Sue Ellen Thede, of Jefferson, was born Jan. 12, 1948, in Galva to Blanche (Gray) Alftine and Ivan Alftine.
Sue was called to heaven Jan. 9 at the age of 71.
Elizabeth Beck, 91, of Churdan, died Jan. 1 at the Greene County Medical Center with her family by her side.
Kay A. Jack died Dec. 28.
Born in Jefferson on Aug. 8, 1943, to parents Paul and Hazel Leichsenring, she spent her childhood on a farm near Paton.
Donna Jean Ober peacefully passed away at Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care on Dec. 27 at the age of 89.
Richard “Dugan” McQuillen passed away peacefully at his son’s home in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 1 at the age of 81 after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Eileen Maree Perkins was born Feb. 14, 1924, in Fort Dodge, the daughter of Clarence and Ann (Sinek) Claussen. She went to heaven on Dec.
Peggy M. Barkley, 87, passed away on Dec. 25 at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort Dodge.
Charity Sumner Ehmen, 65, of Jefferson, passed away on Nov. 27 at Pearl Valley Nursing & Rehab in Perry with her children at her side.
Services for Betty Ilene Morgan were held Dec. 20 at the Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson.
Eleanor Byrns Toomey, of Dallas, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Nov. 23 after a courageous battle with cancer.