Obituaries

Ryan L. Mortensen, 35, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 with his loving family by his side. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 31 at Ankeny Funeral Home (1510 W. First St.

Wayne Eugene Robbins, son of Lloyd Forrest Robbins and Arline Lois Hess Robbins, was born December 27, 1944 in Jefferson, Iowa.

Kenneth Henry, son of Henry and Anna (Grimm) Ewoldt, was born on November 14, 1922 in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran church in Manning.

Larry David Blackburn was born March 11, 1946, to Marjorie (Miller) and Darrell Blackburn in Jefferson, Iowa. He died of bladder cancer on March 16, 2017 at the Hospice House in Ames, Iowa.

Ruth “Elaine” Parker, 81, of Manly, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. after a serious illness.

Floyd Duane Dunlop, son of Donald Archibald Dunlop and Mamie Rose Schuttler Dunlop, was born September 22, 1920 in Hardin Township, Greene County, Iowa on his parents’ farm.

Martha Fister died March 20, 2017 at Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 96 years.

Cleo Bernice Hunter, age 98, of Scranton ascended the stair steps of heaven to be with her husband, Jim on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Gardens Assisted Living in Jefferson surrounded by her lovin