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Larry Arnold Ray
Dec 13, 2018
Birthplace: Waterloo, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Larry Arnold Ray, age 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at his home. Larry was born April 23, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Arnold and Neola (Hood) Ray. He graduated from West High School in Waterloo in 1963 and served in the United States Navy...
Sarah F. Fields
Dec 13, 2018
Birthplace: Springfield, MO Resided In: Mineral Wells, TX formerly Emerson, IA Sarah Francis Fields, age 99, of Mineral Wells, Texas formerly of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home in Mineral Wells. Sarah was born June 17, 1919 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of John and Arabella (Poe) Briag. She graduated from high school in Springfield,...
Delvin Behrens
Dec 10, 2018
Birthplace: Wales, Iowa Resided In: Wales, Iowa Delvin Duane Behrens, age 75, of Wales, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Delvin was born March 27, 1943 on the family farm near Wales, Iowa, the son of Julius and Della (Croghan) Behrens. He graduated in the class of 1960 from Wales...
Oma Jean Shipman Wandvik
Dec 3, 2018
Birthplace: Peace Valley, MO Resided In: Omaha, NE Oma Jean Shipman Wandvik, age 83, of Omaha, Nebraska passed away Monday, December 3, 2018, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Oma Jean was born July 12, 1935 in Peace Valley, Missouri, the daughter of Omas and Ruby (McFarland) Shipman. She was raised in Missouri and Villisca, Iowa, graduating from Villisca High School...
Karen Jones Rahn
Dec 1, 2018
Birthplace: Emerson, IA Resided In: Omaha,NE Karen Jones Rahn, age 80, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Karen was born June 8, 1938 in Emerson, Iowa the daughter of George and Hazel (Jenkins) Jones. She graduated from Wales Lincoln High School in 1955 and attended Commercial Extension Business School. Karen...
Robert Townsend
Nov 30, 2018
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Henderson, Iowa Robert Doyle Townsend, age 72, of Henderson, Iowa passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Robert served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was a longtime member of the American Legion in Henderson, Iowa. Bob worked for McIntyre Chevrolet in Council...
Jesse Perkins
Nov 13, 2018
Birthplace: Hamburg, Iowa Resided In: Hastings, Iowa Jesse Wendell "Jay" Perkins, age 69, of Hastings, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his home. Jesse was born April 4, 1949 in Hamburg, Iowa the son of Jesse Junior and Lois (Jones) Perkins. He was raised in the Nodaway and Hastings, Iowa communities graduating from Nishna Valley High School in...
Donald A. Stuvick
Nov 10, 2018
Birthplace: Adams County, Iowa Resided In: Norton, Kansas Donald Austin Stuvick, son of Austin and Gladys (Dodson) Stuvick, was born January 25, 1929, in Adams County, Iowa, and passed away at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, on November 10, 2018, at the age of 89. Don grew up in the Red Oak, Iowa, community and graduated from the...
Donna M. Gellerman
Nov 6, 2018
Birthplace: Le Mars, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Donna May Gellerman, age 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at her residence after an extended illness. Donna was born October 18, 1932 in Le Mars, Iowa the daughter of Henry and Florence (Luikens) Gellerman. Donna graduated from Le Mars High School and attended nurses training...
Rebecca Sliger Mckinney
Oct 25, 2018
Birthplace: Gravity, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Rebecca Anna Sliger McKinney, age 76, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society. On a cool fall morning in September of 1942, RC and Vera (Tackett) Barnes awaited the birth of their sixth child, Rebecca, who was born on the 11th day. Rebecca attended...
William F. Young
Oct 22, 2018
Birthplace: Pottawattamie County, IA Resided In: Red Oak,IA William F. "Spike" Young, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Spike was born January 6, 1928 in Macedonia, Iowa the son of Frank and Blanche (Comstock) Young. He was raised in Montgomery County and graduated from Villisca High School in...
Donald L. Pendleton
Oct 21, 2018
Birthplace: Savannah, Missouri Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Preceding him in death were his parents; infant sisters: Wanda and Joan; sons: Rickey and Roger; and brother: Robert Pendleton. Survivors include his wife: Lois Pendleton of Red Oak, Iowa; daughter: Linda Huber and husband Steve of Council Bluffs, Iowa; son: Randy Pendleton and wife Connie of Red Oak, Iowa; daughter-in-law: Amy...
Benjamin Swanson
Oct 18, 2018
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa Resided In: Des Moines, Iowa Benjamin Seibert Swanson, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away after a brief illness on October 18, 2018. Ben was born on November 8, 1948, the second son of R. John and Margaret Seibert Swanson. He was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak Community High School with the Class...
Donald R. Lee
Oct 14, 2018
Birthplace: Mystic, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak formerly Emerson Donald Ralph Lee, age 93, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society. Don was born March 24, 1925 in Mystic, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Sylvia (Browning) Lee. He was raised in Seymour, Iowa and graduated from Seymour...
Jessica N. Houtchens
Oct 13, 2018
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak,Iowa Jessica Nicole Houtchens, age 27, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jessica was born June 18, 1991 in Red Oak, Iowa. She graduated from Red Oak High School in the class of 2010 and started working for Nishna Productions Redemption Center. She...
Douglas L. Turner
Oct 5, 2018
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa Douglas Lee Turner, age 72, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Doug was born January 6, 1946 in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Philip Cyrus and Viola Ruth (Boan) Turner. Doug grew up on the Turner family farm, the middle child of...
Rex V. Bradley
Oct 3, 2018
Birthplace: Omaha, NE Resided In: Mesa, AZ formerly Red Oak Rex V. Bradley,79, of Mesa, Arizona passed away peacefully on October 3, 2018. He was born at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska on December 24, 1938 to L.V. and Wilma (Murphy) Bradley. Rex graduated from Red Oak High School in 1956 where he participated in football, basketball, and baseball. After...
Marianna M. Johnson
Oct 1, 2018
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Marianna Marie Johnson, age 89, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Iowa. Marianna was born December 25, 1928 in Montgomery County, Iowa the daughter of Nolan and Eva Belle (England) Howell. She was raised in Elliott graduating from Elliott High School...
Sara Van Sant Peterson
Sep 24, 2018
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Sara Jane (Van Sant) Peterson, age 89, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Sara was born April 27, 1929 in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Grace (Lloyd) Linn. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1947 and...
Tracy L. Kemling
Sep 8, 2018
Birthplace: Elkader, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Tracy Lee Kemling, age 57, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Tracy was born January 20, 1961 in Elkader, Iowa, the daughter of Paul Richard and Marginell (Breitsprecher) Hansel. She lived in Elkader until moving to Cedar Rapids where she attended school....
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