Thursday, August 14, 2025

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

       Dennis "Den" Harold Knight, 73, Boone. Born in Des Moines. BHS-70. Iowa National Guard vet. Married Teresa (Teri) Burnett in Boone in 1975, 50 years ago. Den worked at Sauer-Sundstrand for 39 years before retirement in 2011. He had advanced from working on the line to becoming a team leader. Den and Teri enjoyed traveling, especially to Laughlin, Las Vegas and Meskwaki, and a special trip to Alaska in 2014. Den was a reader and history buff and the couple visited numerous Civil War battlefield sites. He enjoyed gardening and canning and researching family genealogy. Survivors include his wife, Teri, BHS-73, brother Ed, BHS-73, (Karen) and mother and father-in-law, Bonnie and Larry (Bud) Furst all of Boone. Services in Boone.      

      James "Jim" Weber, 67, Ames. Former Boone resident. BHS-76. No service planned.

      Marian Marie Shahan Johnston, 80, Rutledge, MO. Passed away at the Boone County Hospital. Services in Missouri.     

      Dorothy Ann Nystrom Rothfus, 98, Woodward/Eden Acres/Perry. Born in Ogden. OHS-42. Married Lawrence Rothfus near Ogden in 1949. The couple farmed in the Woodward area. Dorothy was a devoted church member who enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing quilts, tending her garden, raising chickens and selling the eggs to local customers. The couple also enjoyed camping and dancing. Survivors include a son, Ron, and two daughters, Barbara and Beth, a brother, Reuben Nystrom, and two sisters-in-law. Service in Perry.

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