Kenneth John Eike, 87, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester. He was born on July 13, 1939, the son of Leander and Susan (Conrad) Eike.  He served honorably in the United States Army from 1958-1961. On July 1, 1961, he was united in marriage in New Vienna to Norma, the daughter of Leo and Henretta Recker. Six children were born to this union. Together they farmed and raised their family in rural Ryan. Ken enjoyed ...

James E. “Jimmy” McIntyre Murphy, 45, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at his home. He was born on May 16, 1981, in Waterloo, the son of Raymond and Candice (Niedert) Murphy. Jimmy was a 2000 graduate of Vinton-Shellsburg High School. Jimmy loved cars. He enjoyed listening to the rapper Tupac Shakur’s music. He loved his two dogs. Survivors include his mother, Candice Heuchelin of Strawberry Point; stepfather, Marc Heuchelin; brother, ...

Margaret E. Nefzger, 89, of Delaware, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2026, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. She was born on February 4, 1937, the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Hess) Nachtmann. As a child she attended school at the Little Red School House near Manchester. On September 25, 1958, Margaret was united in marriage to Robert Nefzger at St. Jospeh Catholic Church in Prairieburg. Five children were born to this union. Together they lived in Delhi for many years ...

Mary Louise Parkinson, 89, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. She was born on September 11, 1936, in Manchester, the daughter of Aloysious and Eleanora (Kramer) Schnieders. Mary enjoyed playing basketball during her high school years and was also a cheerleader for the boys’ basketball team. She was very involved in 4-H and earned many ribbons and trophies for cooking, sewing, and showing cattle.  Mary ...

Judy K. Dunn, 77, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at home surrounded by her family.  Judy was born on May 20, 1949, in Decorah, Iowa, to Evelyn and Victor Staska.  She graduated from South Winneshiek Community High School in 1967 and in 1971 graduated from the University of Iowa.  From that point on she was a homemaker and “Supermom” to her children until her youngest graduated from high school.  Her children were ...

Correne Ann Hellmann, 91, of Ryan, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Loving Wife. Mother. Grandma. Sister. Aunt. Daughter. Friend. Gardener. Poet. Farmher. Correne was born in the Spring of 1935 near Guttenberg, Iowa. The daughter of Arnold and Hattie (Miller) Hess, Correne grew up beside her dad farming with horses near the bluffs of the Mississippi River.  She was an Irish twin to her younger sister Bernadette. Since they both started school together, it enabled the ...

Kelley Lynne Corcoran, 60, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at her home in Edgewood. She was born on May 24, 1966, in Manchester, the daughter of William and Karen (Mulligan) Corcoran. Kelley was raised and educated in Manchester and was a 1985 graduate of West Delaware High School. She then graduated from Coe College in 1990 with degrees in music and Spanish. Kelley worked in telemarketing for several years. She was a talented pianist. Kelley enjoyed playing ...

Mary Ann C. Schulte, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.  She was born on July 18, 1935, in Worthington, the daughter of Walter and Lucinda (Recker) Gudenkauf.  Mary Ann was raised in rural Ryan and graduated from St. Patrick’s School in Ryan in 1953. After graduation she helped raise her brothers and sisters until she was married. On May 29, 1956, Mary Ann was united in marriage to Edward Schulte at St. ...

Clifford Albert “Cliff” Kehrli, 92, of Manchester, Iowa, died on Monday, August 3, 2026, at MercyOne Medical Center in Dyersville where caregivers treated him like family. He was born on July 20, 1934, on his family’s farm near Ryan, son of Raymond and Pearl (Galitz) Kehrli. Cliff attended a one room schoolhouse through 8th grade and then graduated from Manchester High School in 1952. He served honorably in the United States Army. On June 28, 1959, Cliff married the love ...

Francis Arthur Sperfslage, 93, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. He was born on February 10, 1933, at home on the farm near Petersburg, the third oldest child of Frank and Magdaline (Eike) Sperfslage. Francis was raised and educated in the Earlville area. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1952-1954 and was stationed in Germany. On November 21, 1955, Francis was united in marriage to Joan Marie Chapman, at St. ...