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Patricia ClelandPatricia Cleland

1936 - 2026

Patricia Cleland, 89, of Oskaloosa, passed away at Mahaska Health Hospital on May 17, 2026.
Patricia Ann Cleland, daughter of Ernest and Hazel (Simpkins) Powers, was born June 11, 1936, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. After graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1954, she began working for the Northwestern Bell Phone...

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James FrushJames Allan Frush

1955 - 2026

James "Jim" Allan Frush, 70, of Jefferson City, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Capital Region Medical Center peacefully with his adult children by his side.
He was born on September 24, 1955, in Gilroy, California, the son of Robert Edris and Mary Katherine "Kathy" (Sullivan) Frush.
Jim graduated in 1973...

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Karen LafrenzKaren Rae Lafrenz

1947 - 2026

Karen Lafrenz, 79, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Lenora Woods Nursing Home in Columbia, Missouri.
Karen Rae Lafrenz, daughter of Raymond F. and Dorothy J. Hall, formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, was born on February 23, 1947, in Moline, Illinois. She was a 1965...

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Bob WaltonBob Walton

1941 - 2026

Robert Howard Walton III passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by his family.

Bob was born March 31, 1941, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Robert Howard Walton II and Helen Goodwin Walton.

He grew up in Oskaloosa and graduated from...

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