BOONE AREA DEATHS

     Stanley Herbert Will, 80, Madrid/Madrid Home. Born in Badger. Grew up in Eagle Grove. Lived most of his life at the Woodward Resource Center. With his parents, traveled to over 40 states. Was an avid artist, loved the outdoors and the Cyclones. Survivors include his brother, Clayton (Joanne) Will of Madrid. Service in Madrid.  

     Jeremy Jay Bowen, 49, Madrid. Born in Winterset. MHS-93. Computer Science degree from DMACC. Was a computer software developer. Worked 19 years for Farmer's Mutual Hail, formerly known as John Deere Crop Insurance. Loved computers, fishing, music, camping at Bell's Mill, canoeing, and was passionate about science. Survivors include his parents, a brother and sister. Services in Ames. 

     Shirley Marie Brown Steadman, 82, Rippey. Born in Jefferson City, MO. Perry HS. Married Richard Lee Steadman Sr. in 1958 in Granger. Lived several years in Perry but moved to Rippey in retirement. Survivors include her husband, Richard, three adult children, a brother, five sisters and eight grandchildren including Braidon (Val) Sheeder of Boone. Services in Perry.  

      Lynn Dean Depping, 76, Madrid. Born in Hampton. Cal Community HS-65. Auto mechanics school in Omaha. Northern Iowa CC, Mason City. Enlisted in Navy in 1966. Married Elaine Ohm in Minnesota in 1970. Lived in Des Moines and Elkhart before settling in Madrid in 1977. Navy vet, 27 years. Retired in 1993. Worked at Camp Dodge until his second retirement in 2006. Enjoyed wintering in Arizona, traveling, fishing, camping and cars or trucks or anything he could take apart. Active member of the Madrid Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Elaine, son Michael (Robyn) and daughter, Julie (Tim) Shannon, all of Madrid. Services in Madrid. 

     LaVon Maureen Campbell Johnson, 80, Waukee. Born in Pilot Mound. Grand Community HS-61. Married Roger Stevens. They divorced. Married Torger Johnson in 1976. The couple lived in Ames until 1980. While in Ames, LaVon worked as a custodian on the ISU campus. Moving to Anita, she became bookkeeper for the Anita Housing Corporation. Over three years, the couple became foster parents to 12 teenagers. They also adopted a son and daughter and LaVon did daycare. In 1986, they moved to Denver where Torger attended seminary. They returned to Iowa in 1990 and lived in Webster City, Victor and West Bend where Torger served churches. LaVon worked as a substitute teacher's assistant and various other jobs. In 2002, the couple moved to Baxter, MN, in 2005 to a home they built near Cass Lake, MN. Torger retired from the ministry from Wilmar, MN. After a move to Waukee, LaVon became a victim of breast cancer. Survivors include her husband, Torger, two daughters, two sons and a sister. Services in Des Moines and Waukee.