Obituary Listing

Aug 24, 2025

Charles Allan Shrum, age 66, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Charles was born February 4, 1959, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Jasper and Donna (Foes) Shrum. He was raised in Red Oak and Stanton and later served in the United States Army. Charles worked...

Aug 23, 2025

Deloris Geist, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak, Iowa. Deloris was born August 26, 1929, in Page County, Iowa, The daughter of Arnold and Vina (Isaacson) Sederburg. She attended Pittsburg School and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1947. After graduation, Deloris worked for...

Aug 19, 2025

Fred Albert Brockman, age 81, of Macedonia, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Glen Haven Village in Glenwood, Iowa. Fred was born September 30, 1943, in Oketo, Kansas, the son of Frank and Catherine (Latus) Brockman. He graduated from Oakland High School in Oakland, Iowa, and served in the United States Army. He lived most of...

Aug 15, 2025

Michael Allen Eugene King, age 76, of Jay, Oklahoma passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at his home after an extended illness. Michael was born August 14, 1949, the son of Eugene and Rene (Walker) King. He grew up and spent his childhood in Emerson, Iowa. Michael attended Emerson Community School. He played baseball and was a wrestler. He...

Aug 12, 2025

John Michael "Mick" Hudson, age 62, of Hastings, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his home after an extended illness. Mick was born August 21, 1962, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Roger Hudson, Sr. and Jean (Johnson) Hudson. He was raised most of his life in Hastings, Iowa, and graduated from Nishna Valley High School...

Aug 4, 2025

Bartholomew James (Bartman) Hughes, age 57, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 4, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Bart was born on September 16, 1967, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of John and Phyllis (Maca) Hughes.

Bart graduated from Red Oak High School with the class of 1986. Bart...

Aug 3, 2025

Faye Jean Lyman Brandstetter of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025. She was a loving wife and mother, devoted to her family and to her extended family of first graders, and a joyous soul who laughed easily, loved deeply, and cared passionately.

Faye was born on September 6, 1940, in Cushing, Iowa, the...

Jul 27, 2025

Mildred Louise (Mason) Gammell, beloved by so many, passed away of natural causes at age 98 in Scottsdale, Arizona on July 27th, 2025. Mildred lived life in RED, literally and figuratively, right up until the end of her exceptional life. She was a strong, independent woman who believed in making the best out of any circumstance—something she learned to...

Jul 22, 2025

Lynn "Jay" Morrison, age 76, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Jay was born on January 5, 1949, in Long Beach, California, the son of J.T. and Ruth (Downing) Morrison. He grew up in Long Beach graduating from Jordan High School in 1966. He loved playing baseball and football and...

Jul 21, 2025

Fred "Joe" Benedict, age 85, of rural Villisca and Guss, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at his home unexpectedly. Joe was born January 27, 1940, in rural Randolph, Iowa, the son of James and Frances Irene (Phillips) Benedict. He was raised near Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1957. Joe then served in the United...

Jul 17, 2025

Marilyn Jean Waterman, age 92, of Omaha, Nebraska died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Bellevue, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born February 12, 1933, near Emerson, Iowa, the daughter of Gaylord and Hettie (Jenks) Eastwood. She was a member of Lifegate Church in Omaha, NE. After her retirement from Mutual of Omaha she...

Jul 11, 2025

Vivian Aileen Negly was the eldest daughter of Roy Van Dorn and Mallie Collins Watkins Negly. Vivian entered this world at her grandparent's farm in Scott County Kansas on August 17, 1927. Jesus, her Savior welcomed her into His Heavenly Kingdom on July 11, 2025.

Vivian spent her early years in western Kansas. After her family moved...

Jul 11, 2025

Joanne Kay Olson, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak.

Joanne was born on March 21, 1940, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Vivian (DeBolt) Hicks. She grew up on a farm near Emerson, Iowa, and graduated from Wales Lincoln...

Jul 8, 2025

James Glenn "Jim" Baker, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Red Oak following complications from a long-standing heart condition on July 8, 2025.

Jim was born August 20, 1944, in his family's home in Ida Grove, Iowa, the youngest of five children born to Glenn and Beatrice (Briscoe) Baker. He spent his childhood in...

Jul 5, 2025

Sherman Merrill Allen, age 90, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Merrill was born April 3, 1935, in rural Emerson, Iowa, the son of Sherman and Flora (Liddell) Allen. He was raised near Emerson and graduated from Emerson High School in 1952 and Wheaton College in...

Jun 29, 2025

Bonnie Joan Jones, age 40, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bonnie was born August 15, 1984, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Douglas and Denise (Rasmussen) Jones. She graduated from Griswold High School and attended Iowa Western Community College as well as beauty school. She...

Jun 25, 2025

James Robert "Jim" Bruce, age 74, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jim was born on August 22, 1950, the son of James William and Wilma (Simpson) Bruce. He was raised in the Villisca and Stennett areas and graduated from the Villisca High School. Jim then served in the...

Jun 21, 2025

Connie Kay Hardy, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Connie was born October 28, 1940, in Farragut, Iowa, the daughter of Sherman and Geneva (Schnoor) Lightfoot. She graduated from Farragut High School. Connie was united in marriage to Leonard Hardy on March 6, 1960, at...

Jun 14, 2025

Dianne Lee McCabe, born on April 3, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at Kavanagh House Hospice on 56th Street in Des Moines, Iowa. Dianne, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.

In Red Oak, where her journey began, Dianne...

Jun 12, 2025

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Maher, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Arlington Place. Maggie was born September 24, 1942, in Compton, California, the daughter of Don and Hellen (Jenkins) Bonfy. She graduated from Compton High School in 1960 and attended Compton Community College. She was an attendance clerk at Compton High School for...