Stanley August Yearous, 88 of Wadena, Iowa passed away Friday, May 8, 2026 at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was born April 25, 1938 to August Levi and Dorothy (Tschantz) Yearous in Wadena, Iowa. He graduated from Wadena High School with the Class of 1956.
On April 24, 1960, Stanley was united in marriage with Cynthia Ann Shambaugh, at the Arlington Methodist Church. Four children were born to this union.
Stan was born and raised on the family farm outside of Wadena and grew up with a love of nature and country living.
An avid outdoorsman, hunter, trapper, and fisherman, he often provided for his parents at a young age, living off nature’s bounty, by hunting, fishing, trapping game and digging ginseng.
He started his working career on the family farm, and then worked for Mobile Oil on the Mississippi River transporting fuel to the “Gulf of America” and back. He was in line to be a Barge Captain but decided to return to the family farm and continue doing what he loved.
His farming operation included raising grain and livestock, and in his spare time he operated a family sawmill; cut, logged and produced his own lumber which he used to make cabinets and doors and remodeled his home with intricate woodwork. He loved to travel and had visited most states and a few other countries. His favorite destination was Alaska in his motor home.
Surviving Stanley is his wife, Cynthia Yearous of Wadena, Iowa; three of his children, Bernice (Gary Buresh) Fischels, Evan James Yearous and Andrew August Yearous; two grandchildren, Drew (Jessica O’Bleness) Fischels and Mitchell Fischels; and one great-granddaughter, Ellia O’Bleness Fischels.
He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Dorothy Yearous; and his son, Ivan Eric Yearous.
No Services are planned at this time.
Memorials can be sent to the Yearous family at; 1884 147th Street Wadena, Iowa 52169.