Twigg Funeral Homes- Guthrie Center & Panora, Iowa

12/30/2025

Connie Sue Foglesong, 73, daughter of Harry & Beverly (Derry) Sand, was born December 11, 1952 in Guthrie County, Iowa. She passed away at her home on Monday, December 29, 2025.
Connie graduated from Menlo High School. On April 10, 1982, she married Bruce Foglesong in Justin, Texas. They made thei...

12/27/2025

Stephen “Stevie” Alan Lent, 70, son of Walter Eugene and Mary Christine (Burns) Lent, passed away suddenly at his home in Jamaica, Iowa on Friday, December 20, 2025.
He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on March 11, 1955. He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1974. Following high school,...

12/24/2025

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12/24/2025

12/21/2025

This might be…

Someone’s first Christmas since they buried their child.

Someone’s first Christmas without the person who always made it feel like home.

Someone’s first Christmas without a job.

Someone’s first Christmas where they don’t feel safe.

Someone’s first Christmas since the word cancer changed everything.

Someone’s first Christmas in the thick of depression.

Someone’s first Christmas solo parenting—holding it all together by a thread.

Someone’s first Christmas without their parents.

You just never know.

So let that person go ahead of you in line.
Smile at the person who looks lonely.
Offer “Merry Christmas” — or simply offer kindness.

Read the room.
Lead with grace.
Send that text.

12/20/2025

You won’t get this Christmas again.

Not the same faces, not the same ages, not the same moments.

Slow down. Stay present. Let the mess wait. Let the to-do list pause.

Soak in the laughter, the quiet, the chaos, the love.

Be grateful for who’s here, who’s loved, and what this season looks like right now… because before you realize it, this Christmas will live only in memory ❤️

12/18/2025

12/17/2025

Thomas Lee Brooks, a man of courage and remarkable handiness, left this world on December 11, 2025, at the age of 29. Born on September 28, 1996, in Des Moines, Iowa, Thomas grew into a person who could always be relied upon to lend a helping hand. His final moments were spent in Sioux City, Iowa, s...

12/16/2025

Someone you know is preparing for their first Christmas without their husband, wife, mother, father, brother, sister, daughter, son or maybe their best friend.

And someone else is preparing for their last with someone they love.

They’re decorating with a lump in their throat.
Buying one less gift.
Or holding on tighter, knowing time feels fragile.

So if someone seems quieter this season
more emotional
or not quite themselves
lead with kindness.

You never know what kind of goodbye or grief
someone is carrying into Christmas.