Browse Our Obituaries to Honor Your Loved Ones and Find Comfort in Their Legacy in Sigourney and Surrounding Areas
Jeanene Peiffer
Oct 19, 2026
Jeanene Williams Peiffer
August 23, 1932 – October 19, 2026
Jeanene Williams Peiffer, 94, of Sigourney, Iowa, passed away on October 19, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of cherished memories and a legacy of love, faith, family, and service to her community.
Jeanene was born on August 23, 1932, in Pershing, Iowa, to Clyde and Violet Johnston Williams. She graduated from Ottumwa High...
Dallas Derby
Oct 19, 2026
Dallas Dewayne Derby, 77, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2026, at Colonial Manor of Amana in Amana, Iowa.
Dallas was born on December 15, 1948, in Sigourney, Iowa, to Everett Nelson and Betty Eldora (Northup) Derby. He grew up around Delta and later graduated from Sigourney High School in 1967.
He entered active duty in the United States Army on January...
Janis Ipsen
Oct 17, 2026
Janis Laureen Ipsen 76, died October 17, 2026, at Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born March 31, 1950, to Ralph Eugene and JoAnne (Townsend) Massengill in Bremerton, Washington. She graduated from Long Beach High School. She moved to Hayesville in 1968 and married Phil Chapman and followed him during his time in the military. They later divorced and...
Vicki Benson
Oct 10, 2026
Vicki J. Benson, 69, died October 10, 2026, at her home near Sigourney, Iowa. She was born July 31, 1957, to Bruce and Juanita Porter Freeman in Marengo, Iowa. She graduated from Tama High School in 1975. On August 2, 1984, she married Dave Benson in Sigourney. She was employed at Amana Refrigeration for 45 years, retiring in 2019. Vicki...
Ellen Krueger
Sep 17, 2026
Ellen A. Krueger, 70, died September 17, 2026, at Stone Cottage in Sigourney. She was born March 19, 1956 to Frank and Phyllis (Forbes) Tucker in Saint Charles, Missouri. She graduated from Saint Charles High in 1974 she later received a bachelors degree in health care administration from Truman State University. On September 6, 1975 she married Vernon Krueger at...
Richard "Dick" Walden
Aug 28, 2026
Richard David Walden, 86 died August 28, 2026 at the Manor House in Sigourney. He was born March 22,1940, to Leo and Zola Dugger Walden near What Cheer, Iowa. He graduated from Delta High School in 1958. Dick worked as a farm hand in his youth. On September 9, 1963, he married Connie Sue Thorburn at the Presbyterian Church in...
Ron Greeson
Aug 26, 2026
Ronald L. Greeson, 82, died August 26, 2026, at his home in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born September 6, 1943, at Jefferson County Hospital to Harold and Edith (Davis) Greeson. Ron graduated from Richland High School in 1961 and earned his teaching degree from William Penn College in 1965. During his time at William Penn he also played basketball. On...
Robert Gann
Aug 25, 2026
Robert Lee Gann, 78, died August 25, 2026, surrounded by his family at the Manor House in Sigourney, Iowa. He was born April 10, 1948, in Sigourney to Robert Gene and Virginia Mae (Ewald) Gann. He graduated from Sigourney High School in 1966 and later earned a teaching degree from the University of Northern Iowa.
Robert spent most of his life...
Jeff Miller
Aug 23, 2026
Jeffrey Brian Miller, 60, passed away on August 23, 2026, at his home in South English.
Jeff was born October 1, 1965, in Sigourney, Iowa, to Lonnie and Lois (Baker) Miller. He graduated from English Valleys High School in 1984. Following high school, Jeff attended Indian Hills Community College, where he earned a degree in Diesel Mechanics.
On August 22, 1992, Jeff...
Tim Kaufman Sr.
Aug 11, 2026
Timothy Wayne Kaufman Sr., 68, died August 11, 2026 at his home in Hedrick. He was born January 20, 1958 in La Jolla, California to Richard E. Kaufman and Kitty Ann Coon. He attended school in California. Worked construction most of his life and moved to Iowa in 1992.
