BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Michael Alan Day, 59, Boone. Born in Ames. Boone schools. Married Kim Anderson in Woolstock in 1998. Worked for Van Diest and then for Tom Walters Sanitation for over 10 years. He loved buying scratch tickets at L and M. Survivors include his mother, Linda Smith, his father, William Day, and a brother, Rick Day, all of Boone. A son, Nickolai Day and three half brothers, Matt, James and William Day, all of Boone, also survive. Ex-wife, Kim Day, of Boone and a daughter also survive.. A COL will be held in Boone.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

       JoAnn Morris Martin, 90, Boone. BHS-53. 

       Leroy Arthur Hamilton, 90, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-52. Married Joan Logsdon, BHS-52 in Boone in 1965. LeRoy worked different positions for the DOT for 44 years. He enjoying hunting, fishing, golfing, ISU football and the couple traveled extensively. LeRoy started a family tradition of attending the Yankee Doodle Pops Concert in Des Moines every July 4th. He was a devoted Elks Club member, belonged to the Boone Jaycees and the Boone County Historical Society. Joan passed in 2020. Survivors include a son, Scott, BHS-78, a daughter, Debra, BHS-75, and a sister. Services in Boone.

       Mary Beth Sayre Fox, 67, Woodward. Born in Texas. Lived in El Paso, TX. and Las Cruses, NM until the family moved to Boone. Sacred Heart Elementary and then United Community HS-75. Married Richard A. Fox. Worked at Woodward Resource Center caring for individuals with disabilities. Then, spent time caring for family members. An avid pet lover. Survivors include her husband, Richard, two step-sons, Brock and Gavin (Stephanie) Fox, five brothers, John (Patrice), Bob, Dick, Paul and Jerry (Stephanie) and seven sisters Kitty Sayre, Toni (Gene) Ridgway, Sandy (Joe) Osborn, Peggy (Lee) Johnson, Jan (Steve) Barrett, Jo (Gary) Johnson and Anna (Shelly) Sayre. Services at a later date.

       Richard Stephen Mead, 81, Ogden. Born in Mitchellville. Knoxville HS-61. University of Iowa. Army vet. Worked for a bank in Des Moines and then at Firestone for many years until retirement. He loved history, puzzles and games. Survivors include a sister, Marilyn Heater, and a brother, Harold Mead, both of Ogden. A second brother also survives. Services in Ogden.    

      Eleanor Joyce Rubenking, 86, Ogden/Westhaven. Born in Malvern. MHS. Married Thomas August Rubenking in 1956. She was a longtime bus driver and a beautiful seamstress. There are five children in the family, including Aaron Jay (Pam) Rubenking of Boone. Two sisters also survive. Services in Ogden and Randolph.     

      Roberta Lynn Stephenson-Johnson, 72, Marion. Born in Monticello. MHS-70. Northern Iowa-74. Taught at NESCO/Zearing for two years starting in '74. Then, she taught at United Community where she met Daniel Johnson of rural Boone. The couple married in Monticello in 1978. They farmed in their early married life but left that in 1985 and moved to Mount Vernon where both began postal careers in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Roberta worked as a clerk and later, as a training technician in the Cedar Rapids main office until retirement in 2014. In 2007, the couple had moved to Marion. Dan retired in 2017. Roberta loved growing flowers, was a talented artist and loved traveling. Survivors include her husband, Daniel, and son, Bryan (Erica) Johnson of Portland, Oregon. Roberta and Daniel bought a condo in Portland and divided time between Portland and Marion from 2017 until her passing. Services in Cedar Rapids and Monticello.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

        Leon Cornelis, 91, Boone. Born in Belle Plaine. BPHS-51. Korean U.S. Army vet. Married Shirley Shoemaker in Belle Plaine in 1963. The couple moved to Nevada and then to Boone in 1965. Leon was a DOT employee for over 45 years and retired in 1997. As a surveyor, he received two prestigious awards, in 1981 and again in 1994. Member of the KC's, American Legion, VFW, Boone Veteran's Council and the Boone County Sportsman's Club. Very active in Sacred Heart Parish. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and skeet shooting as well as monthly lunches with his retired friends. Survivors include two sons, Michael, BHS-84, (Jill), Cornelis and Robert, BHS-86, (JoAnn), Cornelis both of Boone and a third son, James Cornelis, of Ames. Services in Boone.     

       Mavis Carlson Swanson, 85, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Pilot Mound. Pilot Mound HS. Married Verle Swanson in Pilot Mound in 1967. Active church member. She enjoyed her recent time at Westhaven. Survivors include her son, Gary (Wendy) Swanson of Boone and daughter, Karla (Jason) Becker. A sister, Eleanor Sturtz, also survives. Services in Boone.

