Obituaries

Nancy Ellen Boies, age 90, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Van Horne, with Rev. Craig Steimel as Celebrant.  Burial will follow at Holy Cross  Cemetery in Keystone.  A visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday at the Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone.

Gary Lee “Coffee” Olson, 73, of Houghton,Iowa, passed away at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at the V.A. Medical Center in Iowa City.Gary was born on November 2, 1949 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Mary (Chesnut) Olson. On September 29, 1979 he married Lucille Hellweg in Houghton, Iowa.He is survived by his wife: Lucille, two children: Andy (Maria) Olson of Atkins, Iowa, and Lynn Olson of Newhall, Iowa, four grandchildren: Caleb, Ava, Bella, and Landon, one sister: Linda (Mike) Panther of Fort Madison, Iowa, one brother: Tom Olson of Texas, also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

Gerald "Jerry" John Holbach, 87, of La Porte City, died Friday, June 30, at his home.He was born August 8, 1935, in Black Hawk County, the son of Ralph and Philomena Schmitz Holbach. He married Virginia Fagerlind on November 17, 1956, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilbertville. She preceded him in death on March 4, 2020.Jerry graduated from Iowa State Teachers College and served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

Russell D. Ridenour, 84, of Dakota Dunes, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, at the Garrison Cemetery in Garrison, Iowa, with a luncheon to follow. Arrangements are with Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel.Russell Dwight Ridenour, the son of Russell and Ruth Ridenour was born Jan.

Cathy Ann Kelchen, 59, passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, July 2, 2023, following a lifelong battle with diabetes, organ transplant and most recent heart surgery. Cathy worked in the financial field for BMO. A 1982 graduate of Regis High School, she mostly enjoyed “The Boys,” their dogs she raised with Dave Carlin, the love of her life.

With his wife by his side, Myron “Mike” Demmel passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, in his home, after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. Visitation will be 3:00–7:00 p.m., Friday, July 7 at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home, Vinton. Graveside service with military rites will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8 at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.

Eugene (Gene) Michael Close, 75, of Wylie , TX, passed away on July 2, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.Gene was born on October 28, 1947 to Martin Minniffee Close and Lucy Georgiana Close (Sellers) in Brandon, IA. After getting his high school diploma from Washington High in Vinton Iowa, Gene went on to serve in the United States Army where he fought in the Vietnam War.

Bernice Irma Foulk, 93, of La Porte City, IA, passed peacefully at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home on Saturday, July 1, 2023. She was born February 8, 1930, at the farm of her paternal grandparents Wilhem and Christina (Eippert) Wagner in Tuttle, ND. She was the eldest daughter of George and Martha (Schwindt) Wagner. Her family moved to Waterloo, IA, when she was seven years old.

Darvin D Jones 77 of Urbana, died June 12 2023 while vacationing in Belize.Darvin was born February 4 1946 in Liberal Kansas to Ira and Ruby Mae Jones.He attended Liberal High School then moved to San Francisco California where he met the love of his life Mary Carranza. They married on June 22 1967. They moved to Liberal Kansas in 1969 and Urbana Iowa in 1998.

Herbert E. “Gene” Faul, 83, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023 at his home.  He was born on September 29, 1939 in Macomb, IL to Charles & Alta Ballou Faul.  He married Karan A. Kreighbaum on July 29, 1962 in Fort Madison, IA.  He was a retired pipefitter at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant with 36 years of service and served in the U.