Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory

Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory is a family owned funeral home serving Nevada and Maxwell and surrounding communities.

Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home is located in Nevada and Maxwell, Iowa and also serves the surrounding communities. We are a family owned and operated funeral home offering traditional burial services, cremation services, and monument sales. Our funeral home in Nevada was originally known as the Cooper-Ryan Funeral Home that was located on Lincoln Highway. Robert Bacon purchased the funeral home in 1997 and the business became known as Bacon Funeral Home. Rob maintained that facility until November of 2004 when the new fully handicap accessible funeral home was built at 1418 Fawcett Parkway in the Nevada Business Park. That facility was the first funeral home in Story County to offer on-site cremation. Our Maxwell location dates back to the 1890's and was started by the Cooper Family as a furniture and undertaking business. The Coopers continuously operated that funeral home until the sale to Robert Bacon in 1997. In 2015, Robert built a 3000 square foot addition to the Maxwell location to make it fully handicap accessible and accommodate more guests. In January of 2016, Robert sold both funeral homes to Justin Rasmusson. Both funeral homes were then known as Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home & Crematory. In March of 2019, Rasmusson purchased Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada. The name was changed to Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory. Please contact us with any questions regarding traditional funerals, cremation services, monument sales, preplanning or transferring your preplan or existing arrangements. A licensed funeral director is available 24/7 to assist you. Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory
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Douglas Howard Taylor, age 63, of Maxwell, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Born April...
02/26/2026

Douglas Howard Taylor, age 63, of Maxwell, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Born April 22, 1962, in Macon County, Illinois, Doug was the beloved son of Harry and Gertrude Taylor. After graduating high school, Doug proudly served his country by enlisting in the Unite...

Jerald “Jerry” Lynn Reeb, age 73 of Maxwell, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026, at his home.A complete obituary is b...
02/23/2026

Jerald “Jerry” Lynn Reeb, age 73 of Maxwell, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026, at his home.

A complete obituary is being created.

A memorial service honoring Jerry’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home, 422 First Street, i...

Irene Doris Howard, age 87 of Nevada, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2026. Irene was born in Newton, Iowa, on Ju...
02/23/2026

Irene Doris Howard, age 87 of Nevada, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2026. Irene was born in Newton, Iowa, on June 22, 1938, the beloved daughter of George and Geraldine (Harrison) Hodgson. She graduated from Milford High School and was united in marriage to Bill Howard on June 2, 1979, in F...

Richard “Dick” Charles Walker, age 94 of Cambridge, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026, at his beloved farm where h...
02/22/2026

Richard “Dick” Charles Walker, age 94 of Cambridge, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026, at his beloved farm where he spent his entire life.

A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home, 1418 Fawcett Pkwy, in Nevada. His funeral ...

Esther Mae Toney, age 81 of Collins, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. E...
02/21/2026

Esther Mae Toney, age 81 of Collins, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Esther was born on May 19, 1944, in Lacona, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Vera (Caldwell) Samson. She attended Southeast Warren High School and was united in marriage to James Edwa...

Philip Aaron Sayer, age 79, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.A ...
02/13/2026

Philip Aaron Sayer, age 79, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.

A complete obituary is pending.

A visitation will be held Tuesday, February 17, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada. A ...

Amie Marie Cerka, born on May 12, 1977, in Marshalltown, Iowa, left this world on February 12, 2026, at Mary Greeley Med...
02/13/2026

Amie Marie Cerka, born on May 12, 1977, in Marshalltown, Iowa, left this world on February 12, 2026, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. She will be profoundly missed by her family and friends who cherished her spirit and kindness.

Amie graduated from West Marshall High School in 1...

Julia J. (Potter) Stephens of State Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home of cancer with her husband by her side ...
02/10/2026

Julia J. (Potter) Stephens of State Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home of cancer with her husband by her side on February 8, 2026. Julia was born July 15, 1961, in Columbus, Indiana. She moved to Nevada, Iowa in October of 1988. She married John P. Stephens on January 25, 1992, and they ha...

JoAnn (Nelson) Wilkinson, age 92 of Nevada, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in ...
02/09/2026

JoAnn (Nelson) Wilkinson, age 92 of Nevada, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone.

A complete obituary is being created.

Her funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2026, at Central Presbyterian Church in Nevada with Revere...

Ardella Ann Untrauer, age 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Park Centre Senior Living in Newton...
02/06/2026

Ardella Ann Untrauer, age 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Park Centre Senior Living in Newton, Iowa.

A complete obituary is being created.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2026, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 422 4th Str...

Lowell William Huggins, 85, was born on April 16, 1940, in Farrar, Iowa, to Louis William Huggins and Marie Andrews Hugg...
01/30/2026

Lowell William Huggins, 85, was born on April 16, 1940, in Farrar, Iowa, to Louis William Huggins and Marie Andrews Huggins.

Lowell grew up on the family farm, where he learned the value of hard work at an early age through daily chores and milking cows. As a young man, he was active in spor...

David Lester Franklin, “Dave”, age 82 of Collins, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Bor...
01/23/2026

David Lester Franklin, “Dave”, age 82 of Collins, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Born June 26, 1943, in Venice Beach, California, Dave was the beloved son of Avon William and Anna Jane (Bailey) Franklin.

Dave’s early years were spent in California before h...

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