Obituaries

SERVICE INFORMATION: Terri Lea (Shadel) Schoen, 66, of Shenandoah, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at her home.  Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Monday, May 23, 2022, at 11:00 am at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah.  Visitation with family will take place from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the funeral home prior to the service.   Memorials in Terri's name are being...

Arlene entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at CHI Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorials are directed to the family in Arlene's name. Services are pending at this time.

Ursula Billie (Cutts) Peterson, 86, of Essex, Iowa, entered into peace on Friday morning, April 29, 2022, at her home.  A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.  Survivors include her children and husband, Joseph Peterson.

SERVICE INFORMATION: Adam Robert Courtier, 35, of Shenandoah, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning, April 19, 2022, at the Shenandoah Medical Center.  A celebration of life funeral service for Adam will be held at 9:30 am at the Nishna Valley Christian Church (415 N Fremont St) in Shenandoah on Saturday, April 23, 2022, with his uncle, Rick Sons, officiating and Devon Sons giving words of comfort. Visitation will be held at the Nishna Valley Funeral Home from 12:00 pm...

Teri Sue Matheny, daughter of George Kenneth and Annie Laurie Drake, was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on November 30, 1958. With her family by her side, she passed away on March 17, 2022, in Hutto, Texas, following a short battle with cancer. She was 63 years of age. In the spring of 1959, as a baby, Teri’s family moved to the family farm in Lineville, Iowa, where she attended school until her freshman year of high school. They then moved to Essex, Iowa where she attended high school and...

Jeffrey Lewis Hummel, 66, of Shenandoah, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Nebraska Medicine – Omaha.  A celebration of life memorial gathering for Jeff will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Shenandoah Eagles Club #3849 (709 W Thomas Ave).  Memorials are being directed to the family. Jeffrey was born December 4, 1955, to Lewis and Phyllis (Johnson) Hummel in Sac City, Iowa.  He spent his early years in...

Phyllis Ann (Sorenson) Allely entered into eternal peace on Friday April 1, 2022, at Garden View Care Center in Shenandoah, Iowa. At the age of 85 years, 8 months and 7 days. Phyllis was born on July 25, 1936, the daughter of Jessie Bess Sorenson and Helen Wave (Ragland) Sorenson in Stanbury, Missouri. She grew up in Imogene, Iowa and attended Imogene school then graduated from Farragut High School with the Class of 1954. On November 5, 1954, she was united in marriage to Donald Jay...

SERVICE INFORMATION: Emily Bell (Lewis) MacDonald - Bengtson, 93, of Farragut, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at her home.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 1, 2022, at 10:30 am at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah with Pastor Carl Phillips officiating.  Open visitation will take place from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the funeral home.  The family will greet relatives and friends...

Donald Lee Herzberg passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at his home in Shenandoah, Iowa surrounded by his family, after a battle with cancer. Donald was born January 10, 1940, in Houston, Texas to Evelyn Lucille (Hayes) and Robert Henry Louis Herzberg. Don grew up near Yorktown, Iowa and graduated from Clarinda High School with the class of 1958. Don was a gifted carpenter and worked construction in his earlier years.  He was a member of the Iowa National Guard and worked as an...

Alan Roy Gage, 73, of Villisca, Iowa and formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on Friday March 18, 2022, at the Clarinda Regional Hospital in Clarinda, Iowa.   He was of the age of 73 years, 10 months, 10 days. The son of John Thomas and Opal Irene (Kadel) Gage, he was born on May 8, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He spent most of his life growing up and living in Emerson, Iowa.  Alan attended the Nishna Valley Community Schools near Emerson, Iowa, and...