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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....

Lee E. Strickland

Lee E. Strickland

Nov 6, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Essex, Iowa Resided In: Rural Stanton, Iowa Lee Eugene Strickland, age 81, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at his home after an extended illness. Lee was born June 8, 1932, five miles east of Essex, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and Helen (Lundstedt) Strickland. He started Kindergarten at Goldenrod School. His parents moved to...

Morris Johnson

Morris Johnson

Nov 6, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Villisca, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Alfred Morris Johnson, age 99, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community. Morris was born August 1, 1914 near Villisca, Iowa the son of Alfred and Pauline (Hanson) Johnson. He was raised on the family farm and was involved in 4-H receiving...

Robert James Morgan

Robert James Morgan

Nov 1, 2013

Birthplace: Wales, Iowa Resided In: Clarinda, IA formerly Elliott Robert James Morgan, age 86, of Clarinda, Iowa formerly Elliott, Iowa passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Goldenrod Manor in Clarinda. Robert was born November 9, 1926 near Wales, Iowa the son of Glendon Thomas and Beth (Imrie) Morgan. He graduated from Wales Lincoln High School in 1944 and...

Joan M. Parris

Joan M. Parris

Oct 28, 2013

Birthplace: Red Oak, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Joan Marie Parris, age 64, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Joan was born December 29, 1948 in Red Oak, Iowa the daughter of Gordon and Marcella (Bonham) Shaw. Over the years, Joan lived in Oklahoma and...

Bruce Van Druff

Bruce Van Druff

Oct 18, 2013

Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Resided In: Scottsdale, AZ formerly Red Oak Bruce Van Druff, 93, Red Oak, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Bruce was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Council Bluffs. He was the middle child of Leonard and Ethel Van Druff. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School he went on to Iowa State University and was a member...

William Lee Weston

William Lee Weston

Oct 15, 2013

Birthplace: Rural Elliott, Iowa Resided In: Elliott, Iowa William Lee "Bill" Weston, age 84, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bill was born January 7, 1929 in Waveland Township of Pottawattamie County, Iowa the son of Roy and Geneva (Miller)Weston. He was raised on the farm and graduated from Elliott High...

Jacob Alexander Shalters

Jacob Alexander Shalters

Oct 12, 2013

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Jacob Shalters, age 11, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at his residence. Jacob Alexander Shalters was born November 7, 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of Larry, Jr. and Carrie (Jones) Shalters. Jacob touched so many people with his sweet gentle spirit and a smile that could...

Walter Schaffer

Walter Schaffer

Oct 8, 2013

Birthplace: Pollock, SD Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Walter Schaffer, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Walt was born October 2, 1931 in Pollock, SD the son of Fred and Christine (Stadel) Schaffer. As a young man, Walt worked as a mechanic and served...

Eileen S. Jones

Eileen S. Jones

Oct 2, 2013

Birthplace: Folsom, Iowa Resided In: Council Bluffs formerly Emerson, IA Eileen Jones, age 93, of Council Bluffs, Iowa formerly of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Risen Son Christian Village. Eileen Susan Jones was born January 3, 1920 near Folsom, Iowa in Mills County, Iowa the daughter of Edwin and Helen (Grudle) Bruce. She attended Plummer...

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