Obituaries
Ronald “Ron” D. Settell, 77, Fort Dodge, died peacefully with his family around him on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehab. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sept. 12, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th Street – Fort Dodge. Memorials may be...
Dale Henry Vanderholm, 86, of Castle Rock, Colo., passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born March 28, 1940, he was raised on a large farm near Villisca in Southwest Iowa.Dale graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in Agricultural Engineering in 1962 and...
Sharon Kay (Abbott) Young, 80, Red Oak, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at Jennie Edmundson hospital in Council Bluffs.Sharon was born Oct. 6, 1945, in Alameda, Calif., the daughter of James and Geneva (Roof) Abbott.Preceding her in death were her parents.Survivors include her husband, Joel...
Carolyn E. Gibson, 82, Red Oak, passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center, Red Oak.Services are pending with Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home, Red Oak.
Donald C. Lantz, 93, Stanton, passed away on Aug. 13, 2026, at Arlington Place at Red Oak.Donald Clarke Lantz, the youngest child of Arthur Edward Victorius and Hazel Esther Victoria Lindquist Lantz, was born at home on the farm on Jan. 3, 1933, in Stanton. Donald was raised on a farm south of...
Ruth “Darlene” Carlstedt, 92, of Red Oak, formerly Emerson, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center.Darlene was born June 7, 1934, in Griswold, the daughter of Newberry “Newt” and Thelma (Blaney) Wright.Preceding her in death were her parents.Survivors include her...
Tammy Renee Cerven, 62, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at her home.Tammy was born Oct. 14, 1963, in Red Oak, the daughter of Richard and Juanita “Bonnie” (Helton) Shaver.Preceding her in death were her parents; and son, Brent.Survivors include her children,...
Charles “Chuck” Richard Breedlove, a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on Dec. 9, 1936, in Red Oak, after 35 years, Chuck moved to Maryville, Mo., where he spent the remainder of his years.Chuck was a...
Cynthia “Cindy” Andersen, 59, of Clearfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Celebration of Life Services will be at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. Services...
Luis Ramos-Estrada, 77, Red Oak, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Methodist-Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs.Luis Ramos-Estrada, the son of Martin Ramos Estrada and Agustina Estrada-Maciel, was born March 19, 1949, at Las Ranas, Michoacan, Mexico.Luis was preceded in death by his...