Obituaries

Jere Gene Probert, 86, of Wadena, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha. Jere Probert was born June 20, 1935, in Wadena. He joined an older brother, William Frank Probert, as the only children of William Vincent Probert and Verna Verneta Zephora Taubman Probert. He was raised a fourth generation Probert on the farm in Highland Township in Clayton County.

Sheldon James Clinton, 85, of Elkader, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Steve Beaumont, 81, formerly of Garber and Iowa City, died Friday, June 16, at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home, where he had been a resident since 2019.

Roland Edward Doerring, 89, of Elkader, formerly of Garnavillo, died Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Elkader Care Center, surrounded by the love of his three daughters. Roland was born Sept. 9, 1932, on the rural Luana farm of his parents Arno and Bernadine (Brandtman) Doerring. He was baptized Dec. 3, 1932, and confirmed April 14, 1946, both at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Roland attended the Luana Consolidated School through the eighth grade and then stayed at home helping his parents on the family farm.