Deloma Allensworth
Jan 3, 2023
Deloma Jean Allensworth, age 89, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Deloma was born December 29, 1933, in Macedonia, Iowa, the daughter of LeRoy and Lois (Fritcher) Magers. She was raised in Hendeson graduating from Henderson High School in 1951. She was united in marriage to Richard Allensworth on November 20,...
Verna Heuer
Jan 3, 2023
Verna Louise Heuer, age 97, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Verna was born April 18, 1925, in rural Montgomery County, Iowa, the daughter of Ivan and Darleen (Gourley) Requist. She graduated from Red Oak High School and was united in marriage to Peter Franklin Heuer on January 21,...
Chris Bullington
Dec 28, 2022
Christopher William "Chris" Bullington, age 74, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his home. Chris was born August 23, 1948, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Betty (Lewis) Bullington. He was raised in the Red Oak, Iowa, area and lived a short time in Idaho before graduating from Red Oak High School...
Candi Woods
Dec 28, 2022
Candi Sue Woods, age 53, of rural Essex, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at her home. Candi was born December 6, 1969, in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Jerry Lee and Marian (Heffner) Potter. She lived in Oklahoma until 6th grade when the family moved to Red Oak and later Essex. Candi graduated from Essex High School...
Esther Mchenry
Dec 27, 2022
Esther Linnea McHenry, age 100, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Arlington Place Assisted Living. Esther was born March 5, 1922, near Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Severin B. and Ingeborg (Hanson) Anderson.
Esther was a lifetime resident of the Red Oak area and taught school for 43 years in Montgomery,...
Jeanne Varns
Dec 26, 2022
Erma Jeanne Varns, age 85, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away December 26, 2022, at The Center at Tucson in Tucson, Arizona following a brief illness. Jeanne was born June 25, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Grover and Hattie (Penry) England. She was united in marriage to Reid Bailey on June 27, 1954. Reid was...
George Petty
Dec 18, 2022
George LeRoy Petty, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his home. George was born November 29, 1944, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the son of Harold LeRoy and Cleo (DeWitt) Petty. George graduated from Griswold High School in 1962. He started working for Hoye, Inc. right after high school. George was united in...
Sharon Bruning
Dec 18, 2022
Sharon Sue Bruning, age 79, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 18, 2022, surrounded by her family. Sharon was born January 28, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Warren and Phyllis (Bates) Kneisel. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1961 and attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, Nebraska. Sharon then worked for Mutual of Omaha...
Gus Alm
Dec 18, 2022
Gustaf Adolf Emanuel Alm, age 96, of Nyman, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center. Gustaf was born July 24, 1926, near Stanton, Iowa, the son of Malker Emanuel and Greta Gunhild Wilhelmina (Dahlgren) Alm. He attended school at Nyman and later received his GED while he served in the United...
Karen Brewer
Dec 10, 2022
Karen Lee Brewer, age 75, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, at her home. Karen was born December 11, 1946, in Macedonia, Iowa, the daughter of Michael J. and Lois M. (Bishop) Herbert. She was joined by sister, Kathleen Lois in February 1948 and brother, Kenneth Lewis in 1949. The family moved from Macedonia to Emerson...
Annette Paul
Dec 8, 2022
Annette Lee Paul, age 59, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Annette was born January 1, 1963, in Red Oak, Iowa, the first baby in Montgomery County that year, the daughter of Don and Anne (Hultquist) Herring. She was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak...
Linda Dunn
Dec 8, 2022
Linda Lou Dunn, age 70, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center. Linda was born November 14, 1952, in Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Doyle and Joan (Grannaman) Konopasek. She was later joined by brother, Glen, and sisters, Jeannie and Betty. Linda went to school in Eagleville, Missouri,...
Brooke Samms
Dec 5, 2022
Brooke Nichole Samms, age 24, of Malvern, Iowa formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Brooke was born June 20, 1998, the daughter of Chris and Susan (Nelsen) Samms. She was raised most of her life in Red Oak, Iowa, graduating from Red Oak Community High School in...
Marlene Taylor
Dec 2, 2022
Marlene M. Taylor passed away Friday December 2, 2022 after a long courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Marlene was born November 27, 1958 in Red Oak, Ia. Marlene was the daughter of Devon "Jeep" Archer and wife Helen (Bradway) Archer. She grew up on a farm outside of Stanton, IA where she grew up loving horses and barrel racing....
Pastor Mel Smith
Dec 1, 2022
Pastor Melvin Dean "Mel" Smith, age 85, of Henderson, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at his home. Mel was born October 26, 1937, near Lamar, Colorado, the son of Joseph and Helen Mae (Hubbard) Smith. He graduated from Lamar High School, started college, and later served in the United States Navy on the USS Hornet for 4...
Janice Neal
Nov 28, 2022
Janice Marie Neal, age 81, of Malvern, Iowa formerly of Red Oak passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at her home in Malvern, Iowa. Janice was born January 19, 1941, in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Dorothy (Bishop) Neal. Janice was raised in Villisca and graduated from the Villisca High School in 1960. She then attended business...
Dick Thompson
Nov 21, 2022
Charles Richard "Dick" Thompson, age 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Dick was born December 29, 1933, in Pilot Grove Township of Montgomery County, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Leona (Haley) Thompson. Dick lived all of his life in Montgomery County. Dick graduated from Elliott High School...
Marion Smith
Nov 18, 2022
Marion Dwayne Smith, age 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Arlington Place. Marion was born June 17, 1934, the son of Marion and Rose (Kirk) Smith. He attended school and later served in the United States Army. Upon his completion of service, Marion started a 48-year career with Burlington Northern Railroad. He was...
Joyce Carlson
Nov 13, 2022
Joyce Lucille Carlson, age 95, of Glenwood, Iowa, formerly of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Glen Haven Village Nursing Home in Glenwood, Iowa. Joyce was born February 26, 1927, in Moorhead, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Grace Irene (Kress) LaSeur. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1944. After graduation, she attended the...
Kenny Peterson
Nov 13, 2022
Kenneth Lyle "Kenny" Peterson, age 74, of Griswold, Iowa, formerly of Elliott, Iowa passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Accura Health Care in Stanton, Iowa. Kenny was born August 29, 1948, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Kenneth Milton and Helen Ruth (Mason) Peterson. He was raised on the farm near Stennett and attended the Elliott...
