Obituary Listing

Jul 5, 2025

Sherman Merrill Allen, age 90, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Merrill was born April 3, 1935, in rural Emerson, Iowa, the son of Sherman and Flora (Liddell) Allen. He was raised near Emerson and graduated from Emerson High School in 1952 and Wheaton College in...

Jun 29, 2025

Bonnie Joan Jones, age 40, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bonnie was born August 15, 1984, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Douglas and Denise (Rasmussen) Jones. She graduated from Griswold High School and attended Iowa Western Community College as well as beauty school. She...

Jun 25, 2025

James Robert "Jim" Bruce, age 74, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jim was born on August 22, 1950, the son of James William and Wilma (Simpson) Bruce. He was raised in the Villisca and Stennett areas and graduated from the Villisca High School. Jim then served in the...

Jun 21, 2025

Connie Kay Hardy, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Connie was born October 28, 1940, in Farragut, Iowa, the daughter of Sherman and Geneva (Schnoor) Lightfoot. She graduated from Farragut High School. Connie was united in marriage to Leonard Hardy on March 6, 1960, at...

Jun 14, 2025

Dianne Lee McCabe, born on April 3, 1937, in Red Oak, Iowa, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at Kavanagh House Hospice on 56th Street in Des Moines, Iowa. Dianne, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.

In Red Oak, where her journey began, Dianne...

Jun 12, 2025

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Maher, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Arlington Place. Maggie was born September 24, 1942, in Compton, California, the daughter of Don and Hellen (Jenkins) Bonfy. She graduated from Compton High School in 1960 and attended Compton Community College. She was an attendance clerk at Compton High School for...

Jun 10, 2025

Blake Adam Kruse, age 42, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Blake was born November 30, 1982, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was raised in the Elliott and Griswold area, the son of Marcia and Dan Peterson. He attended school in Griswold, Iowa, and worked several places throughout the years including TRACO, HyVee for 16...

Jun 9, 2025

Robin Strand, age 69, of Glenwood, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at Jennie Edmondson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Robin Strand was born August 27, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Charlotte (Bomer) Strand. She was raised in Glenwood and Villisca. She graduated from Villisca High School in...

Jun 9, 2025

Ronald Ray Baumbach, age 71, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ron was born December 3, 1953, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Harold and Katherine Baumbach. Ron grew up in the Carson area until the family moved to Stanton where he attended Stanton Community...

Jun 6, 2025

Erma Lee Zenor, age 91, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton. Erma was born April 14, 1934, in East River Township in Page County, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Beulah (Wamsley) Wainwright. She was raised in Page County and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1952. After graduation Erma...

Jun 5, 2025

Gregg Glen Peters, age 84, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at CHI Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Gregg was born October 1, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois where he was raised until he moved to McHenry, Illinois. He was the son of Melvin "Pete" and Marjorie (Stockley) Peters. He graduated from McHenry High...

Jun 1, 2025

Karry Dean Richardson, age 76, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away June 1, 2025, at his home. Karry was born February 13, 1949, in Lynch, Nebraska, the son of Harry and Kathryn (Truman) Richardson. He drove a truck for many years over the road returning to Red Oak, Iowa many years ago.

He was preceded in death...

May 25, 2025

Phyllis Ruth Nadine (Johnson) Sunberg, age 94, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Phyllis was born June 6, 1930, in Essex, Iowa, the daughter of Martin William and Lily Irene (Peterson) Johnson. She graduated from Essex Community High School and North Park College in Chicago with an Associate Degree...

May 19, 2025

Wayne Kent Franson, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 19, 2025, at this home. Wayne was born June 30, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Marguerite (Kraftt) Franson. He was raised in rural Morton's Mill, Iowa. He attended school for many years in Griswold, Iowa, then graduated from Red...

May 19, 2025

Jerry Mack Anderson, age 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born December 14, 1938, in Hamburg, Iowa, the son of Floyd and Grace Edna (Mack) Anderson. The family lived in many different places in Iowa through the years. Jerry graduated from Newell High School in Newell,...

May 18, 2025

Pauline B. "Polly" Allen, age 93, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak, Iowa. Polly was born May 3, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Bernard and Pauline Eleanor (Frederick) Spindler. She was united in marriage to Gordon Allen on January 29, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska. They lived...

May 13, 2025

Sarah Anne Hill, age 37, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at her home. Sarah was born October 15, 1987, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Rebecaa (Hicks) Gulick. She was raised most of her life in Red Oak and graduated from Nishna Valley High School in 2006. Sarah was united in...

May 12, 2025

Elson Truett Heggen, age 87, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, entered into rest on May 12, 2025, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Elson was born May 29, 1937, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Talmai and Stella Orvick Heggen.

He graduated from high school in Bode, Iowa, in 1954 and Luther College in...

May 12, 2025

Richard Arthur "Dick" Mikuls, age 88, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away May 12, 2025, at The Heritage at Legacy in Omaha. Dick was born on August 15, 1936, in Cicero, Illinois, the son of Welhemina "Minnie" and Peter. Dick led a charmed life despite his difficult beginnings in Cicero. As a youth he was an Eagle Scout and a...

May 10, 2025

Gene L. Westerlund, age 90, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025. Gene was born February 1, 1935, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of Sven Ernest and Nellie (Greenfield) Westerlund. He graduated from Villisca High School in 1953. Gene's childhood passion was to be a farmer, and he fulfilled that wish for his entire life. He also...