Funeral Service Set for Nashua 18-Year-Old Found Deceased

Funeral services have been set for a northeast Iowa 18-year-old who was reported missing and later found deceased.

Various law enforcement and emergency response officials had been conducting a search for Kaden Ray Wilken of Nashua when the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office received a call related to the missing male at about 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 30th.

The Chickasaw County Medical Examiner was called to the scene and confirmed the identity of the person to be that of Wilken. The Medical Examiner has requested an autopsy to be done by the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny. 

Chickasaw County Sheriff Ryan Shawver said there was no foul play suspected in the death of Wilken. He was first reported missing on Friday, September 29, after family members said the last contact he had with anyone was around 2:30 am on Wednesday, September 27th.

A funeral service for Wilken will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Nashua-Plainfield High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashua.

Friends may greet the family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, at the gymnasium. Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home and Crematory – Olson Chapel in Nashua is in charge of arrangements.  

Online condolences for the Wilken family may be left at www.hugebackfuneralhome.com