Obituary Listing

Jul 31, 2022

Melvin Frederick Woods, age 83, of Beatrice, Nebraska formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Beatrice Community Hospital. Melvin was born September 3, 1938 in Durham, North Carolina, the son of James and Katherine (Medlin) Woods. Melvin lived the majority of his life in the Omaha, Nebraska area and also lived in Red Oak,...

Jul 30, 2022

Jean Means, daughter of Harry and Geneva Taylor, was born October 15, 1931, in Fairfield, Iowa. Jean passed away Saturday evening, July 30, 2022, at Arroyo Grande Hospital in Arroyo Grande, California.

Jean attended Villisca Community Schools and graduated in 1949. She was a cheerleader and homecoming queen. Jean was united in marriage to her high school...

Jul 21, 2022

Kelvin Lee Jones, age 67, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Kelvin was born March 23, 1955 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Jack and Arlene (Patterson) Jones. He was raised in Red Oak graduating in the Red Oak High School Class of 1973. He went on to study...

Jul 12, 2022

Jay Mitchel "Mitch" Gage, age 67, of Onawa, Iowa, formerly Emerson, Iowa, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mitch was born April 8, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of John and Opal (Kadel) Gage. He graduated from Nishna Valley High School in 1973. On July 12, 1975, Mitch was united in marriage to Karen...

Jul 7, 2022

Alfred Ricky "Rick" Punteney, Sr., age 71, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Rick was born April 17, 1951 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Charles and Dorothy Punteney. He was raised in Council Bluffs where he attended school. After his schooling, Rick worked as a welder for 18...

Jul 5, 2022

Jolene Louise Johnson, age 68, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at her home after a brief illness. Jolene was born April 27, 1954 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Ray and Margaret (Longinaker) Platt. She attended Red Oak Community Schools and later received her GED. She worked for JD Café for 15 years and then...

Jul 2, 2022

Betty Ann Leonard, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, died peacefully surrounded by her family on July 2, 2022 at her home after a yearlong battle with cancer. Betty was born November 18, 1943 in Bristol, England to Clyde and Eileen (Holler) Thompson. After WWII, Betty was two years old when she boarded the Queen Elizabeth with her Mum and...

Jun 28, 2022

Jean Marie Thrapp, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jean was born May 23, 1932, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Amy (Levine) Weilman. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1949. In her younger years, she worked for Bon Ton Cleaners until starting...

Jun 19, 2022

Blanche L. Sederburg, age 98, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Country House in Omaha, Nebraska. Blanche Lucille (Shaffer) Sederburg was born December 9, 1923, on a farm near Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of John & Harriett (Lake) Shaffer. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1942 and studied through...

Jun 14, 2022

Patricia Jeanette (Adams) Maher, age 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at her home. Patricia was born May 23, 1936, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Dean and Gertrude (Steward) Adams. She graduated from Red Oak High School in the class of 1953 and later Northwest Missouri State University with a Physical Education...

Jun 10, 2022

James Fredrick "Buzz" Herbert, age 81, of Corning, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home. Buzz was born January 24, 1941 in Macedonia, Iowa, the son of Earl and Jeanette (Dodson) Herbert. He was raised in Macedonia graduating from Macedonia High School in 1958. The family then moved to Corning, Iowa and Buzz started working at Schildberg's...

Jun 7, 2022

Kirk Samples, Jr., age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Kirk was born May 9, 1932 near Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Kirk and Mary (Harover) Samples. He was raised in rural areas of Montgomery County and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1950. He enlisted in...

May 27, 2022

Edward James Sharkness, 79, passed away peacefully with family by his side on the 27th of May, 2022, in Red Oak, IA. Ed was born in Camden, NY on the 26th of April, 1943, and was raised in Kingston, PA along with his 5 siblings. An avid athlete, he excelled at wrestling in high school and college. In 1965, he...

May 26, 2022

Jerry Ray Jamison, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Jerry was born in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Clyde and Rose (Gustafson) Jamison. He was raised and lived the majority of his life in Elliott, Iowa. He graduated from Griswold Community High School and started his...

May 25, 2022

Cheryl Lou Reynolds, age 78, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Cheryl was born April 17, 1944, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Thomas and Roselda Lulu (Wohlenhaus) Jennings. She graduated from Elliott High School in 1962 and worked for the telephone company in Red Oak....

May 14, 2022

Lois Arlene Perkins, age 92, of Hastings, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lois was born October 30, 1929, at the family home near Riverton, Iowa, the daughter of Orval and Anna (Baker) Jones. She was raised in southwest Iowa and graduated from Tabor High School. Lois was united in...

May 12, 2022

Clyde "Marlin" McHenry, age 79, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Marlin was born September 1, 1942, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Clyde and Valentine (Schaffer) McHenry. He was raised in Red Oak, attended Wales School, and graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1961. He worked...

May 12, 2022

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our wonderful sister, Joan Anderson, 59 of Branson West, Missouri. Joan passed away on May 12, 2022 at the Cox Health Medical Center South, Springfield, Missouri. Joan Anderson was born February 17, 1963 in Red Oak, Iowa. The daughter of Dr. Kenneth and Elizabeth "Ibby" (Murphy) Anderson. Joan was...

May 9, 2022

Dorothy Ruth Hamman, age 92, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born September 2, 1929, on a farm near Nodaway, Iowa, the daughter of Glen and Ruby (Stalder) Greenfield. She attended school in Stanton, Iowa. Dorothy was united in marriage to Floyd Hamman on April 6, 1947 in...

Apr 26, 2022

Erin Cathleen Mutschler, age 52, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Erin was born May 17, 1969, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Stephen McDonough and Sheila Reibock. She was raised in Davenport, Iowa, graduating from Central High School in 1987. Erin attended Santa...