Lynn R. Mulholland, 71, of Duncombe died Monday, February 4,2013 at his home in Duncombe. Funeral services for Lynn Mulholland will be held Saturday morning at 11:00 at Asbury United Methodist Church with Rev.Jay Amundson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.

 Samuel (Bud) Knoll, 86 of Webster City,died Monday, February 4,2013 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Funeral services for Samuel Knoll will  be held at 10:30 Friday morning at Faith United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Gochenouer officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 until 10:30 Friday morning at the church. The Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

Janice Beem, 66 of Duncombe, died Sunday,February 3,2013 at Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City. Funeral services for Janice Beem will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center Chapel with Rev. Joe Lambert officiating. Burial will be in the Washington Township Cemetery at Duncombe. Visitation will be at Foster's from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening and prior to the service on Thursday.

 Ila Twedt,85 of Radcliffe, died Sunday, February 3,2013 at Crestview Senior Living in Webster City. Funeral services for Ila Twedt will be held Thursday, February 7 at 11:00 at the Missionary Alliance Church in Blairsburg. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial to be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Radcliffe Cemetery. The Boeke Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lawrence Van Hauen,76 of Webster City died Friday,February 1 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service for Lawrence Van Hauen will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at Asbury United Methodist Church with burial in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Boman Funeral Home in Webster City.

Luella Marie Anderson,99,a long time Jewell resident, died Friday, February 1,2013 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services for Luella Anderson will be held Monday, February 4 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Church of Christ in Jewell. Burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Jewell. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the Becker Funeral Home in Jewell.

Edna Kennedy,102 of Webster City died Sunday,January 27, 2013 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Webster City. Funeral services for Edna Kennedy will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Rev. Tom Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 Thursday afternoon until the time of service at Fosters.

Shirley Christianson, 86 of Jewell died Wednesday,January 23 at her home. Funeral services for Shirley Christianson will be held Wednesday afternoon, January 30 at 1:30 at the Becker Funeral Home in Jewell. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Becker Funeral Home. Memorials may be given for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

 Carroll Arneson, 88 of Jewell, died Wednesday,January 23,2013 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Memorial services for Carroll Arneson will be held Monday morning at 11:00 at the Missionary Alliance Church in Blairsburg. Pastor Ron Lotz officiating. Burial with military honors will follow the luncheon at 1:30 p.m.at the Homewood Cemetery in Ellsworth. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Missionary Alliance Church. Becker Funeral Home of Jewell is in charge of arrangements.

 Thelma E. Sefton,92, died Tuesday,January 22 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Funeral services for Thelma Sefton will be held Sunday afternoon,January 27  at the Andrews Funeral Home in Belmond. Pastor Brian Cushman will be officiating. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. The Andrews Funeral Home of Belmond is in charge of arrangements.

 Edwin "Gene" Ballantine, 83 of Story City, died Tuesday,January 22,2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A service celebratating the life of Edwin Ballantine will be held at 10:00 Saturday morning,January 26 at the Elim Lutheran Church in Randall. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m with the family present at Elim Lutheran. Burial of the cremated remains will be at a later date at the Evergreen Cemetery in Jewell. The Becker Funeral and Cremation Service of Jewell is in charge of arrangements.

 Gary Baker,75, of Webster City,died Tuesday,January 22,2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for Gary Baker will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with Rev. Dave Simonson officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be this Sunday evening, January 27 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Fosters.

 Darlene Caquelin,80 of Webster City, died Monday, January 21,2013 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. A Gathering for Darlene Caquelin will be held Thursday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m at the Foster Chapel with a sharing time at 6:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. The Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is in charge of the arrangements.

 Luella Holst Berkland,95 of Webster City,Iowa died on January 21,2013 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. A service honoring Luella's life will be held at 11:00 on Thursday,January 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Deer Creek Township northwest of Fort Dodge. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. The visitation is from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fort Dodge.

 Mary "Val" Maile,81 of Webster City died Sunday,January 20,2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The body has been cremated. A memorial service for Mary Maile will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 at the Christian Church in Lehigh. Pastor Richard Laird will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Carson-Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton.