Bruce W. Jacobson, age 76, of Mapleton passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at his residence.
    A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2025, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Mapleton. Rev. Nathan Peitsch will officiate. Committal services will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Mapleton with Military Rites provided by the Loren Hollister Post No. 0496 of the American Legion of Mapleton.
    A Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home in Mapleton.
    The Armstrong - Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online www.armstrongfuneral.com.
    A full obituary will be published next week.

    Eleen F. Ashley, age 75, of Correctionville (formerly of Anthon) passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the Correctionville Specialty Care of Correctionville.
    A Funeral Service was held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025, at the Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home of Anthon. Pastor Karen Handke officiated. A Visitation was held one-hour prior to the service from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Committal Services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in Memorial Park Cemetery of Sioux City.
    The Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home of Anthon was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online www.armstrongfuneral.com
    Eleen Faye Ashley, daughter of Frank J. and Emily L. (Sachau) Dyer, was born on July 27, 1950, in Sioux City. She spent her early years in Bronson until age 10 when her family purchased a farm near Oto, in 1960. Eleen continued her childhood in the Oto area and attended Anthon-Oto High School where she received her education. After high school, Eleen entered the workforce.
    On August 25, 1976, Eleen was united in marriage to Eldon Burton "E.B." Ashley in Canton, SD. The couple made their home on a farm northwest of Anthon, later moving to Pierson for a brief period before returning to the farm. Eleen took great joy in being a homemaker on the farm. She loved caring for her cats, working on word searches, and spending time reading. In later years, she and Eldon moved into town before eventually transitioning to the nursing home. Eldon passed away in 2001.
    Left to cherish her memory include her sister Marilyn Ashley of Albion NE; brother Keith Dyer of Correctionville; niece Marla (Aaron) Kollbaum of Anthon and their children Ashley (Tony) Mondor and Logan (Alyssa) Kollbaum; nephew Robert (Tracy) Ashley of Moville and their children Blake Ashley and Wyatt (Beth) Ashley; great-great nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.
    She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Emily Dyer; her maternal and paternal grandparents; sister-in-law Edna Dyer; and great-great nephew Juddson Mondor.

    Marjorie Mary Fey Farris, 88, of Richmond, KY, passed into history on October 30, 2025. Marjorie had taught at Danbury Public Schools and at one time taught the kindergarten students from both Danbury Public and Danbury Catholic at the same time.
    Her funeral service will be in the spring. Arrangements are under the Oldham-Roberts & Powell Funeral Home of Richmond. Updates to the arrangements and notes to the family may be left at https://www.orpfh.com/obituaries/Marjorie-Farris?obId=46264090.
    Marjorie was born on June 17, 1937, on a farm near the small rural town of Anthon, IA, daughter of the late Donald William Fey and Bernice Ashley Fey. Marjorie will be remembered for her humor, her passion for learning, and her strength in the face of adversity.
    Although she contracted debilitating polio at three months old, Marjorie defied expectations by learning to walk. She continued to defy expectations for the rest of her life. She joined her college hiking club, traveled extensively, and learned to ride a therapeutic horse in her 70s. She was a teacher, a singer, and a voracious reader. Marjorie graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, in 1963 and went on to earn two Master's Degrees from Eastern Kentucky University: one in English at the age of 52 and another in history at the age of 77. After a long and varied career, Marjorie retired in 2007 as Executive Director of Project Read, an adult literacy organization in Madison County.
    Marjorie asked to be remembered as someone who thought life "was a great ride, a hoot." She was irreverent, unconventional, and she loved a good joke. She said that living on this good, green earth was a great privilege, and she tried to pay for that privilege by leaving happy memories behind.
    Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Joseph E. Farris, Jr.; brothers Bill Fey and Bruce Fey and sister-in-law Kate Fey; and her closest friend, Carol Teague.
    She is survived by her daughter, Ashley (Mike) Trimble and step-daughter Debbie (Bill) Atwell; granddaughters Clementine Trimble, Josephine Trimble, and Elizabeth (Josh) Brumley; sister-in-law Sue Fey; nieces Kammy (Don) Armstrong, Megan (Ryan) Schultz, Josie Fey, and Rebecca (Adam) Barnes; nephews Beau (Meagan) Fey, Brett (Katherine) Fey, and Boyd (Stacey) Fey; and many adored great-nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind many special friends, including Sandy McCord, Bruce and Sandee Bonar, Hee Young Shin, Reyne Johnson, and the Marin family.
    Contributions to her memory may be made to Rotary International's PolioPlus Fund or the Humane Society. The best memorial one can have is that survivors work to make this a better world.