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Michelle Dawn Ronfeldt

Michelle Dawn Ronfeldt

Feb 3, 2014

Birthplace: Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Michelle Dawn Ronfeldt, age 59, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a sudden illness. Michelle was born May 22, 1954 the daughter of Ed and Norma Philpott. She lived most of her life in Red Oak, Iowa. Michelle was preceded...

Mary E. Houser

Mary E. Houser

Jan 23, 2014

Birthplace: Rural Stanton, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Mary Elizabeth Houser, age 93, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Mary was born February 5, 1920 near Stanton, Iowa the daughter of Everett and Alma (Johnson) Bishop. She attended country school through the eighth grade. Mary's father passed away in...

Robert G. Wookey

Robert G. Wookey

Jan 21, 2014

Birthplace: Rural Red Oak, IA Resided In: Rural Red Oak, IA Robert George Wookey, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Robert was born May 19, 1923 on the family farm in Montgomery County, Iowa the son of Henry and Anna (Heuer) Wookey. He attended rural schools...

Richard E. Webb

Richard E. Webb

Jan 21, 2014

Birthplace: Mt. Ayr, Iowa Resided In: Villisca, Iowa Richard Eugene Webb, age 56, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Richard was born January 13, 1958 in Mt. Ayr, Iowa the son of Richard Lee and Lola Faye (Warner) Webb. He was raised in Mt. Ayr and moved to Red Oak as...

Ivadell Shook

Ivadell Shook

Jan 21, 2014

Birthplace: Macedonia, IA Resided In: Red Oak, IA Iva-Dell Beatrice Shook, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Stanton Care Center. Iva-Dell was born May 11, 1928 in Macedonia, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Alma (Williams) Achenbaugh. She graduated from Macedonia High School in 1947 and started working at Houghton State Bank....

Maxine Marsden

Maxine Marsden

Jan 16, 2014

Birthplace: Wales, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Maxine Marsden, age 99, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society. Maxine was born July 18, 1914 in Wales, Iowa the daughter of Clem and Viola (Wolford) Woods. She graduated from the Wales High School and was united in marriage to Earl Marsden on...

Donald J. Beeson

Donald J. Beeson

Jan 15, 2014

Birthplace: Aberdeen, SD Resided In: Red Oak, IA Donald James Beeson, age 92, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Donald was born July 15, 1921 in Aberdeen, South Dakota the son of Edward and Nell (McGovern) Beeson. The family moved to a farm near Coburg, Iowa where Don graduated high...

Alice M. Lewis

Alice M. Lewis

Jan 7, 2014

Birthplace: Hastings, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Alice Marie Morse Lewis passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Alice was born on January 16, 1942 in Hastings, Iowa the daughter of Raymond and Dora (Davis) Morse. She grew up in Emerson, Iowa. Alice was united in marriage to Gary Lewis and had...

Thomas C. Ingersoll

Thomas C. Ingersoll

Dec 29, 2013

Birthplace: Resided In: Squaw Valley, CA Thomas Clyde Ingersoll, Jr. was born on July 26th, 1953 to Thomas Clyde Ingersoll, Sr. and Maxine Brees Ingersoll. He died of lung cancer on Dec. 29th, 2013 in Fresno, Ca. Tom attended Villisca Schools through the 8th grade. He attended high school in Red Oak where he graduated in 1971 and graduated from...

Dale Marion Jones

Dale Marion Jones

Dec 17, 2013

Birthplace: Speed, Kansas Resided In: Council Bluffs formerly Emerson Dale Marion Jones, age 96, of Council Bluffs, Iowa formerly of Emerson, Iowa passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Risen Son Christian Village. Dale was born February 28, 1917 on a farm near Speed, Kansas the son of Oliver and Edith (Harold) Jones. Dale and his brothers rode horses...

Marilyn Kay Gridley

Marilyn Kay Gridley

Dec 15, 2013

Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa Resided In: Villisca, Iowa Marilyn Kay Gridley, age 65, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Marilyn was born March 8, 1948 in Clarinda, Iowa the daughter of Murl and Reva (Cooney) Greenfield. She was raised on a farm north of Villisca, Iowa graduating from Villisca High School in 1966....

Dorothy E. Gridley

Dorothy E. Gridley

Dec 9, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Grant, Iowa Resided In: Villisca, Iowa Dorothy E. Gridley, age 90 of Villisca, Iowa passed away December 9, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Villisca, Iowa. Dorothy was born on March 7, 1923, two miles west of Grant, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph and Louise (Lindner) Vetter. Dorothy graduated from Grant High School in 1940. She was...

Betty A. Otte

Betty A. Otte

Dec 5, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Sidney, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Betty Arlene Otte, age 83, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her residence after a brief illness. Betty was born December 7, 1929 in Knox near Sidney, Iowa the daughter of Cecil and Cleota (McCormick) Grape. She was raised in the Sidney and Riverton area graduating...

William T. Shields

William T. Shields

Dec 3, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Montgomery County, IA Resided In: Rural Red Oak, Iowa William Thomas "Bill" Shields, age 90, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Life Care Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Bill was born February 2, 1923 in rural Montgomery County, Iowa the son of Fred James and Ruth Ann (Leech) Shields. He graduated from Elliott...

Jerry Lee Potter

Jerry Lee Potter

Nov 25, 2013

Birthplace: Liberal, Kansas Resided In: Rural Essex, Iowa Jerry Lee Potter, age 67, of Essex, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Jerry was born September 22, 1946 in Liberal, Kansas the son of Cecil M. and Lucille S. (Briles) Potter. He lived most of his younger life in the...

Mary Jo Maher

Mary Jo Maher

Nov 16, 2013

Birthplace: Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Emerson, Iowa Mary Jo Maher, age 68, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Jenny Edmondson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa after a brief illness. Mary Jo Maher was born February 12, 1945 in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Ruby (Honeywell) Hinkle. She was raised in Villisca graduating from...

Sharon S. Foss

Sharon S. Foss

Nov 16, 2013

Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Resided In: Emerson, IA formerly Tucson, AZ Sharon Sue Foss, age 72, of Emerson, Iowa formerly of Tucson, Arizona, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak after an extended illness. Sharon was born August 10, 1941 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the daughter of Virgil Wayne and Mary Elaine (Churchman)...

Barbara Carol Douglas

Barbara Carol Douglas

Nov 14, 2013

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Georgetown, Texas Ms. Barbara Carol Douglas, of Georgetown, Texas passed away on November 14, 2013, at the age of 66. Ms. Douglas was born September 16, 1947, in Red Oak, Iowa to Jessie Lenore Smith and William Henry Douglas. Ms. Douglas lived most of her childhood in Iowa and moved to McAllen, Texas as...

Kathryn M. Lawson

Kathryn M. Lawson

Nov 14, 2013

Birthplace: State Center, Iowa Resided In: Stanton, Iowa Kathryn M. Lawson, 93, of Stanton, IA, formerly of Brooklyn, IA, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Stanton Care Center. Kathryn Margaret Pfantz, the daughter of Lawrence Fred and Marietta (Teeters) Pfantz was born August 25, 1920 in State Center, IA. She attended State Center High School, graduating in 1939. Kathryn...

Rae Bergstrom

Rae Bergstrom

Nov 8, 2013

Birthplace: Centerville, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Rae Bergstrom, age 89, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Rae was born October 19, 1924 in Centerville, Iowa the daughter of James and Grace (Fry) Bauman. She graduated from Centerville High School and received her teaching certificate from UNI Teachers College....

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