       Wilma Lue Phipps, 77, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in LeMars. BHS-66. Served as a Medical Records Clerk at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines until retirement in 2012. Loved playing jigsaw and crossword puzzles. Survivors include her "adopted" family, Moreen "Betsy" Behling and Bill and Brenda Behling, all of Boone. Graveside services in Boone.

       Clinton Sealine, 90, Madrid/Madrid Home. Born in Marion Township. Stanhope HS.  Married Marlene Sesker, BHS-56, in Boone in 1959. Was a farmer and truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Marlene, two daughters, Juli (Steve) Knauss and Lisa Rogers and a son, Jon (Cindy) Sealine. Services in Huxley.   

       Pamela Ann Miller Taylor, 71, Tacoma, WA. Formerly of Des Moines. Raised on Zunkel farms near Boone. Eventually moved to Des Moines. Burial will take place later next to her grandparents in Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden.

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     Another note on the old ice skating pond at McHose Park.

     Vern Modeland, BHS-50, wrote, "I used to live at that place come frozen water time way back when, so far back that Roy Coffman's dad was the park custodian, living at the end of Boone Street. I did many a night's duty helping Roy and his dad with shovels to get the snow off the ice, when necessary, while the fire in the warming shack stove did its thing. Those brave enough among us would even ice skate up stream, through the cemetery to that inviting opening that represented the concrete sewer draining from as far north as downtown Boone. Ah, the good old days."

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     In 1958, I was fresh from my military experience and began coaching Babe Ruth baseball. 

     Larry Lindmark, BHS-63, was, I believe, on my first Ruth team at age 13. I don't want to think about his current age. Anyway, he's a "big time" collector and ebay seller, primarily of sports items.

     Last June, he sold a Michael Jordan rookie card, plus four other cards from the early 1950's, including those of Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra. He's been selling sports items on ebay since 1999. He told me that two of his cards have Boone connections. (1) A 1956 second card of Scott Schebler, an Iowan from Cedar Rapids who played baseball at DMACC Boone Campus for Coach John Smith and later had a nice career with four major league teams before retiring in 2023. (2) He also has a card of former NBA basketball player Dick Gibbs. Gibbs listed his hometown as Ames but his family purchased the Boone Coast to Coast store from Les Fawcett and Irv Hellum and Dick would help in the Boone store while attending Ames schools.

     Four of Larry's grandsons have played college sports. His most recent is Owen Lindmark, who is the captain of the Wisconsin Badger hockey team. Grandpa is a big fan of the Olympics and said he will use the money he made on that card sale last June for a trip to the Winter games in Milan, Italy in 2026. It will be his sixth Olympic trip since his first at Calgary in 1988.

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     Barb Buechler Fosdick, BHS-67, enjoyed the story we posted on the late Jack Mustapha's career, death and the trip some relatives and friends made to Memorial Park to reminisce about his many achievements there. In that edition, we also mentioned the joy of having such a wonderful city park.

     Barb wrote, "brought back lots of memories. I drove past Memorial in May and had flashback memories."

     Barb was in town for a special friend's end of life experience. Craig Hob Wear passed away last May at age 61. Craig was the chief chef at Toby K's Hideaway for 12 years prior to May of 2023 and a second cousin of Barb's. In fact, during major colon surgeries and numerous hospital and care facility visits, Barb had become his care coordinator, then DPOA and assistant hospice nurse.

    Craig was a unique individual. Barb explained, "he read a book a day, walked everywhere, was an author and poet and antique collector. He had 3000 books, including cooking books, in his home, never lost an Iowa BBQ contest and owned 37 cast iron skillets." Erickson Library and the Cole Country School House were the recipients of many of his materials.

    Hob's parents, Sharon and Fred Wear, live in St. Louis and have had various  relationships with  the Buechler's and Olson's of the Boone area. 

    Barb praised the friendship Toby K had with his longtime employee. "They were the best of friends and Toby K helped us a great deal with Hob and his needs over the last four years of his life. Hob, of course, made sure that the menu and food at the Hideaway was downright great and he was always tweaking it to improve what was offered."

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BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     William (Bill) Russell Pepper, 63, Boone. Born in Storm Lake. SLHS-79. University of Iowa, 1985. Married Merry Barney in Utah in 1987. Married Dee Ann (Jacobs) Moline in Johnston in 2014. Worked as an accountant at Almaco in Nevada. He enjoyed working out at the Strength Shop in Boone, bicycling on the High Trestle Trail and bourbon" chasing. Survivors include his wife, Dee Ann, of Boone and five children, including Emilee Pepper of Ogden and Kelsey Moline of Boone. A brother and sister-in-law also survive. Services in Boone. 

