Carol Guyer

Carol Ann Guyer, age 77, of West Union sadly passed away on September 23, 2023, at UnityPoint Health-St Luke’s Hospital-Cedar Rapids.  She was born on September 27, 1945, in Postville, IA, to Paul and Iona Welzel.  She graduated from Postville High School in 1964.  She married Russel C. Guyer on September 24, 1965.  Carol is survived by her four daughters: Cheryl (Dean) Schmitt, Linda (Darby) Jellings, Jackie (Charlie) O’Connell, and Stacy Oakland.  She is also survived by her sister Linda (Bill) Anderson, 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren with two on the way.  Carol was preceded in death by her son Jay Guyer and parents.

Carol was a dedicated homemaker while raising her five children on a rural farm in West Union.  Later in life she moved from the farm and settled in town where she managed her own house cleaning business. She finished her career employed in environmental services at Gundersen Palmer for eight years.  

Shirley Rowland

Shirley Ann Rowland, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, who spent the most recent thirty years in West Union and Clermont, passed away September 19, 2023 at the age of 76, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Fennimore, Wisconsin. Shirley was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, and friend.

Shirley was born on April 22, 1947 in Waterloo and was the oldest child of Rhoda (Sears) and Keith Wilkinson. She attended elementary school in Geneseo at the same school where her parents met. When the family moved to Sumner, Shirley went to country school, and then in 6th grade she attended “town school” in Sumner. When Shirley was in 9th grade, they moved outside of Oelwein where she graduated in 1965. Throughout the years, Shirley was a bookkeeper and secretary for several different companies and courthouses. She retired from the Fayette County Courthouse in the Community Services office in 2009. 

Willard "Bill" Paschal

Willard "Bill" Paschal, 81, of McGregor, died Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. 

Visitation was held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22nd, 2023, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Hawkeye. Private family burial will be at Hawkeye Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family for later designation. Becker & Son Funeral Home in Hawkeye is assisting Bill’s family. Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.

Stanley Lehman

Stanley Louis Lehman, age 86, died peacefully on September 15, 2023 in Evanston Hospital. Stan was born in Elgin, lowa on August 8, 1937 to Naomi Shupbach Lehman and Louis Lehman.

Stan was the beloved husband of Barbara Gassen Lehman, the loving father of Gregory (Andrea), LoriAnn, Leanna (Jason), and Lawrence (Karen), and the much loved grandfather of Hanna, Lukas, Grant, Ella, Kirk, Devan, Drake, and Kenzington.

Stan took great pride in his grandchildren and loved to hear of their exploits and successes.

Janaan Seabrooke

A beautiful and much loved lady left this world on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in the presence of family members.   Janann Marie (Mork) Seabrooke, 88, daughter of the late Kenneth Benjamin Mork and Georgia Meyer Mork, husband of Alan A. Seabrooke and mother of Jill Mack and Timothy Seabrooke passed at Stoney Brook Village in West Union, Iowa.

Jan was born in a tiny house on a creek bottom in rural Clayton County on February 8, 1935. She was joined in the young family by a sister, Nona, three years later, and a brother, Kendall, in 1949. By this time the family had moved to the farm they had acquired on the Elgin-Gunder Road. 

Sharon Krech

Judith Loftsgard

Judith A Loftsgard, born January 14, 1941 to Glenn and Betty(Wood) Nims, peacefully passed away on August 30th 2023 at her home after a long illness.  She is survived by her husband of 65 years Ronald E. Loftsgard, her son Drew A. Loftsgard (Kristin); sisters Shelvy Schott (Willie), Phyllis Howard (Jerry) Grandchildren Michael (Meca) Loftsgard, Kaylee Lau, Shaun Lau, Timothy (Krissy)Brainard, Ashley (James) Briggs, Abbey White, Cassidi Curry, Morgan Robinson and Nick (Taylor) Robinson and many many great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her daughter, Debra A. Loftsgard and her son David E.Loftsgard as well as her parents Glenn and Betty Nims.

Judy was a jack of all trades, master of many. She wore many hats. Daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, welder,  maintenance technician and she mastered them all with love and intent.

Alice Boyer

Alice Lorraine Boyer, 89, of Oelwein, Iowa died Friday, September 15, 2023 at Aase Haugen Senior Services, Decorah, Iowa. She was born April 29, 2023 to Vern and Anna (Miller) Boyer in Brainard, Iowa. She graduated from Elgin High School, Elgin, Iowa in 1952. She received her LPN from Area One College, Calmar in 1962 and her RN from Allen College, Waterloo in 1972.

Alice was a nurse for more than forty years at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein and Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union until she retired. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church in West Union where she was very active being a Sunday school teacher and running the youth programs. She was a true woman of faith. Alice belonged to Doll Club, collecting dolls. She loved dogs, flower gardening, entering flowers at the fair, bowling league for years, travelling and playing autoharp.

Sharon Ann Krech

Darwin "Beezer" Conner

Darwin "Beezer" Conner, 72, of Fayette, died Saturday evening, September 9, 2023, at Maple Crest Manor in Fayette.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Fayette. Visitation will precede services at the funeral home on Saturday starting at 11:00 a.m. Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.

Darwin Eugene, son of Raymond and Marjorie (Shepard) Conner was born October 18, 1950, at the hospital in West Union. He received his education in the Fayette Schools, graduating in 1968. Beezer worked for Pattison Sand Company in Fayette for many years and Profile Boat in Sumner, where he retired. He enjoyed mushroom hunting, buying old cars (fixing them up and selling), and was an excellent mechanic (was always tinkering on something).