Clyde Allen Scovel, 81, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026, at his home near Manchester.  He was born on February 7, 1945, in Manchester, the son of Clyde Ivan and Jeanette Berniece (Dunham) Scovel.  Clyde was raised and educated in Manchester and was a 1963 graduate of Manchester High School. After his graduation, he attended DeVry Technical Institute. On June 25, 1966, Clyde was united in marriage to Doris Ketelsen at the United Methodist Church in ...

Willis Raymond “Willie” Boyens, 82, of Lamont, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Guttenberg Care Center in Guttenberg. He was born on November 12, 1943, at home in Lamont, the son of Raymond and Esther (Finck) Boyens.  Willis worked as a farm hand for the Paris Family for over 59 years. The Paris family thought of him as their uncle and one of his many joys was playing with the Paris kids and grandkids. He also enjoyed driving tractor and going to tractor ...

Casey Klein, age 31, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.  The son of Christopher and Carolyn (Meyer) Klein, he was born on August 22, 1994, in Manchester. Casey was a 2013 graduate of West Delaware High School. Casey began his guitar playing at age 9. He was a musician known for his double-neck guitar, his high-energy performances, and ability to build songs live using his guitar pedal, earning him the title of “One Man Jam Machine”. On August 1, ...

Donald Gary Steger, 56, of Elkport, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at his home. He was born on August 26, 1969, in Manchester, the son of Harold and Mary Jane (Meyer) Steger. Don was raised and educated in the Elkader area and was a 1988 graduate of Central Community High School. After his graduation, Don worked at Nordic Forge in Guttenberg for several years. For the past 30 years, he worked as a heavy equipment operator for C. J. Moyna and Sons in Elkader. Don enjoyed ...

Jean Louise Puffett, 81, of Manchester, Iowa, was promoted into heaven, on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. She was born on May 28, 1944, in Lamont, the daughter of Carl and Martha (Breckenfelder) Lange. Jean attended Lamont Consolidated School and was a 1962 graduate of Lamont High School. She then attended Humboldt Institute Airline School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jean worked as a stewardess for Ozark Airlines in Champaign, Illinois, for six ...

Maxine Rose Johnson, 98, of Manchester, Iowa, was born October 15, 1927, to George and Anna (Goslar) Lee on a farm near Ute, Iowa, with no running water or electricity.  She died peacefully on February 17, 2026, in Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.    In 1945, Maxine graduated from Mapleton (Iowa) High School and continued her education at National Business Training School in Sioux City, Iowa, and Self Development and Fashion Modeling at Carroll ...

Rowdy James Cuffe, 60, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at his home in Manchester.  He was born on September 19, 1965, in Elkader, Iowa, the son of John Cuffe and Audrey (White) Cuffe. Rowdy attended West Delaware High School. Rowdy worked in construction. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a rock collector. He is survived by his mother, Audrey Leach of Manchester; and sister, Kelly (Joe) Niles of West Branch. Rowdy was preceded in death by his father; and ...

Sherry Lea Paul, 78, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at her home in Manchester.  She was born on June 18, 1947, in Manchester, the daughter of Harold and Evalene (Brady) Ingles. Sherry was a 1965 graduate of Manchester High School. On July 10, 1965, Sherry was united in marriage to Robert Paul at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Three children were born to this union and the family resided in Greeley. The couple later divorced. Sherry worked at Scale ...

Our mom, Patricia Lorraine Sands, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026, after an extended battle with dementia. She is finally free. Born on May 19, 1940, Patricia was the second oldest child of Lester and Louise (Wilson) Franks. As the oldest daughter, she spent her childhood raising her five younger siblings while looking up to her older brother. Born and raised in Manchester, she attended Manchester schools until marrying Robert E. Beam and starting a family. They soon ...

Joyce Marie Thurn, 89, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at her home. She was born on April 4, 1936, in rural Elkport, the daughter of John Jr. and Mildred (Dahl) Kuehl. Joyce was very proud of attending country school Volga #3 (Grandview) through 8th grade. She graduated as valedictorian of the Elkader High School class of 1953. Joyce then attended Iowa State Teachers College and taught elementary school in Maynard and then Colesburg. She was a teacher in all ...