Obituary Listing

Jul 23, 2023

Joan Elaine Garnatz, age 82, of Clarinda, Iowa, formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Clarinda Regional Hospital. Joan was born August 30, 1940 near Nodaway, Iowa the daughter of Ralph Wayne and Florence Elizabeth (Morhain) Smith. She was raised in the Nodaway area graduating from the Villisca High School in 1958. She was...

Jul 19, 2023

Dwight Delbert Mellott, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Dwight was born December 27, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Delbert and Ruby (Newman) Mellott. He graduated from Wales Lincoln High School in 1955 and attended college at Iowa State University and University of Nebraska Omaha...

Jul 11, 2023

Virginia Lea "Ginny" Houston, age 69, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Virginia was born October 2, 1953, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Gordon and Betty (Brown) McMullen. Ginny joined two older siblings, Claudia and Beverly. She was later joined by a younger sister, Julie, and younger brothers,...

Jul 9, 2023

Jacob Brenner Helberg, age 21, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Red Oak, Iowa from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jacob was born October 26, 2001, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Gary and Michele Helberg. He was raised in Stanton, Iowa, graduating with Stanton High School class of 2020. He started working for...

Jul 1, 2023

Richard Eugene "Dick" Adams, age 87, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dick was born November 24, 1935, in Montgomery County, Iowa, near Villisca, the son of Leonard and Adeline (Livengood) Adams. The family lived many different places when Dick was growing up, but he lived...

Jun 27, 2023

Lois Jean Jamison, age 73, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa. Lois was born February 8, 1950, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Miles M. and Francis (Wolf) Jamison. Lois grew up on the family acreage north of Elliott with her parents and sisters, Ruth and Betty....

Jun 25, 2023

Joseph Gene Sampson, age 67, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Clarinda Regional Medical Center in Clarinda, Iowa. To some, he was known as "Joe" and others knew him as "Pete". He was born October 16, 1955, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of LeRoy and Edna (Thies) Sampson. He grew up in Walnut, Iowa,...

Jun 22, 2023

Richard Bryan "Rick" Jenkins, age 52, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023. Rick was born August 10, 1970, the son of Darry and Susan (Cary) Jenkins. He was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. Rick attended Red Oak Community Schools graduating in the class of 1989. He was a stand-out athlete, lettering in 3 sports:...

Jun 9, 2023

Terry Lee Minard, Sr., age 78, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center. Terry was born June 2, 1945, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Charles Berlin and Claudia (Kier) Minard. He was raised in Omaha graduating from North High School in 1963. He was united in marriage to...

Jun 8, 2023

Mable Marie McCuen, age 75, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Iowa. Mable was born January 11, 1948, in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Casey Albert and Marjorie Ellen (Smith) Wilson. She graduated from Villisca High School in 1966 and was united in marriage to Everett Hutchings in 1967. Mable...

Jun 5, 2023

Frederick Donald "Fred" Trumble, age 81, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Monday, June 5, 2023, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Iowa. Fred was born March 9, 1942, in Oakland, California, the son of Donald and Evelyn (Darringer) Trumble. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, when Fred was three years old. He graduated from Pius X Catholic High School...

May 29, 2023

Carol Ann Seaman, age 80, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at her home. Carol was born November 23, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry and Ann (Silay) Duffy. She grew up in Pittsburgh where she graduated from Mount Assisi Academy. She received her teaching credentials from Edinboro State...

May 23, 2023

Stephen Thomas "Steve" Steiner, age 85 of Henderson, Iowa passed away peacefully with his wife and children at his side on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Steve was born on April 3, 1938, in rural Mills County, Iowa, the son of Gordon Thomas and Bonnie Eloise (Lewis) Steiner. He graduated from Henderson Community School in...

May 20, 2023

Daniel Joseph Rensch, Jr., age 51, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, unexpectedly at his home. Daniel was born August 16, 1971 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Daniel and Sharon (Miller) Rensch. He was raised and lived most of his life in Red Oak, Iowa. Daniel graduated from Red Oak Community High School...

May 17, 2023

Dennis "Denny" Reynolds, age 79, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Denny was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. He and his sister Pat were the first twins born at Murphy Memorial Hospital. Denny was raised in Elliott, Iowa, and...

May 9, 2023

Robert John "Bob" Batula, age 79, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bob was born May 16, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, California, the son of Thomas and Sally (Martinez) Batula. He was raised in California and graduated from Monterey High School. He served in the United States Air...

May 8, 2023

Cathryn Ann Meyer of Coralville Iowa died on May 8, 2023 at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a short illness.

Cathryn Ann Murphy was born in Red Oak, Iowa on October 10, 1937 to William and Maxine (Davis) Murphy. She grew up in Red Oak, graduating from Red Oak High School in 1955.

May 7, 2023

Elmer Adolph Helm, age 94, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Iowa. Elmer was born December 9, 1928 near Elliott, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Lela (Christensen) Helm. In his elementary school years, he attended both Lincoln #1 Country School and Kemling School and eventually graduated from Elliott High...

May 5, 2023

Wanda Irene Woods, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak. Wanda was born April 7, 1941, in Diagonal, Iowa, the daughter of Harold Cletus and Eva Marie (Jennings) Wood. She was raised in the Blockton area and lived in Villisca and Stanton before moving to Red Oak...

May 1, 2023

Gladys Ellen Clark, age 83, of Red Oak, Iowa, was called to her heavenly home on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Gladys was born September 5, 1939, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford Chester and Rose Ellen (Houser) Page. She was raised in Red Oak where she attended school. She lived all of...