Bates Funeral Chapel

"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left." - Aldo Leopold, Iowa native and American author, philosopher, scientist, and conservationist. Best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949)

Cassandra D. Ryan, 66, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, October 18, 2021, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born June 25, 1955, in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of William and Barbara Montross Bock. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1973. After a short break, she...

Betty L. White, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born January 30, 1934, in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Jack and Alice (Card) Ritzman. She attended North High School in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated with the Class of...

Peggy A. Klein, 104, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Peggy was born October 20, 1917, to James and Elizabeth Hilton McKibbin. She was one of six children born on the farm south of Laurel, Iowa. Peggy graduated in 1930 from 8th grade...