OBITUARIES

Nov 17, 2023

Grant Winford White, 96, passed away on November 17, 2023 at the Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton.

He was born on September 20, 1927 in Tipton, Iowa to Grant W. and Edna (Giese) White. After graduating from Tipton High School in 1945, Grant completed basic training before becoming a Morse code instructor at Fort Monmouth, New...

Nov 7, 2023

Lane Ashley Hanon of Tipton, Iowa died November 7, 2023 at UIHC in Iowa City. His body has been cremated and there will be a celebration of life held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the First United Church of Christ in Tipton where the family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11:00 am and services will begin at...

Nov 2, 2023

Virginia (Wilson) Woods passed from this life on Thursday, November 2, 2023 while under the care of the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 6th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Mechanicsville beginning at 10:30 am with burial to...

Oct 29, 2023

Janis Parsons of Guthrie, Oklahoma, died October 29, 2023, at age 81.

Jan was born June 1, 1942, in Davenport, Iowa, to John and Evelyn Thee of Donahue, Iowa. She attended Allens Grove #2 school in Scott County, a one room school house with grades kindergarten through eighth. Indoor plumbing was not installed until she was in...

Oct 17, 2023

Wanda Ellen Ossmann, 78, of Davenport, stepped into eternity early Tuesday, October 17, 2023 while under the care of the Clarissa Cook Hospice House. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am at Fry Funeral Home followed immediately with her funeral at 11:30. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Tipton. In lieu of...

Oct 17, 2023

In Loving Memory of Donald Henry Paul

Donald Henry Paul, born on May 20, 1933, peacefully passed away on October 17, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. He was the son of Henry Cecil Paul and Irene Schacht. Don’s journey began in the Cedar County area, where he spent his...

Oct 16, 2023

Ronald Gene Wingert, 84 of Tipton, entered his eternal rest on Monday, October 16 while under the care of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 23 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 24 at 10:00am at Fry Funeral Home with...

Sep 30, 2023

Lester “Les” Alvin Proctor Jr., of Wilton, passed away at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the age of 49.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 4th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Fry Funeral Home in Tipton.  Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday,...

Sep 28, 2023

Harlan “Bill” Young, 77, entered his eternal rest on September 28, 2023 at his home in Tipton.  No services are planned.

Bill, son of Harlan and Gwendolyn (Eberle) Young, was born on Monday, February 25, 1946 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  He graduated from Lincoln High School.  On August 24, 1965, he married Sharon Studt in Nashua, Iowa. ...

Sep 12, 2023

Wallace “Wally” Gene Axberg, 70, of Tipton, Iowa passed away from complications of Alzheimer/Dementia Disease on September 12, 2023 while under loving care of Cedar Manor and St. Croix Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 2:00 pm with visitation starting at 1:00 pm, all at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton, Iowa...

Sep 3, 2023

Don Yule was born July 8, 1938, in Brookings, South Dakota. In 1941 his family moved to a small farm in White, South Dakota where Don attended elementary and high school. When he graduated from White High School, Don joined the Navy and served on a repair ship, the USS Cadmus. In 1959 he was honorably discharged. After his...

Sep 1, 2023

Caroline Selma Beuthien, 96, of Bennett, Iowa, passed away on September 1, 2023 while under the care of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 5th, beginning at 1:00 pm immediately followed by her funeral service at 2:00 pm, all taking place at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton, Iowa with the Rev....

Aug 24, 2023

Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Hulda Schilling, 93, formerly of Tipton, passed away on Thursday, August 24 in the Wilton Nursing Home. Funeral services for Gerri will be held on Thursday, August 31 at 1:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Visitation will be held one hour ahead of time starting at noon. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton. Online condolences...

Aug 21, 2023

Glenwood “Woody” Francis Marshall, 69, of Bennett, Iowa passed away on August 21, 2023 in his home from complications of health issues. Woody was born on September 11, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of Glenn and Dorothy Davey Marshall. Woody enlisted in the United States Navy. He worked for Chrysler for many years and later worked...

Aug 4, 2023

Donald Wayne Hubler, 64, of Cedar Valley, passed away from complications of cancer while in the comfort of his own home with his family and friends by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held at Cedar Valley Park, Shelter 1, on August 19th at 11:00 am. Rev. Ronald Lashmit will officiate . This will be a potluck...

Jul 26, 2023

Lloyd “Lonnie” George Matthess, 66, of Marion, IA, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 while at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, IA. A Visitation will be held at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton from 4pm – 7pm on Monday, July 31, 2023. On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, a funeral service, officiated...

Jul 16, 2023

Nancy Anne Wood, 53, of North Liberty and formerly of Tipton, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023, while under the care of the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 10:30 am, at Tipton United Methodist Church, with burial following in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Jul 15, 2023

Donald Ray Kallenberger, a lifelong resident of Tipton and Durant, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 15, 2023 while under the care of Cedar Manor and St. Croix Hospice.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 20th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton.  There will be a private burial at Tipton...

Jul 14, 2023

Evelyn Louise (Miller) Wethington (April 29, 1931 – July 14, 2023) Evelyn Louise (Miller) Wethington was born April 29, 1931, to Clarence and Flossie (Shrope) Miller outside of Lisbon, Iowa, on their family farm. As a toddler, Ev moved with her parents and younger brother, John, to the Buchanan mansion outside of Mechanicsville, Iowa. Clarence repaired the derelict home,...

Jul 13, 2023

James “Jimmy” Richard Miller, 92, of Mechanicsville, died on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the Clarence Nursing Home, Clarence, IA. He donated his body to the University of Iowa for research. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, September 10th from noon to 3:00 pm at Howard Sivers Residence, 223 Garfield Avenue, Mechanicsville, Iowa 52306. Cards and...