Joe Benedict
Jul 21, 2025
Fred "Joe" Benedict, age 85, of rural Villisca and Guss, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at his home unexpectedly. Joe was born January 27, 1940, in rural Randolph, Iowa, the son of James and Frances Irene (Phillips) Benedict. He was raised near Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1957. Joe then served in the United...
Marilyn Waterman
Jul 17, 2025
Marilyn Jean Waterman, age 92, of Omaha, Nebraska died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Bellevue, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born February 12, 1933, near Emerson, Iowa, the daughter of Gaylord and Hettie (Jenks) Eastwood. She was a member of Lifegate Church in Omaha, NE. After her retirement from Mutual of Omaha she...
Vivian Karwal
Jul 11, 2025
Vivian Aileen Negly was the eldest daughter of Roy Van Dorn and Mallie Collins Watkins Negly. Vivian entered this world at her grandparent's farm in Scott County Kansas on August 17, 1927. Jesus, her Savior welcomed her into His Heavenly Kingdom on July 11, 2025.
Vivian spent her early years in western Kansas. After her family moved...
Joanne Olson
Jul 11, 2025
Joanne Kay Olson, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak.
Joanne was born on March 21, 1940, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Vivian (DeBolt) Hicks. She grew up on a farm near Emerson, Iowa, and graduated from Wales Lincoln...
James G. "Jim" Baker
Jul 8, 2025
James Glenn "Jim" Baker, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Red Oak following complications from a long-standing heart condition on July 8, 2025.
Jim was born August 20, 1944, in his family's home in Ida Grove, Iowa, the youngest of five children born to Glenn and Beatrice (Briscoe) Baker. He spent his childhood in...
Sherman Merrill Allen
Jul 5, 2025
Sherman Merrill Allen, age 90, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Merrill was born April 3, 1935, in rural Emerson, Iowa, the son of Sherman and Flora (Liddell) Allen. He was raised near Emerson and graduated from Emerson High School in 1952 and Wheaton College in...
Bonnie Jones
Jun 29, 2025
Bonnie Joan Jones, age 40, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bonnie was born August 15, 1984, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Douglas and Denise (Rasmussen) Jones. She graduated from Griswold High School and attended Iowa Western Community College as well as beauty school. She...
Jim Bruce
Jun 25, 2025
James Robert "Jim" Bruce, age 74, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jim was born on August 22, 1950, the son of James William and Wilma (Simpson) Bruce. He was raised in the Villisca and Stennett areas and graduated from the Villisca High School. Jim then served in the...
Connie Hardy
Jun 21, 2025
Connie Kay Hardy, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Connie was born October 28, 1940, in Farragut, Iowa, the daughter of Sherman and Geneva (Schnoor) Lightfoot. She graduated from Farragut High School. Connie was united in marriage to Leonard Hardy on March 6, 1960, at...
Dianne Mccabe
Jun 14, 2025
Dianne Lee McCabe, born on April 3, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at Kavanagh House Hospice on 56th Street in Des Moines, Iowa. Dianne, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.
In Red Oak, where her journey began, Dianne...
Margaret "Maggie" Maher
Jun 12, 2025
Margaret Ann "Maggie" Maher, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Arlington Place. Maggie was born September 24, 1942, in Compton, California, the daughter of Don and Hellen (Jenkins) Bonfy. She graduated from Compton High School in 1960 and attended Compton Community College. She was an attendance clerk at Compton High School for...
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,...
