Rylan Connor Mirts
Mar 19, 2026
Rylan Connor Mirts, age 17, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Rylan was born January 30, 2009, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Kaleb and Heather (Ballinger) Mirts. He was a Junior at Red Oak Community High School where he participated in wrestling in his younger...
Garland Eugene "Gary" Gillespie
Mar 17, 2026
Classic & Timeless
Garland Eugene "Gary" Gillespie, 85, of North Liberty, Iowa, passed away on March 17, 2026. Born on February 13, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Floyd and Blanche Gillespie. Gary grew up with a stubborn streak, a sharp wit, and a work ethic that never quit.
Gary graduated from Coburg High School in 1959. He was a great student...
Rodger Larry Wollenhaupt
Mar 16, 2026
Rodger Larry Wollenhaupt, age 74, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Bedford Specialty Care Center in Bedford, Iowa. Rodger was born November 17, 1951, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Burton and Luella (Steiber) Wollenhaupt. Rodger grew up in Elliott, Iowa, where he excelled as a little league pitcher and loved fishing and...
Mary Lou McCunn
Mar 14, 2026
Mary Lou McCunn, age 93, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Linwood Estates in Glenwood, Iowa. Mary Lou was born June 29, 1932, in Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of William Ryan “Billy” and Edith “Lucile” (DeVoss) England. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1949. Mary Lou started her working career at Thomas D. Murphy...
Kevin Wayne Triplett
Mar 10, 2026
Kevin Wayne Triplett, age 59, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the CHI Mercy Health in Corning, Iowa. Kevin was born on October 27, 1966, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Wayne and Evelyn (Everett) Triplett. He lived all his life in Red Oak, Iowa. He graduated from Red Oak Community High...
Bobby H. Orr
Mar 6, 2026
Bobby H. Orr, age 79, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bobby was born January 20, 1947, in Iowa city, Iowa, the son of Harvey and Elsie (Penry) Orr. After completing high school at Red Oak Community Schools, Bobby entered the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Upon his...
Ann Louise Collier
Mar 4, 2026
Ann Louise Collier, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Ann was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 1, 1941, the daughter of George William and Evelyn Opal (Strom) Artherholt. She was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak Community High School in 1959. Ann attended Iowa State...
Joyce Elaine Spangenberg
Feb 17, 2026
Joyce Elaine Spangenberg, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak. Joyce was born November 4, 1930, in Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Hays) LeRette. The family lived in various places throughout southwest Iowa including Wales, Iowa, where Joyce graduated from Wales Lincoln...
Mark Vaughan Gregg
Feb 13, 2026
Mark Vaughan Gregg, age 80, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on February 13, 2026, at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mark was born on March 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado, to Mark Pulliam Gregg and Novella Vaughan Gregg. He was raised in Prospect Valley, Johnstown, and Loveland, Colorado, graduating from Loveland High School in 1963. From an...
John Paul "Bud" Goddard
Feb 13, 2026
John Paul “Bud” Goddard, age 87, of Villisca, Iowa, formerly of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Bud was born March 12, 1938, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of George and Wyona (Kinns) Goddard. The family moved to Fulton, South Dakota, where Bud graduated from Fulton High School....
Dennis R. "Denny" Wookey
Feb 3, 2026
Dennis Robert “Denny” Wookey, age78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at his home. Denny was born November 14, 1947, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Robert and Eileen (Raymond) Wookey. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1966 and then Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska. Denny enlisted in the United States...
Edwin Basil "Ed" Foote
Feb 1, 2026
Edwin Basil “Ed” Foote, age 98, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at his home. Ed was born June 13, 1927, near Grant, Iowa, the son of Merrill and Estella (Curry) Foote. He attended Foote country school and graduated from Grant High School in 1945. He started farming with his dad near Grant for five years before...
Patricia "Pat" Vestal
Feb 1, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Vestal, age 82, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak. Patty was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. She was raised in the Elliott area graduating from Elliott High School in 1961. Pat worked in Omaha, Nebraska, at...
Dawn Eloise Milgrove
Jan 31, 2026
Dawn Eloise Milgrove, age 64, of Carroll, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at her home. Dawn was born December 10, 1961, the youngest of five children to Darrell and Dorothy “Elaine” (Liljedahl) Wolfe. Dawn was raised on the family farm and attended Red Oak Schools. She was active in 4-H. She showed Black...
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Anderson
Jan 24, 2026
Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Anderson, age 73, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026, at his home. Ken was born June 14, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Carl “Hugo” and Neva (Kempton) Anderson. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Villisca High School in 1970. He then attended Faith Baptist Bible College and...
Nathan Ray Johnson
Jan 20, 2026
Nathan Ray Johnson, age 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Nathan was born August 3, 1979, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Larry and Diane (Bates) Johnson. Nathan was raised in southwest Iowa and was currently working for Omni Engineering. Over the years, he worked for Henningsen Construction, Grimes Asphalt...
Margaret Morgan
Jan 16, 2026
Margaret Morgan, age 90, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly Emerson, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Heritage at Fox Run. Margaret was born April 10, 1935, in Mound City, Missouri where she was raised. Margaret graduated from Mound City High School in 1953 and attended Northwest Missouri State University. While in Maryville, Margaret was hired as the...
Fred Pilecki
Jan 15, 2026
Fred Pilecki, age 77, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fred was born January 5, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Emma (Edwards) Pilecki. He was raised in Highland Park where he graduated high school in 1967. Over the years, he was an...
Janis Sue "Susie" Enarson
Jan 14, 2026
Janis Sue Enarson, (Susie), was born June 27, 1940, to Arvin and Esther (Howard) Hedstrom in a Montgomery County farmhouse northeast of Villisca, Iowa. She entered into rest on January 14, 2026, at Eiler Senior Living in Clarinda, Iowa.
Susie spent her early years living on farms in Montgomery and Page Counties and attending country school, including years as a student...
Teresa Fern Durbin
Jan 14, 2026
Teresa Fern Durbin, age 90, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak. Teresa was born May 7, 1935, in Beardstown, Illinois, the daughter of Ruth (Spry) Ackerman. She was raised in Illinois and was united in marriage to Benjamin Bristow in 1952 in Illinois. Two sons were born to this union: David...
