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08/02/2026

Delores Anderson, 84, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. She was born on January 3, 1942, in Eddyville, Iowa, the daughter of Steven and Myrtle Larson Frazier. She attended school in
Eddyville. In 1960, she was united in m...

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08/02/2026

David Storm, 76, of Thornburg, died Friday, July 31, 2026, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born on May 7, 1950, in Oskaloosa, the son of Harlan J and Annie Elizabeth Morris Storm. He graduated from Tri-County High School with the class of 1968. Following high school, he served...

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07/28/2026

Marie Sheely
Caroline Marie Sheely, 100, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, July 27, 2026, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born May 25, 1926, in Aitkin, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Helen Hartman Lindblom. In 1938, the family moved to Barnes City. In 1942, she was baptized a...

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07/28/2026

Sharon Lockard, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away peacefully at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa after a period of declining health. She was born Sharon Claudene Stone in Red Oak, Iowa, she was the daughter of E. Evald and Audrey (Asay) Stone. She was raised in Griswold, Iowa, where she graduat...

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07/17/2026

Larry Kent Clevenger, 82, of Bend, Oregon went to be with His Lord and Savior on September 1, 2024. He was born on June 23, 1942, the son of Ardythe and Eskie Clevenger. They lived in University Park, Iowa, across the road from a timber patch where he loved playing. Later the family moved to Marshal...

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07/13/2026

Michael Rae Spaur the son of Dale and Karen (Reed) Spaur of Bussey, Iowa, was born on July 2, 1959, in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up in Bussey, Iowa and attended Twin Cedars School where he graduated in 1977.

Mike worked with his hands as a mason, and in the construction trades for over 30 ye...

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07/04/2026

Deep grief comes only from a great love. It is ok to experience this grief while also appreciating the existence of the love. Give those grieving time, patience and acceptance. Love did not form overnight, and grief will not fade that quickly either.

07/02/2026

07/01/2026

Maelynn Marie Walls, infant daughter of Bailey Van Vark and Gage Walls, was born and welcomed into Heaven on June 28, at 11:10 a.m., 2026 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

She is survived by her mother and father; her maternal grandmothers, Connie Van Vark and Shauna Van Vark;...

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