     Marlys Rae Kathman Sampson, 72, Roland. Born in Minnesota. BHS-70. Married Larry Eugene Sampson in 1973. Worked at ISU for over 27 years before retirement in 2021. She enjoyed gardening and for over 50 years, was right by Larry"s side, helping with trucking and family. Survivors include her husband, Larry, their children, Karissa, Chelsi, Dakota and Brayden, a god-daughter, Kaylene (Cory) Bingham, twin sister, Arlys (Eric) Udelhoven, sisters Val Williams and Lou Ann Doyle, brother Randy Kathman and step-brother Jerry Kathman. Services in Boone

     Geraldine Ella Hiveley Kent, 97, Stratford. Born in Fort Dodge. Married Myron Kent in Homer, IA. in 1948. Member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford and the American Legion Auxiliary. Loved to sew and quilt. Worked for Globe Union Electronics in Fort Dodge for 10 years and was a farm wife until retirement in 1988. Survivors include a son, Lloyd (Martha) Kent of Stratford, and two brothers. Services in Stratford.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

      Patricia Griffith Smith, 94, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Eagle Grove. Married Bill E. Smith in Eagle Grove in 1950. She enjoyed coffee at the bakery and shopping, especially at TJ Maxx, Goodwill or any Dollar store. Was a member of the Purple Hat Society. Several Boone survivors, a son, Craig Smith, great granddaughter, Kennedi (Triston) Thomas, great, great grandson, Briggs Thomas, and daughter-in-law, Coke Smith. Also surviving is a grandson, Skyler Smith, of Ogden. Services in Boone.  

       Ronald Lee Trudo, 81, Ogden. Born in West Union. Postville HS-61. Wayne State College in 1965. Army vet. Married Linda Lee Muench in Ogden in 1974. Served as a teacher and coach in Omaha, Johnston and Ogden. Later, was a banker in Lone Tree and Ogden and a lab tech at ISU Vet Med. He enjoyed simple pleasures, fishing, refinishing furniture and woodwork and the Ogden Bulldogs. Survivors include his wife, Linda, and daughter Anne Trudo, both of Ogden, a son, Eric, and a sister, Cheryl. Services in Ogden.

      Patrick Fitzgerald, 74, Boone. Born in Boone. South HamiltonHS-68. FFA member and earned his Iowa Farmer Degree in 1968. An expert in swine judging, he won the National Barrow Show Swine Judging Contest in 1967. Farmed with his dad, Charles, then with Dean Pevestorf. Drove  a school bus for South Hamilton. Married Brenda Finnigin in Kansas in 1981. The couple farmed in rural Boone County until 1992. In 1984, started with Fareway as a truck driver and logged over a million miles before retirement in 2009. Always a farmer at heart, he collected and built farm toys, including Iowa Cornbelt Oliver Collectors and Hart Parr Oliver Collectors. He attended every Iowa State Fair from 1951-2023. Survivors include his wife, Brenda, three daughters, Angie, Catie and Theresa, son Charlie and Boone resident son, Jim (Ashley) Fitzgerald. Services pending. 

     Paul Clifford Grout, 84, Des Moines. Two sons survive, including Bradley Grout of Boone. Services in Des Moines.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

       Andrew (Andy) McCabe, 39, Dayton. Has been working as a security guard at the Iowa Army National Guard Aviation facility in Boone. Services pending.    

       Mary Jane Mishler Maynard, 86, Bryant, Alabama. Formerly of Boone. BHS-56.  Mary Jane had a true passion for flowers, gardening, crocheting and working with porcelain dolls. Preceded in death by her husband, Dale Maynard. Survivors include three children, son Marion, and daughters, Cindy and Mary. Services in Boone. 

       Clifford Harold Gildea, 72, Boone. Born in Boone. UnitedCHS-71. Married Christina Ann Lawrence. Cliff worked for United Contractors and the CNW/UP railroad. Survivors include two children, Delana Straub and Jeremy Gildea, as well as a brother, Wayne Gildea, and sister, Beth Lycke. COL in Slater.   

      Robin Lou Moore Silverman, 68, Riverside, CA. Born in Orange, CA. Grew up in Yorba Linda, CA. Valencia HS. Survivors include her father, Max Moore, BHS-46. Her mother, Ramona Tingwald Moore, BHS-49, preceded her in death in 2013. Services in Norco, CA.

     Robert Pack Robinson, 96, Clive. After completing seminary and the class work for Th.D, he and his wife, Marjorie Louise Gaskill, came to Iowa to serve in the Methodist Conference. He served numerous churches, including in Ogden in 1966.

     Donald Keith Roznos, 85, Slater/Madrid Home. Services in Slater and Alleman.