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Donna M. Bissell
Feb 23, 2022
Donna Maylene Bissell, age 71, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Donna was born June 23, 1950, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Mona (Miller) Haley. She graduated from the Corning High School in 1969 and was united in marriage to Marty Bissell on June 8, 1969 in...
Colleen M. Johnson
Feb 23, 2022
Colleen M. Johnson, age 73, of Larned, Kansas, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at the Diversicare Nursing Home in Larned. Colleen was born April 19, 1948, the daughter of A. Delbert and Lila (Copelin) Johnson. She grew up on a small farm outside of Guss, Iowa. Growing up, Colleen was involved in 4-H and...
Norma Jean Mullenix
Feb 20, 2022
Norma Jean Mullenix, age 82, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022, at her home. Norma Jean was born June 17, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Marshall "Buck" and Mildred Mae (Cummings) Breeden. The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa, when Norma Jean was a young girl. She graduated high school and attended college where she...
Pamela J. Boland
Feb 19, 2022
Pamela June Boland, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society. Pam was born July 17, 1949 in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Thomas Bryan and Nadyne Margaret (Yore) Ford. She was raised in Roseville, California and graduated from Roseville High School. She later moved to Texas and eventually moved to...
Geri Kester
Feb 13, 2022
Geralyn Annette "Geri" Kester, age 59, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Geri was born September 21, 1962, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of John and Phyllis (Maca) Hughes. She graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1981. Over the years, Geri worked at Good Samaritan Society as...
Alice E. Brown
Feb 12, 2022
Alice Eileen Brown, age 80, of Henderson, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Alice was born August 30, 1941, in rural Henerson, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Eunice (Isaacson) Rieken. She grew up in Henderson, Iowa, graduated from Henderson High School in 1960. While in high school, she started working...
Kenneth G. Marsden
Feb 4, 2022
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Kenneth Glen Marsden, age 80, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was born October 7, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Lester and Evelyn (Reilly) Marsden. He graduated from Wales-Lincoln High School in 1959 and served in the...
Richard Lee Morgan
Feb 1, 2022
Birthplace: Garden Grove, Iowa Resided In: Emerson, Iowa Richard Lee Morgan, age 87, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his home. Richard was born May 10, 1934 in Garden Grove, Iowa, the son of Carl and Zella (Smith) Morgan. He graduated from Garden Grove High School and served in the United States Army for 2 years...
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...
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