Obituaries
Sherri Ruth Hess was born July 6th, 1965, in Waterloo, IA. The third of seven children to Pastor David and Sharon (Halvorsen) Hess, she accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age. She sang in both church and school choirs, swam like a fish, roller-skated at the rink, worked a paper route, and...
Deloris Lillian Adams, daughter of Perrin and Agnes (Sanders) Van Fleet, was born January 30, 1931, in Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up in Denison, where she attended school.On August 29, 1946, Deloris was united in marriage to Russell Adams in Hiawatha, Kansas. Together they were blessed with...
Jason Mark “Spider” Heller, son of Richard and LaRae (Weems) Heller, was born on July 17, 1973, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa. He grew up in Manning and attended Manning Schools before beginning work for several local farmers. Later, he moved to Carroll, where he was united...
Lile Ann Petersen was born to Horace and Rose Petersen on February 20, 1933, in Jacksonville, Iowa, the seventh of thirteen children. She was raised on the family farm, where she developed a strong work ethic, deep spiritual values, and a love for helping others. These early experiences would serve...
Theresa Marie Kenkel was born on July 17, 1993 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She joined a family of three including her parents, Allen and Tracey (Steele) Kenkel and her big “sissa” Rebecca.Theresa grew up on the family farm outside of Panama, Iowa where she spent much of her time playing outside with...
Preceded in death by son: Justin Jirkovsky; parents: Paul and Marilyn McDermott; Survived by husband: Rick; children: Bryan (Dee) Jirkovsky, Kristin (Bill) Ryan, Mark Jirkovsky; daughter-in-law: Gina Jirkovsky; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 9 siblings; and many other loving family and...
Jay Clifton Heiny, 78, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa.Jay was born on October 22, 1946, in San Diego, California—he was the eldest of two sons. In 1968, he met and married the love of his life, Donna Harris of Walnut, Iowa,...
Shirley was born on a farm southwest of Atlantic, Iowa to Lois (Howard) and Leo Dreager. Her father died in a farm accident when Shirley was five years old, so she and her mother moved into Atlantic where Shirley attended school and graduated in the class of 1944 from Atlantic High School. She was...
Rex Andrew Whannell was born on April 2, 1947, at the hospital in Manning, Iowa, to Andrew “Bruce” and Mildred (Buck) Whannell. He spent the first 12 years of his life on a farm south of Shelby, Iowa, and attended Shelby School.In 1959, the family moved to the “White Star Farm,” located east of...
Barbara Elisabeth Tinsley, 75, of Iowa City passed away, Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Crestview Specialty Care, West Branch, IA. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM, Friday, August 1, 2025, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass. Burial will be...










