Obituary Listing

Apr 11, 2023

Mahlon John Richardson, age 46, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday April 11, 2023, at his home. Mahlon was born October 11, 1976 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the son of Karry and Margaret (Blanchard) Richardson. He grew up in southwest Iowa and graduated from Kanesville Alternative School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He then attended ITT Technical School. Mahlon...

Apr 4, 2023

Gerald Raymond Norcross, 87, of Carmi, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. He was born on November 7, 1935, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of Donald R. and Ruby Maxine (Rupp) Norcross. Jerry married Linda Fay (Oliver) Cummins on June 15, 1983, and she survives. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1953. Missiles were a new career...

Apr 2, 2023

Bonnie Mae Williams, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Silver City, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bonnie was born May 31, 1927, in Waveland Township of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, near Elliott, the daughter of Glen and Edith (Johnson) Talbott. She graduated from Elliott High School in 1944. She worked...

Mar 31, 2023

Merlyn Lucinda Hale, age 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Friday, March 31, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Merlyn was born September 13, 1949, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Agnes (Rhamy) Graham. She was raised in the Clarinda area and after high school was a waitress and later worked as a CNA in area...

Mar 31, 2023

Kasen Saige Monreal, age 7 months, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Kasen was born August 4, 2022, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Adriana Monreal and Dyllan Hansen.

Survivors include his parents: Adriana Monreal and Dyllan Hansen of Red Oak; sisters: Aurora Hansen and Pheonyxx...

Mar 31, 2023

Mary Ella Linfor, age 53, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Mary was born September 22, 1969, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of John and Vickie (Mutchler) Linfor. She was raised in Shenandoah where she attended school. After high school, she worked at Mondos in Shenandoah and later...

Mar 31, 2023

Delaine Russell Donohue was born into this life on March 1, 1931 in Red Oak, Iowa, and passed peacefully from this life on March 31, 2023, in Sun City West, Arizona. The eldest of two children of the late Donald and Margaret Bond Donohue, Delaine grew up on a farm, eventually moving to town where he attended and graduated...

Mar 31, 2023

Jerry Dean Daffer, age 62, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at his home after an extended illness, on Friday, March 31, 2023. Jerry was born December 6, 1960 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of Gary and Sharon (Goings) Daffer. His parents were divorced and he was raised by his step-father, Robert Wilson. Jerry graduated from Red...

Mar 23, 2023

Kenneth Edwin "Kenny" Gage, age 70, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Kenny was born November 11, 1952, in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of Lyall and Nickie (Larson) Gage. He was raised in rural Villisca, Iowa, graduating from Villisca High School in 1970. He started...

Mar 23, 2023

Rodney William Courtier, age 72, of Hastings, Iowa, passed away March 23, 2023 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rodney was born July 13, 1950 at Murphy Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Lyle and Margaret Courtier. He attended Hastings elementary school before Strahan elementary school and Nishna Valley Jr./Sr. High School. Rod joined the United States Army...

Mar 23, 2023

Jody Germar Rock, age 81, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center. Jody was born December 3, 1941, the daughter of Cal and Mona Allen.

Preceding her in death were her grandmother: Betty McCary; her parents; and her husband: Gene Rock. Survivors include her son: Rick...

Mar 21, 2023

Charlotte Ann Lee, age 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society. Charlotte was born October 15, 1934, in Centerville, Iowa, the daughter of Charlie and Erma (Frazee) Phillips. She was raised in Centerville, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Donald Lee on January 6, 1951,...

Mar 13, 2023

Donald Dean "Don" Paul, age 81, of LaVista, Nebraska, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away at Homestead Assisted Living in LaVista. Don was born Febraury 22, 1942, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Donald Theodore and Thelma Alice (Gorman) Paul. Donald's father died during WWII when Don was 16 months old. He was raised by his step-father,...

Mar 13, 2023

William Arthur "Bill" Douglas, age 86, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, at Glen Haven Cottages in Glenwood, Iowa. Bill was born May 30, 1936 in Montgomery County, Iowa, the son of William Henry and Jessie Lanore (Smith) Douglas. He was raised in Mills County, Iowa, and graduated from Emerson High School in 1953. He then...

Mar 12, 2023

Curtis Lynn Franzen age 68, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak, Iowa. Curtis was born November 9, 1954 in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of Dean and Wilma (Chubbick) Franzen. He was raised in Wales and Stanton, Iowa and graduated from Stanton High School in 1973....

Mar 11, 2023

Joanne Belle "Jody" Adams, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Arlington Place. Jody was born February 11, 1938 in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Dean and Nettie Belle (Davis) Rockwell. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1955 and was united in marriage to Richard "Dick" Adams on June 17,...

Mar 11, 2023

Harold Wesley Hall, age 83, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Harold was born January 14, 1940, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of Herman and Helen (Northrup) Hall. He was raised near Villisca and Nodaway graduating from the Nodaway High School in 1957. He later attended Commercial Extension...

Mar 5, 2023

Marilyn Jean "Jeanie" Nippert, age 87, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at her home. Marilyn was born June 4, 1935, at the family home in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of James Donald and Rose D. (Cron) Nelson. She was baptized into the Christian faith at the Methodist Church in Atlantic, Iowa. Jeanie graduated from Atlantic...

Mar 5, 2023

Albert Lee Newlon, age 64, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at his home after an extended illness. Albert was born January 10, 1959, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Harry and Margaret (Fuller) Newlon. He was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak High School in 1977. Over the years, Albert worked...

Mar 3, 2023

Ruth Ellen Dunbar, age 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Garden View Care Center in Shenandoah, Iowa. Ruth was born August 22, 1934, in Cherokee, Iowa, the daughter of Almo and Lena Brownmiller. She was raised in Marcus, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Orville Miller and 7 children were born...