He is preceded in death by his parents
He is survived by his...
Leland Heisdorffer
Aug 3, 2026
Leland Heisdorffer, born March 30, 1936 passed away surrounded by family on August 3, 2026. Born to Edythe and Albert Heisdorffer and raised with stepfather Joe Williams, Leland’s work ethic was engrained at the age of ten when he would go on carpentry jobs with his maternal Grandpa McConnell.
Leland married Bonnie Coghlan on September 6, 1958. Together they raised four...
Richard Kerkove
Jul 28, 2026
John “Richard” Kerkove, age 93, died peacefully on July 28, 2026, after a life filled with faith, family, hard work, and service. Richard was born on April 2, 1933, in rural Ollie, the sixth of twelve children born to John Leroy Kerkove and Addie Louise Spiess. There wasn’t much money and with a household of seven boys and five girls,...
Marlene Meyer
Jul 14, 2026
Charlotte Marlene Meyer, 86, died July 14th, 2026 at her home. She was born June 5, 1940 in Sigourney, Iowa to Goldie Claudine and Horace LeRoy Course of Sigourney. She graduated from Sigourney High School in 1958. After graduation, Marlene and friends moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time, they all wanted to be airline stewards, but Marlene was offered...
Janet Behrens
Jul 10, 2026
Janet Louise Behrens, 04/29/1943 – 07/10/2026 of Knoxville, IA. She was a devoted mother and grandmother passed away on July 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Janet was born on April 29, 1943, to Jesse Leland Greenhalgh and Thelma Ailene Boles in Oskaloosa, IA. She attended Evans School through the eighth grade and graduated from Oskaloosa High School in...
Debra Brown
Jul 7, 2026
Debra Leanne Brown, 74, died July 7, 2026, in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born April 28,1952, to Russell and June (Dillon) Caskey in Sigourney, IA. She earned her diploma from English Valley High School in North English. She was married to Ron Laufenberg and later David Brown.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother- in- law Mike Conner, Ron...
Daniel "Dan" Ahrens
Jun 24, 2026
Daniel "Dan" Ahrens (3/10/56 – 6/24/26), a longtime Iowa City, Iowa resident, respected concrete industry leader, entrepreneur, coach, and devoted family man, passed away on June 24, 2026 at age 70. Born in 1956 in the Sigourney/Harper area of Iowa to Ronald Fredrick Ahrens and Marjorie Ann (Weber) Ahrens, Dan grew up on the family farm west of Harper. He...
Alice M Hootman
Jun 11, 2026
Alice Martha (Black) Hootman, 110, died June 11, 2026, at the Manor House in Sigourney. She was born on January 26, 1916, to Kate (Collett) and Charles Black on their farm north of Fairfield, Iowa. She married Arthur C. Hootman on February 13, 1932. They had three children, D. Clair on September 10, 1933, Carol Gene, January 24, 1936, and...
Ron Meyer
May 25, 2026
Ronald William Meyer, 78, of Sigourney, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2026, at The Manor House in Sigourney, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Ron was born on February 9, 1948, in Sigourney, Iowa, the son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Hammes) Meyer. After losing his father at a young age, Ron developed a strong work ethic early...
John "Pee Wee" Bruns
May 10, 2026
John "Pee Wee" Bruns, a devoted family man, veteran, and lifelong resident of Sigourney, Iowa, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026, at Manor House Sigourney. Born on September 17, 1937, to Malcom and Bernadeen (Stanfield) Bruns in Sigourney, John’s life was marked by steadfast dedication—to his country, his work, and his loved ones.
He graduated from Sigourney High School in...
Joanne Hauschild
Apr 20, 2026
Joanne Michele Hauschild, 67, died April 20, 2026. She was born May 14, 1958 to Harold and Rose (Bodeman) Hauschild. Jo graduated from Newton High School in 1979 and then worked at Progress Industries in Newton, where she lived in an assisted living facility for several years. In 2008 she moved to First Resources in Sigourney and worked at the...
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