August 26, 2026
Obituaries
Judy Mae Hostetter
Judy Mae Hostetter, 78, Marshall, formerly of Waverly, passed away at her home on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Judy was born Sept. 12, 1947 in Waverly to Manuel and Sara Jane (Markley) Hostetter.
Donald J. Thiel
Donald J. Thiel, 95, of rural Malta Bend, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Born Sept. 18, 1930, in Norborne, he was the son of the late Leo Thiel and Katherine Pfister Thiel. He lived in the rural Malta Bend area most of his life and was a 1948 graduate of Malta Bend High School.
Myron Martin Kersten
Myron Martin Kersten, 86, of Malta Bend, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Born July 28, 1940, in rural Marshall, he was the son of Arlie and Mary (Chevalier) Kersten. He was a 1958 graduate of Malta Bend High School and 1962 graduate of Missouri Valley College.
Norma Jean Humphreys
Norma Jean (Pinkepank) Humphreys, 97, died on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. She was born on Tuesday, July 16, 1929, on a rural farm in north Sweet Springs, to Louis H. and Onita C. A. Rehmsmeyer Pinkepank.
