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Charles Patterson
May 21, 2016
Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Resided In: Corning, IA formerly Red Oak, IA Charles Ross Patterson, age 71, of Corning, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at CHI Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa. Charlie was born May 25, 1944 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the son of Ray Austin and Anna (Woodruff) Patterson. He grew up...
Beverly J. Swanson
May 19, 2016
Birthplace: Page County, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Entering the world March 4, 1937, during a blizzard at her grandparent's home in Page County, Iowa, Beverly Jean was the first of four children born to Lloyd and Lillian (Westenburg) Hartstack. Raised on their Montgomery County farm, Bev attended Mount Hope, a single-room country school. She graduated from Red Oak...
Bob Samuelson
May 15, 2016
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Emerson, Iowa Bob "Sam" Samuelson, age 81, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Bob was born October 12, 1934 in Red Oak, Iowa the son of Russell Otis and Georgia Maxine (Perkins) Samuelson. He was raised in Red Oak graduating with the...
Eula Thomas
May 9, 2016
Birthplace: Rural Clarinda, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Eula Lea Thomas, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Eula was born June 27, 1943 near Clarinda, Iowa the daughter of Fred Elmo and Amy Amelia (McElroy) Wagaman. She was raised in Southwest Iowa and was untied in...
Betty J. Bauer
Apr 28, 2016
Birthplace: Rural Elliott, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Betty Jean Bauer, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Betty was born July 10, 1930 near Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Vera (Shapcott) Bauer. She attended school at Elliott and graduated from Wales-Lincoln High School. Betty worked...
Wilma Watt Johnson
Apr 23, 2016
Birthplace: Rural Ames, Nebraska Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa On April 23, 2016 at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa, Wilma Watt Johnson, left this world as she lived with quiet grace and dignity. Wilma was born May 14, 1917 on a farm north of Ames, NE, the daughter of Harry and Emma (Tank) Dickerson. She grew up...
Jessie E. Thompson
Apr 22, 2016
Birthplace: Carbon, Iowa Resided In: Stanton, Iowa formerly Red Oak, Iowa Jessie Elizabeth Thompson, age 95, of Stanton, Iowa formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Stanton Care Center. Jessie was born September 5, 1920 in Carbon, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Flossie (Pierce) Dalgetty. She was raised in Carbon, Iowa and was united...
Virginia A. Stuvick
Apr 8, 2016
Birthplace: Weldon, IA Resided In: Huntley, IL Virginia Ann (Hein) Stuvick, 78, of Huntley, Illinois formerly Villisca, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016. Virginia was born in Weldon, Iowa on November 1, 1937 the daughter of Henry and Louise (Hacker) Hein. She graduated from Villisca High School in 1956 and continued her education at the American Institute of...
Jean Stoneking
Mar 29, 2016
Birthplace: Chillicothe, MO Resided In: Elliott, IA Katherine Jean Stoneking, age 81, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Jean was born May 3, 1934 in Chillicothe, Missouri the daughter of Dean and Dorothy (Slattery) Murren. She was raised in Red Oak and Elliott graduating from Elliott High School...
Charles E. Lakin
Mar 28, 2016
Birthplace: Emerson, Iowa Resided In: Omaha, Nebraska Charles Edward Lakin, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away March 28, 2016 at the age of 94. Charles is survived by Florence, his wife of 77 years and three children: Diane (Lakin) Kilzer and her husband Bill of Denver, Colorado, Chuck Lakin and his wife Cyndee of Omaha, Nebraska, and...
Phyllis W. Hummel
Mar 27, 2016
Birthplace: Fermont County, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Phyllis Winifred Hummel, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Phyllis was born March 21, 1921 in Scott Township of Fremont County, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Eva (Carr) Michelson. She was raised in the Strahan area graduating from...
Ruby Darlene Wormington
Mar 26, 2016
Birthplace: Emerson, Iowa Resided In: Kansas City, MO Ruby "Darlene" Wormington, age 81, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, Missouri. Darlene was born July 23, 1934 the daughter of Guy and Cora (Lewis) Osborn. She was raised in the Emerson, Iowa area and graduated from the...
Robert E. "Bobby" Lee
Mar 23, 2016
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Oswego, Illinois Robert Eugene "Bobby" Lee, age 67, of Oswego, Illinois formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Bobby was born January 16, 1949 in Villisca, Iowa the son of Robert and Anna (Brown) Lee. He graduated from Red Oak High...
Robert P. Nelson
Mar 11, 2016
Birthplace: College Springs, IA Resided In: Lamar, MO Robert Paul Nelson, age 81, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri following a lengthy illness. Robert was born January 12, 1935 in College Springs, Iowa the son of Paul and Monterey Nelson. He graduated from the Clearmont, Missouri high school and proudly...
Laverne Meggison
Mar 7, 2016
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Shenandoah, IA formerly Villisca Irma LaVerne Meggison, age 89, of Shenandoah, Iowa formerly of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. LaVerne was born July 13, 1926 in Villisca, Iowa the daughter of Dewey and Lillian (Doggett) Johnson. She attended country school near Morton's Mill...
Richard D. Jennings
Mar 1, 2016
Birthplace: Elliott, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa Richard Damian Jennings, age 91, passed away Monday, March 1, 2016 at his residence in Elliott, Iowa. Richard was born September 8, 1924 in Elliott, Iowa the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jennings. He was raised in Elliott, Iowa and then joined the United States Navy serving during WWII. Upon his return...
Jeffrey L. Baker
Feb 29, 2016
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Jeffrey Lynn Baker, age 61, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jeff was born June 14, 1954 in Red Oak, Iowa the son of Robert and Norma (Smith) Baker. Jeffrey was raised in Council Bluffs where he lived for many years....
William Lee Gravett
Feb 25, 2016
Birthplace: Rural Henderson, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa William Lee "Bill" Gravett, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bill was born January 27, 1931, south of Henderson, Iowa, the son of Clyde and Gayle (Boileau) Gravett. He was raised on a farm in the Emerson, Iowa area...
Joyce Alexander
Feb 23, 2016
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Omaha, Nebraska Joyce Alexander, 75, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on February 23, 2016 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Joyce Ann Norcross was born on March 16, 1939 in Villisca, Iowa to Donald and Ruby (Rupp) Norcross. Preceded in death by parents, sister Donna, and great granddaughter Kristi. Joyce is survived by her children, Pam...
Robert L. Eshelman
Feb 9, 2016
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Robert Lee Eshelman, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Robert was born July 3, 1930 in Villisca, Iowa the son of Amos and Ruth Eshelman. He was raised in Clarinda, Iowa where he attended school. Robert served in the United...
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