Obituary
Mary A. Peterson 97
Sherry L. Peterson, 77
Carol Jean Wiley, 87
Gowrie – Mary A. Peterson 97, passed away Friday, January 7, 2021 at her home. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Gowrie Township Cemetery, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. Noon Wednesday until service time at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
Mary is survived by her son Dennis Peterson of Gowrie; great-grandchildren, Brady Peterson and Harper Peterson; and granddaughter-in-law Kelly Peterson. She was preceded in death by her husband Darrell Peterson; grandson Brad Peterson; and her parents, Sam and Ada (Blaser) Riedesel.
Mary A. Riedesel was born July 6, 1924 at Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Paton High School and Drake University. Mary was united in marriage to Darrell Peterson on June 5, 1946, in Gowrie. Mary taught school for many years at Prairie Community Schools. She was a member of the First United Church in Farnhamville.
Carol Jean Wiley, 87
Sherry L. Peterson, 77
Carol Jean Wiley, 87
Gowrie - Carol Jean Wiley, 87, long-time resident of Friendship Haven, and formerly of Gowrie, entered heaven on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Gowrie, with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Burial will be held at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie.
Carol Jean Ross was born March 26, 1934, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Iven and Alice (Allbee) Ross. She graduated from Somers Consolidated School in 1952 and then earned a 2-year degree at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
She began her teaching career with 2nd grade at Mallard Consolidated School from 1954-1956. Wanting to continue her education, she enrolled at the University of Iowa in Iowa City (1956-1958) and earned a BA Degree. Upon graduation, she taught 3rd grade at Cleveland School on the west side of Cedar Rapids (1958-1962).
Carol met W. James (Jim) Wiley at a bachelor-teacher dance on Valentine’s Day, they were engaged in March, and were married on August 7, 1960. In 1964, the couple established their home on a farm near Gowrie. Carol was an instrumental partner to Jim in their farm life. Carol substitute taught at Prairie Community Schools before she stayed home to raise their two sons, Bill and Bob. Both Carol and Jim became involved in many community activities in Gowrie. Carol enjoyed teaching Sunday school and Bible school at the Methodist Church, golfing at the local golf course, and participating in Eastern Star. Giving of herself, she volunteered at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge and was a care reader and greeter at Friendship Haven.
Carol enjoyed learning and was an avid artist of drawing and painting. She enjoyed art experiences – museums, art expositions, plays, musicals -- traveling world-wide to Europe, Ireland, England, Israel, and other countries. She enjoyed meeting people and connecting them with stories. She had an unmatched depth of community connections and knew who were related to whom. She was an avid reader, sharing her good books with others. She saw the good in others and was kind, generous, loving, and offered a kindship warmth to many.
Her survivors will hold Carol within their hearts – sons, William E. (Mary Anne) Wiley of Blue Springs, Missouri and Robert A. (Ann) Wiley of Johnston, Iowa; grandchildren, Ross Wiley, Elissa (Matt) Barr, Shane Wiley, and David Wiley; cousin Corrine (Ron) Scott, sister-in-law Gladys Dyal; and several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. James (Jim) Wiley; infant son Thomas; her parents; sister Doris (Ross) Moeller; and many dear in-laws.
Memorials may be left to the United Methodist Church of Gowrie.
Sherry L. Peterson, 77
Sherry L. Peterson, 77
Sherry L. Peterson, 77
Harcourt - Sherry L. Peterson, 77, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center.
Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2021 at the Lost Grove Township Cemetery, Harcourt with Pastor Susan Rohden officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie.
Sherry is survived by her sister Mickey and her husband Don Feilmeier of Harcourt, nephew Scott (Nicole) VanSickle and their daughters, Kayla (Austin) DeMeyer, Kynlee, Braelyn, and nephew Ben (Katie) VanSickle and their children, Maddie, Cale, and Molly.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Reuben and Pat (Johnson) Peterson.
Sherry L. Peterson was born August 28, 1944 in Harcourt. She was raised and educated in Harcourt. Sherry loved her knitting board, that was made by her father and completing word search puzzles. Sherry thought the world of her nephews and their families. She was always interested in their lives and activities.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
Local News
New Pet Groomer Recently Opens Business in Gowrie
By Shari Everhart
A new pet grooming business has opened in Gowrie. Sam Dischler has officially opened her shop, “Groom’d by Sam” at 1201 Lincoln Street in Gowrie (former Dr. Hubbard Veterinary Clinic building). Patrons are asked to use the back door of the facility.
