James “Jim” Joseph Pasker, 85, of Edgewood, Iowa, formerly of Colesburg, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. He was born on September 30, 1934, in New Vienna, the son of Albert and Alvina (Wiskus) Pasker, and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in New Vienna in 1952. Following graduation, Jim farmed, in the Colesburg area. On September 29, 1956, Jim was united in marriage to Marie Maiers at St. Patrick Catholic Church...

Sara Marie Kremer, 42, of Lamont, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on January 3, 1978, in Manchester, the daughter of Mark Allan and Kim (Nolda) Cook. Sara was raised in Lamont and graduated from Starmont High School with the class of 1996. She later furthered her education at Kaplan University studying nursing. Sara was married to Mark Fletcher, Jr., and four children were born to this union. The couple later...

Alice Michmershuizen, 105, a longtime resident of Pella, Iowa, passed away at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood, Iowa, on January 21, 2020. She was born October 15, 1914, at home, in rural Pella, to Frederick and Anna (DeKock) Van Zee.  She received her education at several rural schools in the Pella area.  Upon eighth grade graduation, she worked for several different families helping to care for their children, giving her meager earnings to her parents when she came home...

Merle Woerdehoff, 94, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. He was born on May 21, 1925, on the family farm in Petersburg to Bernard “Ben” and Henrietta (Klosterman) Woerdehoff. He began his education in the Petersburg Catholic School. The family moved to Edgewood in 1936, where Merle graduated with the Edgewood High School class of 1943. In August 1943, Merle was drafted into the Army to honorably serve his...

David Mark Thole, 53, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. He was born on January 31, 1966, in Manchester, the son of Alfred E. “Fritz” and Clarinda (Klostermann) Thole. He graduated from Maquoketa Valley High School in 1984. David farmed the family farm his entire life. He also assisted his brother Rick at Thole Electric in Manchester. David enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs and Iowa Hawkeyes. He was a...

Francis Ambrose Hermsen, 88, Manchester, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He was born July 22, 1931, in Farley, to Frank and Olive (Schaul) Hermsen. On September 10, 1957, Francis was united in marriage to Inez Goedken at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg. Seven children were born to this union. They farmed near Masonville. In 1998, the couple retired to Manchester. Francis was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Buddy Lawrence “Bud” Hyde, 85, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home. He was born on April 8, 1934, in Garber, the son of Wilbur and Gertrude (Hansel) Hyde. Bud grew up in the Garber area, attended and graduated from the Elkport High School with the class of 1952, the last class to graduate from Elkport.   Following his graduation, Bud worked for a short time for Ashline Motors in Edgewood and also at the Guttenberg...

Gertrude Earlene “Butch” Devlin, 83, of Dundee, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester. She was born on September 24, 1936, in Independence, the daughter of Earl and Wanda Louise (Wright) Coulter. Earlene “Butch” was raised and educated in Independence. She graduated from Independence High School in 1955 and worked as a waitress until her marriage in 1956. On October 15, 1956, Earlene was united in marriage to...

Eugene John “Gene” Rima, 88, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood, Iowa. He was born on September 22, 1931, in Winneshiek County, the son of Harold and Macie (Meyer) Rima.  Gene was raised and educated in Postville and graduated from Postville High School.  He then served honorably in the United States Navy during the Korean War.   On August 4, 1951, Gene was united in marriage to...

Michelle Kathleen Nachtman, 49, of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.  She was born on April 25, 1970, in Manchester, the daughter of Harold and Linda “Lynne” (Mitchell) Nachtman. Michelle was a 1988 graduate of Iowa City West High School.   Michelle lived in various group homes and care facilities over the years. For the past ten plus years, she resided at Harmony House in Waterloo. Michelle enjoyed...