BATTLE CREEK - Joel Paul Leenaars of Naples, Florida; Battle Creek, Iowa; and Hercules, California; passed away on Jan. 31, 2023. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, April 28, 1935.
CUSHING - Alexis Grace Renze, age 23, of Cushing, Iowa (formerly of Ida Grove and Holstein, Iowa) passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident near Holstein, Iowa.
IDA GROVE - Gary L. Godbersen, 83, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Private Family Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Ida Grove, with Rev. Luann Benge officiating. A Public Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, from 4-7 p.m., at the Skate Palace of Ida Grove, Iowa.
BATTLE CREEK - Mildred E. Fleenor, age 94, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. Rev. Richard A. Salcido will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the Ida Grove Cemetery of Ida Grove, Iowa.
BATTLE CREEK - James “Jim” Krueger, age 83, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at his daughter’s residence of Sioux City, Iowa.
ARTHUR - Mary Ann (O’Tool) Thies, age 83, of Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at the UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital of Des Moines, Iowa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the St. Martin’s Catholic Church of Odebolt, Iowa. Father Joseph Dillinger will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the St. Martin’s Catholic Cemetery of Odebolt, Iowa.
