Lois Marguerite Sedgwick, 93, of Dundee, Iowa, passed away on October 21, 2020, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease and Covid-19.  She was born on May 26, 1927, at Cass Township, Jones County, Iowa, the daughter of Harl and Florence (Day) Newhard. Her family moved to Anamosa where she graduated from Anamosa High School in 1944. Lois worked at several retailers in Anamosa, most notably the Anamosa Telephone Company.   On April...

Dorothy “Dottie” Helmrich, passed on October 20, 2020 at 91, in Manchester, Iowa. Dottie was born to Edna and Henry Clemen of Dyersville. Iowa. In 1949 she married Merle, “Casey” Helmrich; they were married for 43 years until Casey’s passing in 1992.  With their 10 children they farmed many farms in Delaware County until they purchased a farm north of Robinson, Iowa, where two of their sons still live.   Dottie was a woman of faith, a great card...

Janet Rosemary Westhoff, 85, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester of complications from COVID-19.  She was born on December 8, 1934, near Petersburg, the daughter of Julanda (Osterhaus) and Lawrence Koch. She attended school in Petersburg and went on to work for several families, helping with childcare, cooking, and cleaning. On August 8, 1956, Janet was united in marriage to Walter Westhoff at Saints Peter and Paul...

Mary Teresa Morris, 85, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.  She was born on August 24, 1935, in Hopkinton, the daughter of Albert and Marcella (Leyendecker) Derga. Having grown up on a farm herself, it was not surprising she married a farmer.  Mary and Robert Morris, Sr. were wed at St. Paul Catholic Church in Worthington,  November 16, 1957.  Eight children were born to this union.  The...

Ray J. Ward, 103, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. He was born on June 3, 1917, in Macon County, Missouri, the son of Ray Collins and Ruth (Myers) Ward.  Ray attended and graduated from Pierceville Kansas High School in 1935.  Ray was a member of the Army Air Force from 1941 to 1945 during World War II as a Second Lieutenant.  On July 3, 1943, Ray was united in marriage to Berdina Morris from Delhi, at...

Gordon Anderegg, 81, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, at his residence. He was born on June 17, 1939, in Edgewood, the son of Urey Stanley and Dorothy (Bond) Anderegg. Gordon was raised in the Edgewood area and was a graduate of Edgewood High School.    After his graduation, Gordon worked on the family farm until the age of 23. He then joined the Peace Corps and served for four years in Brazil. During this time, he met Regina Alves. On January 30, 1965,...

Carson Robert Crane, 14, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born December 26, 2005, in Dubuque, the son of Aaron and Katie (Porter) Crane.  Carson was a freshman at West Delaware High School in Manchester. Carson enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding his dirt bike.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and his beloved dog, Auggie. Carson lived life to the fullest and enjoyed doing...

Joan Marie (Monaghan) Frentress, 88, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Joan was born June 10, 1932, in Ryan, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Thomas and Rosalia (Reilly) Monaghan. She graduated early from Coggon High School and attended nursing school. Joan was one of eight in her LPN graduating class of 1952 at the Mercedian School for Practical Nurses, in Marshalltown - the first established state licensure compliant nursing program in Iowa. She had a...

Benjamin Curtis Stone, 41, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Edgewood, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  Ben was born on March 31, 1979 in South Korea. He came into his loving Iowa family on December 30, 1980, to join his brother, Tucker.  Later, his two sisters, Johanna and Jennifer, joined this forever family. When Ben came to this home from Korea, he was starving and he didn’t trust anyone. But with lots of love and good food, that soon changed.  Growing up,...

Neola Ann “Mac” Olsem, 66, of Greeley, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. She was born on April 1, 1954, in Springville, the daughter of Milo and Bessie (Cimprich) Machula.  Mac was raised in Springville and was a 1972 graduate of Springville High School. She then attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and received a degree as a dental assistant.   On July 24, 1976, Mac was...