Dischler began grooming pets four years ago and graduated from Professional Dog Grooming school in 2021. Her instructor was Sierra Elbert, a certified master groomer. “I am also a Dermatech Specialist, Pet CPR Certified, and Fear Free Certified,” Dischler shares. “I am also going to do competitie grooming this year. I wanted to bring pet grooming back to Gowrie, and love to see pets of all sizes walk into my salon. My favorite part this far is getting to know more people and pets of the community: I strive to provide a calm and caring atmosphere for your pet.”
Also offered at “Groom’d by Sam” is short and long haired deshedding, full haircuts on any sized dog, matted animal services, nail trims and dremmeling, ear cleaning, handstripping, creative coloring, deep conditioning treatments, facials, baths/brush outs, coat care lessons and custom skin and coat care.
To schedule an appointment, call/text 515-351-4278 or message groom’d by Sam on Facebook.
Cecilia Redman Serving as Senate Page
It’s a pleasure to have Cecilia Redman from our district serve as a Senate page this session. Cecilia is from Gowrie and is the daughter of mom, Gayle, and stepdad, Kenny Streit. Her sister is Roslyn Redman, and brothers, Matthew and Andrew Streit.
Cecilia is a junior at Southeast Valley High School in Gowrie and is active in student council, PRISM, dance team, state dance, FCCLA, cheerleading, competition cheer, fall musical, spring play, and tennis. She plans to attend Iowa University and pursue the study of law.
I asked Cecilia about her interest in serving in the Senate Chamber... “I’ve always been drawn to politics. Once I saw the opportunity to work alongside legislators in the Senate, I jumped right to it. So far... I love it!”
School Special Election Slated For March 1, 2022; Three Items To Vote On
On March 1, 2022, the Southeast Webster Grand and Prairie Valley Community School Districts will hold a special election. There will be three items on the ballot. 1) Yes/No to renew the Revenue Purpose Statement (more on this later) and 2) Yes/No to reorganize the two districts into one on July 1, 2023. A reorganization (consolidation) brings with it, many questions. I hope to answer all questions through this article, via some social media posts, and during some community meetings. 3) We had a Prairie Valley board member appointed in the fall due to the resignation of another. That spot has to be voted on during this school election.
“Aren’t we already consolidated?” No. Currently, we are still separate districts. Southeast Webster Grand and Prairie Valley are currently in their 7th year of whole grade sharing. In order for us to legally become one district, Southeast Valley, both districts would have to pass a simple majority vote “yes”. A simple majority means that 50% + 1 of those who vote in each district. Read More...
Sports
JV Boys Basketball Team Win Over Webster City 41-33
By Coach Dahlstrom
The Southeast Valley Junior Varsity Boys’ basketball team opened up the week of January 10th with two road contests on back-to-back nights, first falling by the score of 43-53 to a solid program in Roland-Story; and the next night defeating Webster City in overtime by the score of 41-33.
In the Roland-Story match-up, Southeast Valley kept it close in the first half, trailing by two points at the halftime break with the score of 19-21. In the 2nd half, R-S increased their lead to 33-23 and a ten point advantage before SV fought back to make it just a one possession ball game with two minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter, trailing 32-35. Unfortunately for the Jaguars, the R-S offense was just too much to handle as they outscored the Jags 16-11 in the fourth quarter. The 53 points scored against the Jaguar defense was the most points allowed so far this season.
Andrew Miller came alive in the 2nd half of the ball game, scoring 18 of his game-high 21 points. Miller also contributed with game-highs in rebounding and steals made, recording 6 and 5 respectively. Carter Ferry chipped in with 7 points and 2 assists. Dalton Crouse tallied 5 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals in the game. Read More...
Jaguar Wrestlers Compete In TLC Conference Wrestling Meet
By Coach Miller
Close but no championship, for the second year in a row the Jags settled as Runner ups in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament race behind Emmetsburg. The Jags gave it a go but in the end couldn’t quite catch the E-Hawks in the final round. The Jags opened the first round winning twelve of their thirteen matches putting the team ahead in the race with a long way to go but stumbled in the semi-finals winning only two matches dropping them into fourth place. In the consolation semifinals the guys bounced back pushing them into the top three in the team race. 120 lbs Junior Caelen Oakes earned his third trip to the finals by pinning Colin Folsom of SCC and Senior Heavyweight Aaron Graves earned his second trip to the finals by pinning Nathan Adams of Emmetsburg. Both Oakes and Graves put the clamps on their opponents in the finals; Oakes caught his Sioux Central opponent Kaben Morrow in a side cradle and got the fall in 14 seconds for his first championship. Graves also put the clamps on his Alta-Aurelia opponent by laterally dropping his opponent for the fall for his first championship. Read More...