Obituary Listing

Sep 13, 2023

Juanita J. (Fetters) Sassaman, 95, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Ottumwa, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 3, 1928, in Lacona, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey L. "Mike" and Vera (Musselman) Fetters.

She graduated from Indianola high school in 1946. While in Red Oak, she worked...

Sep 11, 2023

Joe P. Abbott, passed away September 11, 2023, at Oroville, California. He was born on March 20, 1940 in Thurmand, Iowa, the son of Adam and Bonnie (Jones) Abbott. Joe grew up and attended school in Red Oak, Iowa. He then married Karen Tull. They had three children: Alin, Callea, and Belynda. The family moved to California when the...

Sep 8, 2023

Maxine Elizabeth Shipley, age 80, of Hastings, Iowa, passed away, Friday, September 8, 2023, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak, Iowa. Maxine was born September 27, 1942 in Castana, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde and Maxine (Hanks) Hinrickson. She graduated from Mapleton High School and over the years was a waitress and worked for...

Sep 5, 2023

Steven Glen Miller, age 61, who farms west of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Steve was born August 25, 1961 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Warren and Ruth (Alm) Miller. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1981 and Iowa Western Community College with an associates degree in Aviation Mechanics. Steve...

Sep 4, 2023

Jerry Bates, born in Montgomery, County, Iowa on October 9, 1940, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska surrounded by his family who cherished him.

The son of Donald and Elsie (Weseen) Bates, Jerry grew up on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. He graduated from Elliott High School in 1958....

Sep 3, 2023

Helen Marie Taylor, daughter of G. David and Rena (Focht) Sandquist, was born December 30, 1925, near Elliott, Iowa, and passed away September 3, 2023 in Villisca IA. She lived all her life in the Grant and Elliott community. Helen graduated from Elliott High School in 1943 and taught country school until her marriage to Jack M. Taylor on...

Sep 1, 2023

Bobbie Jo Bruce, age 41, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bobbie was born January 30, 1982, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Bob and Georgia (Vanderhoof) Bruce. She was raised and lived most of her life in Red Oak, Iowa. Her greatest joy came from her kids....

Aug 11, 2023

John William Simmonds, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at his home. John was born September 9, 1950, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of James R. and June E. (Springer) Simmonds. He was raised in Emerson, Iowa and graduated from Nishna Valley High School in 1969. John was united in marriage to...

Aug 9, 2023

Kymberlee Lynn Thoren, age 52, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at Arlington Place. Kym was born April 5, 1971, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Bill and Linda (McNally) Morris. She was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak Community High School in 1989 and then Buena Vista College with a business...

Aug 7, 2023

Eric Joseph Artzer, age 51, of Ottumwa, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023 in Ottumwa. Eric was born July 14, 1972, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa the son of Larry and Pam (Myers) Artzer. He was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak Community High School in the class of 1990. Eric,...

Aug 7, 2023

Betty Jean Holmes, age 84, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Betty was born October 14, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska, the youngest of seven children born to G.E. and Stella (Casbrak) Chapman. She lived in Omaha, Nebraska, until moving to southwest Iowa at a young age where she...

Aug 6, 2023

Barbara Darlene Wilson, age 56, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, in Pueblo, Colorado. Barb was born September 18, 1966, in Red Oak, Iowa. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1985 and lived most of her life in Red Oak.

Preceding her in death were her parents: Georgia Bruce and Alvin...

Aug 1, 2023

Jane Evelyna Shearer, age 87, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jane was born March 4, 1936, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Maurice "Dick" and Hazel (Sterrett) Sheets. She was raised in Red Oak where she graduated high school. Jane was...

Jul 29, 2023

Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Viner, age 78, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Josie Harper Hospice House. Gordon was born on June 7, 1945, to Gerald and Minnie (Wistrom) Viner in Omaha, Nebraska. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Henderson, Iowa. Gordy went to grade school there and graduated from Nishna Valley High School...

Jul 29, 2023

Matthew Claude Miller was born March 29, 1990 in Hamburg, Iowa, the son of Joseph Wesley Miller and Claudette Faye Harris Abraham. He entered into rest on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 33 years and 4 months.

Matthew attended school in Essex, Iowa and graduated from Essex High School in...

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...