Blake Kruse
Jun 10, 2025
Blake Adam Kruse, age 42, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Blake was born November 30, 1982, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was raised in the Elliott and Griswold area, the son of Marcia and Dan Peterson. He attended school in Griswold, Iowa, and worked several places throughout the years including TRACO, HyVee for 16...
Robin Strand
Jun 9, 2025
Robin Strand, age 69, of Glenwood, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at Jennie Edmondson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Robin Strand was born August 27, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Charlotte (Bomer) Strand. She was raised in Glenwood and Villisca. She graduated from Villisca High School in...
Ron Baumbach
Jun 9, 2025
Ronald Ray Baumbach, age 71, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ron was born December 3, 1953, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Harold and Katherine Baumbach. Ron grew up in the Carson area until the family moved to Stanton where he attended Stanton Community...
Erma Zenor
Jun 6, 2025
Erma Lee Zenor, age 91, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton. Erma was born April 14, 1934, in East River Township in Page County, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Beulah (Wamsley) Wainwright. She was raised in Page County and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1952. After graduation Erma...
Gregg Peters
Jun 5, 2025
Gregg Glen Peters, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at CHI Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Gregg was born October 1, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois where he was raised until he moved to McHenry, Illinois. He was the son of Melvin "Pete" and Marjorie (Stockley) Peters. He graduated from McHenry High...
Karry Richardson
Jun 1, 2025
Karry Dean Richardson, age 76, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away June 1, 2025, at his home. Karry was born February 13, 1949, in Lynch, Nebraska, the son of Harry and Kathryn (Truman) Richardson. He drove a truck for many years over the road returning to Red Oak, Iowa many years ago.
He was preceded in death...
Phyllis Sunberg
May 25, 2025
Phyllis Ruth Nadine (Johnson) Sunberg, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Phyllis was born June 6, 1930, in Essex, Iowa, the daughter of Martin William and Lily Irene (Peterson) Johnson. She graduated from Essex Community High School and North Park College in Chicago with an Associate Degree...
Wayne Franson
May 19, 2025
Wayne Kent Franson, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 19, 2025, at this home. Wayne was born June 30, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Marguerite (Kraftt) Franson. He was raised in rural Morton's Mill, Iowa. He attended school for many years in Griswold, Iowa, then graduated from Red...
Jerry Mack Anderson
May 19, 2025
Jerry Mack Anderson, age 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born December 14, 1938, in Hamburg, Iowa, the son of Floyd and Grace Edna (Mack) Anderson. The family lived in many different places in Iowa through the years. Jerry graduated from Newell High School in Newell,...
Polly Allen
May 18, 2025
Pauline B. "Polly" Allen, age 93, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak, Iowa. Polly was born May 3, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Bernard and Pauline Eleanor (Frederick) Spindler. She was united in marriage to Gordon Allen on January 29, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska. They lived...
Sarah Hill
May 13, 2025
Sarah Anne Hill, age 37, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at her home. Sarah was born October 15, 1987, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Rebecaa (Hicks) Gulick. She was raised most of her life in Red Oak and graduated from Nishna Valley High School in 2006. Sarah was united in...
Elson Heggen
May 12, 2025
Elson Truett Heggen, age 87, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, entered into rest on May 12, 2025, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Elson was born May 29, 1937, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Talmai and Stella Orvick Heggen.
He graduated from high school in Bode, Iowa, in 1954 and Luther College in...
Dick Mikuls
May 12, 2025
Richard Arthur "Dick" Mikuls, age 88, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away May 12, 2025, at The Heritage at Legacy in Omaha. Dick was born on August 15, 1936, in Cicero, Illinois, the son of Welhemina "Minnie" and Peter. Dick led a charmed life despite his difficult beginnings in Cicero. As a youth he was an Eagle Scout and a...
Gene Westerlund
May 10, 2025
Gene L. Westerlund, age 90, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025. Gene was born February 1, 1935, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of Sven Ernest and Nellie (Greenfield) Westerlund. He graduated from Villisca High School in 1953. Gene's childhood passion was to be a farmer, and he fulfilled that wish for his entire life. He also...
Phyllis Stebbins
May 8, 2025
Phyllis Corene Stebbins, age 100, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Prairie Gate Retirement Community in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Phyllis was born on April 1, 1925, in Orange City, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph J. and Vera E. (Caruth) Stebbins. Her family made their home in Orange City, Sheldon, Estherville, Sioux City,...
Rosalie Peterson
May 5, 2025
Rosalie Maye Peterson, age 83, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Rosalie was born August 14, 1941, in Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Virginia (Jones) Dunbar. She was raised on a farm near Leon. Rosalie was united in marriage to Howard Peterson on February 20, 1959, in...
Marla Lee Turner
May 5, 2025
Marla Lee Turner, age 75, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Marla Lee Miller was born November 10, 1949, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Max L. and Margaret J. (Welsch) Miller. She was raised on the Miller family farm. Marla was the shadow of her mother and grandmother...
Cody Tunnell
May 2, 2025
Cody A. Tunnell, age 38, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Cody was born August 17, 1986, in Carthage, Missouri, the son of Ron and Debra (Hoyt) Tunnell. He was raised in Shenandoah and Essex, Iowa. He attended school in Essex, Iowa and then served in...
Vicki Huber
Apr 28, 2025
Vicki Susan Huber, 66, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday April 28, 2025, at her home. Vicki was born December 22, 1958, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Patricia (Hanscom) Lawson. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, Blacky Combs, whom she called "Dad". She lived all her life in Red Oak and attended...
Lisa Myers
Apr 21, 2025
Lisa Ann Myers, age 62, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away April 21, 2025, at her home after an extended illness. Lisa was born on January 20, 1963, the daughter of Bobby G. and Marcia (Kiblinger) Haffner. She was raised in Eaton, Indiana, before moving to Iowa in July of 1973. She attended school in Peterson, Iowa and later...
