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Carol A. Hamilton
Jan 30, 2016
Birthplace: Red Oak, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Carol Ann Hamilton, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Carol was born December 18, 1931 in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Donald L. and Ruby Faye (Selser) Hersman. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1949. Before...
Helen M. Murphy
Jan 15, 2016
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Helen Murphy of Red Oak, Iowa, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Helen was born June 13, 1922 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Thomas C. and Marian (Marquardt) Murphy. She attended Brownell Hall of Omaha, Nebraska (now Brownell-Talbot) and was a graduate of Scripps...
Judy Updegrove
Jan 8, 2016
Birthplace: New Market, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Judith Anne "Judy" Updegrove, age 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society. Judy was born January 11, 1942 in New Market, Iowa the daughter of Howard and Mabel (Hinkle) Meggison. She graduated from Red Oak High School and attended Beauty School in...
Daniel D. Stogdill
Jan 8, 2016
Birthplace: Hawthorne, Nevada Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Daniel David "Danny" Stogdill, age 65, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at his residence. Danny was born October 31, 1950 the son of Lilly Mae Harris. The family moved to Red Oak when Danny was very young. He graduated from Red Oak High School and was drafted...
Anna Marie Parker
Jan 6, 2016
Birthplace: Grant, Iowa Resided In: Griswold, Ia formerly Elliott, IA Anna Marie Parker, age 93, of Griswold, Iowa formerly Elliott, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Griswold Care Center. Anna Marie was born December 3, 1922 in Grant, Iowa the daughter of David and Frances (Bliss) Chalmers. She graduated from Grant High School in 1940 and attended...
Dennis O. Scott
Jan 5, 2016
Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa Dennis Orville Scott, age 69, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Dennis was born September 17, 1946 in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of Bernard and Irma Laverne (Johnson) Scott. He graduated from Villisca High School in 1965 and served in...
Donna Wetzel Corliss
Jan 2, 2016
Birthplace: Rural Henderson, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Donna Wetzel Corliss, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Stanton Care Center in Stanton, Iowa. Donna was born on the family farm near Henderson, Iowa on July 27, 1937. She was the daughter of Charles and Ella Stewart Wetzel. She attended Wales Lincoln...
Ginger Kling
Jan 2, 2016
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Ora Colleen "Ginger" Kling, age 76, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home after a lengthy illness. Ginger was born January 8, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Forest and Lois (Carpenter) Grasty. The family moved to Red Oak when Ginger was eight...
Gordon Lester Hill
Dec 31, 2015
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Gordon Lester Hill, age 69, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away December 31, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Gordon was born April 20, 1946 in Red Oak, Iowa the son of Lester and Betty (Bates) Hill. He graduated from Griswold High...
Carol L. "Deanie" Selby
Dec 29, 2015
Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Carol Lee "Deanie" Selby, age 74 of Red Oak, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Deanie Selby was born June 20, 1941, in Clarinda, Iowa. He loved spending time with his family and friends. Deanie had a special way of looking at the world. He was...
Donnie R. Smith
Dec 20, 2015
Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Donnie Ray Smith, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Parson House Assisted Living in Omaha, Nebraska. Donnie was born March 14, 1943 in Nodaway, Iowa the son of Ralph and Flossie Morhain Smith. He graduated from Villisca High School. Over the years, Donnie worked...
Carolyn S. Finchem
Dec 16, 2015
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Carolyn Sarah Finchem, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Carolyn was born November 25, 1937 in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Harold E. and Blanche O. (Massengale) Lasley. She was raised in Red Oak where she attended school....
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....
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