Obituaries

It is with deep love and sorrow that we announce the passing of James (Jim) Lloyd Adkins, aged 79, on August 21, 2025. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, and friend, he lived a long and full life marked by kindness, compassion, perseverance, and devotion to his family and friends.
Born on May 10,...

Don Arendt, 82, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa.
Born July 7, 1942, in Oskaloosa to Louie and Janet (Moore), Donald Dale (as his mother named and called him) grew up in Gibson, the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Tri-County South/What...

Brant Bruxvoort, 95, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa.
Brant Harold Bruxvoort, the son of John and Cora Wilma (Van Kooten) Bruxvoort, was born August 6, 1929, near Searsboro, Iowa. He and his parents soon moved one mile north of Lynnville, where he...

Nancy Jeanne Larrison Clinton-Ross entered, peacefully, into the arms of Jesus, on Nov 19, 2025, at her home in Waterloo, Iowa. Nancy was born to parents, James and Sylvia Larrison, in New Castle, Indiana, on Oct 9, 1948. Nancy was a former resident of Oskaloosa/University Park. She was a former member of the...

Betty Lou Cook, 93, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2025, in Stillwater. Her service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Stillwater, with burial following in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Strode Funeral Home and Cremation is in charge of...

Norma was born in the small town of Lacey, Iowa. She was the daughter of Emmett and Caroline ( Engle) Franklin. She and her two brothers lived on a small farm outside of Oskaloosa, Iowa. She attended Oskaloosa High School, where she was a member of the band playing the clarinet and also enjoyed softball. She was...

Thomas (Tommy) L. Gillespie passed away on Sunday, September 7 at Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Tom was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on November 8, 1949 to Bernice VandeLune Gillespie and Robert M. Gillespie. He spent most of his life in Oskaloosa. He grew up playing Babe Ruth baseball and many school sports. Tom graduated...

Jeanne Grim, 90, of Ottumwa, died at 10:45 p.m. November 10, 2025 at Serenity House Hospice in Oskaloosa.
She was born January 2, 1935 in Ottumwa to Charles Homer and Helene Josephine Fellows Miller. Jeanne married Donald W. "Tex" Grim on October 12, 1952 in the Methodist Church in Milton. He preceded her in death...

Marlene Herny, 73, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa.
Marlene Jean Herny, daughter of William Archer and Mavis Marlene (Doud) Todd Sr., was born September 19, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was a 1969 graduate of Oskaloosa High School. She married Ron York in 1969, and a...

John Edward Kerr, 79, passed away on June 27th at his home in Spring Hill, FL.
Born in Oskaloosa, IA on February 21st, 1946, he was the son of Jack Kerr and Murel Flanders. He attended Twin Cedars High School. On March 26th, 1965 he was united in marriage to Judy Anderson and they shared 60 years together. Over the...

Patricia Kay Willison Linderman was born November 23, 1943, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Maxine Mae (Moore) Willison.

Patty moved often as a child - living in Los Angeles, California; Fontana, California; Highland Park, California; and Des Moines, Iowa - but she always returned to Oskaloosa, which...