Obituaries

Kyler Walter Kiner, 24, of Grand Junction, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 4.

He was brought into this world on Sept. 24, 1995, in Ames to Scott and Tammy Kiner.  

Patricia Ann Porter, 91, a longtime resident of Bagley, died Nov. 4 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.  

Lake City – Ronald Gregg, 77, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov.

William Charles Gettler Jr., 92, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Jefferson, passed away Oct. 21 at home.

Bill was born in Carroll on April 3, 1927, the son of William and Mary Gettler Sr. 

Suzanne Whitaker Sievers, 69, was born in Bethany, Mo., on Nov. 12, 1949, to Clifford and Gladys Whitaker. She died on Oct. 16 in Jefferson.

Rose Thompson, 82, formerly of Jamaica, passed away on Oct. 18 of complications following a stroke.

Diane Louise (Souder) Higgins, 73, died peaceful at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames on Oct. 13 surrounded by loving family and friends. 

Charles Dean Thompson, known by everyone as “Dean,” died Oct. 3 in West Des Moines at the age of 89.