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Neva L. Anderson
Jan 31, 2022
Birthplace: Brooks, Iowa Resided In: Villisca, Iowa Neva Louise Anderson, daughter of Clyde Edward and Leota Mildred(Reichardt) Kempton was born July 9, 1929 in rural Adams county, south of Brooks, Iowa and passed away on January 31, 2022 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Neva was the second oldest child in a family of five. Her...
Larry D. Bruce
Jan 31, 2022
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Larry Dean Bruce, age 84, of Red Oak, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 31, 2022, at Prairie Gate Care Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Born in Red Oak, Iowa on February 7, 1937, to Henry and Margaret (Binns) Bruce. Larry was raised on the family farm southwest...
Raymond D. Roberts
Jan 28, 2022
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Raymond "Ray" Daly Roberts, aged 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at his home. Ray was born November 14, 1933, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Raymond and Mabel (Daly) Roberts. Ray, affectionately called "Buddy" by his family, lived many different places in the United States and...
Lester H Ballard
Jan 27, 2022
Birthplace: Des Moines, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Lester Herbert "Old Man" Ballard, age 70, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Les was born May 27, 1951, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Louie and Ila Ballard. He was raised in Des Moines graduating from North High School....
James L. Mccabe
Jan 22, 2022
James (Jim) L. McCabe, 87, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022, due to complications from Parkinson's Disease at MercyOne Johnston Hospice Care. He was surrounded by his loving wife Dianne and immediate family. Jim was born in Red Oak, Iowa, to Josephine and John McCabe. He was their only child. He graduated from Red...
Garth C. Dawson
Jan 20, 2022
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Resided In: Stanton, Iowa formerly Bellevue, Nebraska Garth Clark Dawson, age 88, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Iowa. Wide and varied are Garth's careers, skills, interests, and accomplishments; parsing his full life down to a capsule when a book would more aptly dignify it, must suffice with highlights. Garth was born...
Mildred A. Connell
Jan 20, 2022
Birthplace: Hawthorne, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Mildred Aileen "Milly" Connell, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Milly was born October 2, 1931 in Hawthorne, Iowa, the daughter of Stevens and Lenora "Alice" (Asman) Diehl. She graduated from Red Oak High School in the class of 1950....
Anne Van Druff Halvin And Peter Vandruff
Jan 12, 2022
A graveside celebration of life service for Anne Van Druff Halvin and Peter Bruce Vandruff will be held 4 PM Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak, Iowa. A time of refreshments and fellowship will be held at the home of Anne Anderson Bennett at 1351 210th Street, Red Oak, IA 51566. Anne was born April...
Mary Braden
Jan 9, 2022
Mary Louise Braden, age 97, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society. She was born on September 17, 1924 on a farm near Adel, Iowa, the daughter of Ed and Sue (Alumbaugh) Forester. She attended the same rural school as her father and later taught at the same school for 2...
Terry J. Adams
Jan 4, 2022
Lifetime Red Oak resident Terry Joe Adams achieved that "peaceful, easy feeling" that the Eagles sang about when he passed away on January 4, 2022. Terry was born on October 2, 1949 to Otto and Dorothy Adams. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 18. During his several years of service, he enjoyed worldwide travelling. After his service,...
Larry H. Snyder
Jan 3, 2022
arry Harve Snyder, 59, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Red Oak. Larry Snyder was born August 24, 1962, in Webster City, Iowa, the son of LaVerne and Helen (Snodgrass) Snyder. Larry was a 1980 graduate of the Iowa School for the Deaf. He eventually attended the National Technical Institute for the Deaf...
Karen Sue Miller
Jan 1, 2022
Karen Sue Miller, age 75, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed unexpectedly on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at her home. Karen was born April 2, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Harry Franklin and Jeanette Mary (Kissel) Cross. She was raised in Council Bluffs where she attended school. Karen was a homemaker and had lived the past 30 years...
Randy
Dec 28, 2021
Randall Lee "Randy" Vanderhoof, age 69, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Randy was born October 2, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Billy and Carolyn (Briggs) Vanderhoof. He was raised in Red Oak graduating from Red Oak High School in 1970. He started working...
Hollette M. Webb
Dec 21, 2021
Hollette Mae "Holly" Webb, age 61, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa. Holly was born September 9, 1960 in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy Nadine (Holm) Little and was raised by her step-father, Stanley Johnson. She was united in marriage to Larry Gulling and three...
Ronald L. Bierbaum
Dec 20, 2021
Ronald Lee Bierbaum, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Ronald Lee Bierbaum was born August 5, 1949, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Norman and Vera (Knisley) Bierbaum. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1968 and attended Wayne State college on a football scholarship before...
Donna G. French
Dec 18, 2021
Donna Gayle French, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Donna was born January 13, 1943, in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Donald and Abbie Irene (Wilcox) Iles. She was raised in California and graduated high school in Flint, Michigan. She met Richard French, while he was...
Richard Lee Meggison
Dec 17, 2021
Richard Lee Meggison, age 83, of Red Oak Iowa passed away Friday, December 17th, 2021, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Dick was born August 13, 1938, in New Market, Iowa, the son of Howard and Mabel (Hinkle) Meggison. He attended school in Minnesota, Carbon, Iowa and received his 8th grade diploma from Sutherland Consolidated Schools. He then attended...
David Randall Howes
Dec 17, 2021
David Randall Howes, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. David was born January 31, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised in Bedford, Iowa, graduating with the Bedford High School class of 1955. David was united in marriage to Sharron Longfellow on October 6, 1957, in Lenox, Iowa....
Raymond H. Stoddard
Dec 14, 2021
Raymond Harold Stoddard, Jr. entered life on April 4, 1930 in Red Oak, Iowa. Born to Lola Mamie Briggs and Raymond Harold Stoddard. Known as "Junior" to family and Red Oak friends, he passed December 14, 2021, at Huntsville, Alabama, from incidents of heart failure and old age. Early educators taught him the thrill of learning and the power of...
Darlene M. Liljedahl
Dec 12, 2021
Darlene Marie Lijedahl, age 99, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away December 12, 2021, in Albuquerque. Darlene was born August 28, 1922, in Imogene, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Gladys (Reed) Pritchard. She graduated from Red Oak High School and later was united in marriage to Elvin Liljedahl on September 16, 1942, in Essex, Iowa. They lived in Essex...
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