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David Randall Howes

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

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

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...

Susan J. Gibson

Susan J. Gibson

Dec 6, 2021

Susan Joanne "Susie" Gibson, age 65, of Nyman, Iowa, passed away, Monday, December 6, 2021, at her home. Susie was born March 26, 1956, in San Francisco, California, the daughter of John George and Laura E. (Swain) Schmidt. Susie was raised in California and graduated from St. Paul's Catholic High School in San Francisco. The family had relatives in Red...

Francis E. "Frank" Nuckolls

Francis E. "Frank" Nuckolls

Nov 30, 2021

Birthplace: Bethany, Missouri Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Francis Edward Nuckolls, age 89, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Frank was born to Cecil and Erma (Belding) Nuckolls on the 2nd of February, 1932, in Bethany, Missouri. Growing up on farms outside Gus and Braddyville, Iowa, Frank attended Braddyville High, where...

Glen L. Confer

Glen L. Confer

Nov 24, 2021

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Glen L. Confer, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa formerly Essex, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak. Glen was born February 13, 1931, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Glen and Marcel (Ballain) Confer. Glen attended Garfield #5 country school and...

Terry Lee Miller

Terry Lee Miller

Nov 23, 2021

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Stanton, iowa Terry Lee Miller, age 79, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Terry was born July 14, 1942 in Red Oak, Iowa, the youngest son of Carl Eldor and Edna (Peterson) Miller. Terry grew up in Stanton. As a teenager he mowed...

James Edgar Wood

James Edgar Wood

Nov 20, 2021

Birthplace: Sidney, Nebraska Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa James Edgar Wood, age 97, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. James was born October 18, 1924 in Sidney, Nebraska, the son of Earl Robert and Vera Alma (Hand) Wood. During the depression, the family made their way to the West by...

Mary L. Franks

Mary L. Franks

Nov 20, 2021

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Mary Louise Franks, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Mary was born September 21, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Lee and Clara Eva (Lewis) Dodd. She lived in Red Oak until she was...

Ronald E. Madden

Ronald E. Madden

Nov 18, 2021

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Ronald Eugene Madden, age 64, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ronald was born March 22, 1957 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Larry Lee, Sr. and Lillian (Alm) Madden. He lived all of his life in...

Mary Margaret Fast

Mary Margaret Fast

Nov 14, 2021

Birthplace: Montgomery County, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa Mary Margaret 'Peg' Fast, age 96, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Villisca, Iowa. Peg was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great great-grandmother whose love for her family was displayed throughout her life. Peg was born August 26, 1925, in Montgomery...

Mary Anne Anderson

Mary Anne Anderson

Nov 12, 2021

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Mary Anne Anderson, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021, at her home near Red Oak, Iowa. Mary Anne was born March 5, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Dr. William S. and Josephine M. (Richards) Edmund. She was raised in Red Oak, Iowa,...

Alton E. Snyder

Alton E. Snyder

Nov 11, 2021

Birthplace: Shenandoah, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Alton Earl Snyder, 84, Red Oak, passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at the Red Oak Rehabilitation and Care Center. Alton was born Feb. 13, 1937 the son of Pearl Kay (Trullinger) and Marrel Henry Snyder in Shenandoah, Iowa. Alton was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Page on July 20, 1958....

Richard Clark

Richard Clark

Nov 9, 2021

Birthplace: Rockford, IL Resided In: Lewis, IA Richard Lee "TBA" Clark, age 73, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Richard was born March 12, 1948 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Rex and Doris (Hayes) Clark. He was raised in Numa, Iowa, graduated from Centerville High School and served in the...

Doug Simpson

Doug Simpson

Nov 8, 2021

Birthplace: Harlan, Kentucky Resided In: Essex, Iowa Arthur Douglas "Doug" Simpson, age 70, of Essex, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at the Clarinda Regional Hospital. Doug was born March 13, 1951 in Harlan, Kentucky, the son of Matt Simpson, Sr. and Eula Randall Simpson. The family lived in Twila, Kentucky until Doug was nine years old when they...

Helen Archer

Helen Archer

Oct 30, 2021

Birthplace: Hastings, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Helen Louise Archer, age 92, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Helen was born January 9, 1929, near Hastings, Iowa, the daughter of Dean and Ila (Wilcox) Bradway. The family lived several different places before settling near Coburg, Iowa, where Helen graduated...

Colleen Williams

Colleen Williams

Oct 27, 2021

Birthplace: Carson, Iowa Resided In: Emerson, Iowa Clarice "Colleen" Williams better known as Colleen, age 95, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Colleen was born October 6, 1926 in Carson, Iowa, the daughter of Lynn and Neva (Bolton) Cain. She was raised on a farm in the...

Robert A. Drogo

Robert A. Drogo

Oct 24, 2021

Birthplace: Teaneck, NJ Resided In: Atlantic, IA formerly Red Oak, IA Robert Anthony "Bob" Drogo, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa formerly of rural Red Oak, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at his home in Atlantic. Bob Drogo was born on February 3, 1948 in Teaneck, New Jersey, the son of Anthony Joseph Drogo and Miriam Holter Drogo. Bob graduated...

Peggy Mae Mcalpin

Peggy Mae Mcalpin

Oct 24, 2021

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Peggy Mae McAlpin, age 87, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born August 6, 1934, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard and Ellen (Frank) Pickrel. She was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak High...

Violet L. Rowe

Violet L. Rowe

Oct 24, 2021

Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa Resided In: Essex, Iowa Violet Lorraine Rowe, age 93, of Essex, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Violet was born March 3, 1928, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Burl and Anna (White) Brown. She was raised and attended school in Bedford, Iowa. Violet was united in marriage to Everett...

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