree in Agriculture from NICC. Dale loved to work on...

            Harry G. Schwietert, age 88, was born on March 19, 1930, on the family farm near McGregor, the son of Gustav and Hermine (Nordemann) Schwietert.  He died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien, WI.                        Harry attended the local country school and worked on the family farm for many years.  He loved...

            Harland G. Grunder Jr., age 77, of Clayton, IA, died Thursday December 20, 2018, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born on August 16, 1941 in Muscatine, the son of Harland Sr. and Anita (Hartman) Grunder.             Harland is survived by his wife of 46 years, Anita; children, Scott (Sheri) Grunder, Mindy (Matt) Ehrsam & Angela (Evan) Ventris;...

            Herbert Simons, age 81, of Colesburg, IA, died Monday, December 17, 2018, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg, IA.             Herb was born May 26, 1937 to Elmer Simons and Bertha Mae Bowman around the rural Colesburg area. In his younger years he drove livestock trucks and later on in life he worked for various farmers in the...

            Karen Vera Gates, age 62, of Guttenberg, IA, died Monday, December 10, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA.  She was born on April 8, 1956, the daughter of George and Isabelle Gates.              Karen worked at G&G Living Centers/Imagine the Possibilities for the past 24 years and took pride in her work there. Karen enjoyed fishing,...