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Rev. Paul Johnson
Jan 10, 2015
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Hodrege, NE formerly Alma, NE Funeral Services for Reverend Paul O. Johnson will be held at the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, Nebraska on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastors Murray Jones, Chaplain DeWane Dow, Bud Cole, Tom Thompson, and Don Covington co-officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery...
Johnnie Harding
Jan 10, 2015
Birthplace: Rural Montgomery County, IA Resided In: Rural Montgomery County, IA John Lawrence "Johnnie" Harding, age 79, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at his residence. Johnnie was born November 21, 1935 on the home place in Montgomery County, Iowa the son of Zearil and Hattie Anna (Poulsen) Harding. He attended school at Coburg and lived...
Gordon E. Kasch
Jan 9, 2015
Birthplace: Rural Montgomery County, IA Resided In: Council Bluffs, IA Gordon Elmer Kasch, age 85, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Gordon was born January 14, 1929 in rural Montgomery County, Iowa the son of Elmer Lawrence and Flora Mae (Johnson) Kasch. He was raised in Montgomery County...
Ruth Willms
Jan 6, 2015
Birthplace: Sarpy County, NE Resided In: Red Oak, IA Ruth Willms, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at her residence. Ruth was born February 23, 1920 in Sarpy County, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Giles) O'Keefe. She graduated from Omaha South High School in 1938 and earned her teaching degree from College...
Cathryn J. Fort
Jan 6, 2015
Birthplace: Red Oak, IA Resided In: Georgetown, KY formerly Red Oak Cathryn Joanne Fort, age 83, of Georgetown, Kentucky formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Dover Manor in Georgetown, Kentucky. Cathryn was born August 29, 1931 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Ralph and Gertrude (Bauer) Buehler. She was raised in Red Oak...
Helen L. Sheets
Jan 5, 2015
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Resided In: Brooklyn, Iowa formerly Red Oak, Iowa Helen L. (Campbell) Sheets, age 88, of Brooklyn, Iowa formerly Red Oak, Iowa passed away, Monday, January 5, 2015 in Brooklyn, Iowa. Helen was born March 7, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest of five children to John and Nora (Keonig) Campbell. She graduated from old North...
Lois Sellers Johnson
Jan 5, 2015
Birthplace: Pottawattamie County, IA Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Lois Sellers Johnson, age 92, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society. Lois Lucille Sellers Johnson was born February 21, 1922 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa the daughter of Clem and Viola (Wolford) Woods. She attended school at Wales Lincoln and was united in...
John T. Scanlan
Jan 3, 2015
Birthplace: Zion, Iowa Resided In: Kerville, TX formerly Red Oak John Thomas Scanlan, age 73, of Kerrville, Texas formerly Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home in Kerville. John was born June 25, 1941 in Zion, Iowa the son of Edward and Edna (Chilcott) Scanlan. He was raised in southwest Iowa and prior to 1967...
Jeanette Bredberg
Dec 31, 2014
Birthplace: Rural Stanton, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Jeanette Kathryn Bredberg, age 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jeanette was born February 8, 1928 in Frankfort Township of Montgomery County near Stanton, Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Esther (Honette) Peterson. She graduated from Stanton High School in...
Edward K. Athey
Dec 30, 2014
Birthplace: Woodbine, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa formerly Omaha Edward Kermit Athey, age 81, of Elliott, Iowa formerly Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Edward was born January 18, 1933 in Woodbine, Iowa the son of Lawrence and Murtle (McGee) Athey. He was raised in Woodbine and Dunlap. After school, he helped...
Richard Allbee
Dec 28, 2014
Birthplace: Atchison County, MO Resided In: Red Oak, IA Nathaniel "Richard" Allbee, Jr. age 74, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2014 at his residence. Richard was born September 25, 1940 in Atchison County, Missouri near Fairfax, the son of Nathaniel Richard Allbee, Sr. and Margaret Walker Allbee. The family moved to Iowa when Richard was...
Merle Jentoft Freeman
Dec 27, 2014
Birthplace: Adams County, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Merle Jentoft Freeman, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Merle was born September 24, 1920 in Adams County, Iowa the daughter of Raymond and Belle (Estes) Markus. She graduated from the Creston, Iowa High School and later received her...
Susan J. Gerdts
Dec 27, 2014
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Susan Joann "Sue" Gerdts, age 65, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Sue was born June 30, 1949 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Lee and Virginia (Carlson) Knapp. She graduated from Red Oak Community High School and...
David R. Templeton
Dec 23, 2014
Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Yuma, Arizona David Ralph Templeton of Yuma, Arizona passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at home. Dave was born April 12, 1944 to Clark Ellis and Grace Edna (Gilleland) Templeton in Red Oak, Iowa. He served in the US Army from February 1, 1967 to January 31, 1969. He served in Long Gao, Vietnam...
Delaine Josephson
Dec 19, 2014
Birthplace: Nyman, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Delaine "Red" Josephson, age 91, of Red Oak, Iowa, died Friday, December 19, 2014, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Red was born October 28, 1923 in Page County near Nyman, Iowa to Harry and Martha Peterson Josephson. Red was drafted into the army during WWII on March 10, 1943. After being...
Luther B. Hanson
Dec 19, 2014
Birthplace: Rural Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Luther B. Hanson, age 93, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Luther was born December 10, 1921 near Red Oak, Iowa, the son of John and Hulda (Falk) Hanson. He was raised in the Red Oak area and served in...
Nancy E. Mckee
Dec 19, 2014
Birthplace: Rural Red Oak, IA Resided In: Omaha, NE formerly Red Oak Nancy Ellen McKee, age 71, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Nancy was born March 11, 1943 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Harry and Marjorie (Woods) Waddell. She graduated from Wales Lincoln...
David Lee Dunn
Dec 16, 2014
Birthplace: Mt. Etna, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa David Lee Dunn, age 66, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Shenandoah, Iowa. David was born September 22, 1948 in Mt. Etna, Iowa, the son of Frank and Alice (Loghry) Dunn. He was raised in southwest Iowa and graduated from Nishna...
John E. Miner
Dec 6, 2014
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Resided In: Elliott, Iowa John E. Miner, Jr., age 49, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his residence. John was born May 15, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of John, Sr. and Mary Ann (McMichael) Miner. He was raised in Springfield, Nebraska and moved to Iowa in 1987. John was united in...
Lawrence R. Squires
Dec 5, 2014
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Resided In: Stanton, Iowa Lawrence R. Squires, age 67, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Larry was born January 8, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of Donald and Bessie Mae (Avery) Squires. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and returned to southwest Iowa...
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