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Vernita L. Adams
Dec 5, 2015
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa formerly Elliott, Iowa Vernita Lorea Adams, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa formerly of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Vernita was born November 19, 1921 in Montgomery County, Iowa the daughter of Ralph Wallace and Ruth Engberg (Westerlund) DeVoss. She gradauted from...
Billie Jean Eastwood
Nov 21, 2015
Birthplace: Malvern, Iowa Resided In: Indianola, Iowa Billie Jean (Haden) Eastwood, age 86, of Indianola, Iowa, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola. Billie Jean was born April 27, 1929 in Malvern, Iowa the sixth child of Joseph and Lottie (Wilson) Haden. She graduated from Malvern High School. Billie Jean married Delbert Eastwood and they...
Tressie D. Hart
Nov 20, 2015
Birthplace: Corning, MO Resided In: Stanton, IA Tressa Delores "Tressie" Hart, age 81, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak. Tressie was born November 24, 1933 in Corning, Missouri the daughter of Jesse and Rachel (Mannes) Patton. She was raised in Northwest, Missouri and was united in marriage to Ron...
Richard D. French
Nov 15, 2015
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Richard Dean French, age 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard was born August 23, 1942 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Charles William and Evelyn Cora (Marvick) French. He attended school in Villisca and served in...
Lessie Van Houten Wolcott
Nov 14, 2015
Birthplace: Ainsworth, NE Resided In: Red Oak, IA Lessie Van Houten Wolcott, age 91, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Lessie was born March 29, 1924 in Ainsworth, Nebraska the daughter of Gerdan and Rosie (Culbertson) Wheeler. She graduated from Ainsworth High School and taught country school before her marriage...
Charlotte G. Woods
Nov 12, 2015
Birthplace: Rural Griswold, Iowa Resided In: Council Bluffs, Iowa formerly Wales, Iowa Charlotte Gail Lembke Woods, age 100, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly Wales, Iowa passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Fox Run Assisted Living. She was born April 26, 1915 in Grove Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa in the Wheeler Grove area near the town of Griswold. Her parents,...
Phyllis M. Buroughs
Nov 9, 2015
Birthplace: Rural Elliott, Iowa Resided In: Griswold, Iowa Phyllis Marguerite Buroughs, age 94, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Griswold Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident since 2010. Phyllis was born June 3, 1921 near Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of Gus F. and Doris Z. (McCaskey) Shellberg. She was raised near...
Darrell Lee Porter
Nov 1, 2015
Birthplace: Emerson, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Darrell Lee Porter, age 71, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after battling several health issues over the past several years at home. Darrell was born June 7, 1944 in Emerson, Iowa the son of Frank Edwin and Virginia Leota (Ronk) Porter....
Clifford E. Strachan
Oct 28, 2015
Birthplace: Clarence, Missouri Resided In: Council Bluffs, IA formerly Red Oak, IA Clifford Eugene "Cliff" Strachan, age 94, of Council Bluffs, Iowa formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Risen Son Christian Village. Cliff was born April 16, 1921 in Clarence, Missouri the son of William Ellis and Maude Pearl (Melson) Strachan. He graduated from...
Lisa M. Lovig
Oct 27, 2015
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Lisa Marie Lovig, age 60, of Red Oak, IA, passed away, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Lisa was born September 11, 1955 in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of James Dobbs and Phyllis (Thompson) Dobbs. She was raised in the Coburg and Essex area...
Thurman Love Bowen
Oct 21, 2015
Birthplace: Rogers, AR Resided In: Edgewater, FL formerly Henderson, IA Thurman Love Bowen, age 89 formerly of Henderson, Iowa passed away October 21, 2015 at his home in Edgewater, Florida. Thurman was born November 26, 1925 in Rogers, Arkansas the son of David Isaac and Clara Bell (Davis) Bowen. He was the last of seven children, all boys, and the...
Lena M. Atkinson
Oct 5, 2015
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Overland Park, Kansas formerly Red Oak, Iowa Lena Atkinson, age 106, of Overland Park, Kansas formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Overland Park Nursing and Rehab Facility in Overland Park, Kansas. Lena was born Lena Mildred Enarson on May 26, 1909 on the family farm six miles north...
Lee Walters
Oct 3, 2015
Birthplace: Diagonal, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Herbert Lee Walters, age 93, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Lee was born October 29, 1921 in Diagonal, Iowa the son of Charles Byron and Edna Fern (Overholser) Walters. The family lived in Diagonal for a short time then moved to...
Shellie L. Smith Klimek
Sep 29, 2015
Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Shellie Lynn Smith Klimek, age 40, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Shellie was born December 10, 1974 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the daughter of Steven and Carolyn (Thomas) Smith. She was raised near Treynor, Iowa graduating from Treynor High School...
Bernard C. Bruning
Sep 29, 2015
Birthplace: Wynot, NE Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Bernard C. Bruning, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Bernard Cletus Bruning was born May 12, 1921 on the family farm near Wynot, Nebraska, the son of Herman and Caroline (Kritenbrink) Bruning. That same year the family...
J. Gene Geist
Sep 27, 2015
Birthplace: Shenandoah, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA J. Gene Geist, age 88, of Red Oak, Iowa, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Gene was born August 4, 1927 in Shenandoah, Iowa the son of Lee and Bertha (Fessler) Geist. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1946. He worked for his father at...
Lois D. Dimmitt
Sep 17, 2015
Birthplace: Prescott, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Lois Darlene Dimmitt, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Lois was born September 30, 1929 in Prescott, Iowa, the daughter of Lester and Lily (Blazek) Gibson. She was raised in the Prescott area and graduated from Prescott High School where...
Erling F. Bangston
Sep 11, 2015
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Erling Fay Bangston, 74, Red Oak, Iowa and Whidbey Island, Washington died Friday, September 11, 2015 at his home in Red Oak. Erl and his wife Cynthia had been part of the Red Oak Community for 10 years having moved here from Whidbey Island, Washington. Erl, son of Erling and Faye Schellenger...
Howard F. Lantz
Sep 8, 2015
Birthplace: Essex, Iowa Resided In: W. Des Moines, Iowa Howard Floberg Lantz, age 92, of W. Des Moines, Iowa formerly Red Oak and Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Edgewater Retirement Community. Howard was born August 6, 1923 in Essex, Iowa the son of Axel and Alice (Floberg) Lantz. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1940...
Frances L. Carlson
Sep 6, 2015
Birthplace: Montgomery County, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Frances Lucille Carlson, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society. Frances was born September 11, 1920 in Pilot Grove Township of Montgomery County, Iowa the daughter of L. Paul and Mabel (DeWitt) Lathrop. She graduated from Red Oak High School in...
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