Rhonda Huskelhus

Rhonda M. Huskelhus, age 67, of Loyal, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield.

A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Cuddie Funeral Home in Loyal. Rev. Emmanuel Famiyeh officiated, and burial followed in the Loyal City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gary Huskelhus, Aaron Allen, Brandon Allen, Sky Allen, Forest Allen, and Riley Allen. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Rhonda Marie Simons was born on May 26, 1958, in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Gerald E. and Mary E. (Kinney) Simons. She was raised and received her education in Clinton County, Iowa, graduating in 1976 from Calamus High School, in Calamus, Iowa. After high school, Rhonda worked as a waitress and attended Clinton Community College, studying horticulture. She later moved to Spencer, where she worked at Fiskars until its closing. Rhonda and her mother operated a florist shop in Spencer for a few years, before she went to work at Grassland Dairy in Greenwood for 12 years until retiring and helping to take care of her sister, Marla, and her mother.

She had many interests, but especially loved flowers. Rhonda will be dearly missed by her husband, Gary, of Loyal; two sons: Aaron Allen of Colby and Brandon Allen of Loyal; three step-children: Bradley (Jenny) Berg of Eau Claire, Tina (T.J.) Smith of Middleton, and Grant (Alda) Huskelhus of Cave Creek, Ariz.; six grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; four siblings: Gerald Simons of Medford, William (Joan) Simons of Goldsboro, N.C., Julie Behncke of Peoria, Ariz., and Jacqueline (Shawn) Sawvell of Lost Nation, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Rhonda was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister, Marla Carson. Online condolences may be expressed at cuddiefh.com. Cuddie Funeral Home of Loyal is assisting the family with arrangements.