Obituary Listing

Mar 25, 2024

Curtis Lee Strange, age 58, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 25, 2024, at his home. Curtis was born September 29, 1965, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Robert and Ida (Dailey) Strange. He was raised in Shenandoah and graduated from Shenandoah High School. He worked for Mt. Arbor Nursery and the Cooperative before moving...

Mar 20, 2024

Morton Vincent Pointon, II, age 67, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Morton was born June 25, 1956, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Morton Vincent and Gladys (Gray) Pointon. He graduated from Oppenheim Ephratah High School and worked as a Machinist for many years. He was united...

Mar 17, 2024

Karen Jones, age 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at her home after an extended illness. Karen was born December 6, 1950, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Gaylord and Joyce (Eggers) England. She was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1969. She attended beauty school...

Mar 17, 2024

Ruth "JoAnn" Harms, age 87, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Arlington Place. JoAnn was born July 28, 1936, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of A.C. "Slim" and Ruth (Kneedy) Fada. She was raised in Red Oak and graduated with the class of 1954. JoAnn received her teaching degree from Iowa Western Community...

Mar 13, 2024

Carl Allen Newsome, age 78, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly Emerson, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home after a brief illness. Carl was born March 1, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of Paul and Doris Newsome.

Preceding him in death were his parents and two sons: Andrew and Matthew Newsome....

Mar 11, 2024

Rita Ilene Herber, age 79, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024, at her home. Rita was born November 29, 1944, in Chariton, Iowa, the daughter of John William and Johanna Rose (Roberts) Caylor. She graduated from Chariton High School and then attended business school. She lived in Ottumwa, Iowa for many years and worked for...

Mar 1, 2024

Ricky M. Rocha, age 67, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Ricky was born November 16, 1956, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Liberty and Carla Rocha. He was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He then attended culinary school and was a...

Mar 1, 2024

Carol Sue "Susie" Kohl, age 81, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at Arlington Place. Susie was born June 11, 1942, in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Katharine (Wood) Davis. She was raised in Geneva, New York and Glendale, California. She graduated from Glendale High School in 1961. She was united in...

Feb 28, 2024

Charlotte Werth, 83, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Charlotte was raised in Creston, Iowa and spent most of her adult life in Red Oak.

Charlotte was very active in the community serving on the school board and heading up the children's food program in southwestern Iowa....

Feb 28, 2024

Sherry L. Rife, age 76, of New Market, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Sherry was born November 24, 1947, in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Pauline (Kreplin) Williams. In high school, Sherry volunteered as a Candy Striper. She was united in marriage to Kurt Rife on May 26, 1967....

Feb 26, 2024

Douglas Wade Moser, age 66, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 26, 2024, at his home. Douglas was born on October 11, 1957, the youngest of three children of Ocie and Nancy (Evans) Moser.

Over his years in Glenwood and Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was a lively presence and much loved by his caregivers and...

Feb 24, 2024

Suzanne Renee Lees, age 60, of Walnut, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her home surrounded by family after her courageous battle with breast cancer. Suzanne was born February 23, 1964, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Loyd and Gladys (Trautman) Bowen. She was raised south of Emerson, Iowa, on...

Feb 24, 2024

Kathleen Reta "Kathy" (Tebrinke) Barmann, age 77, of Red Oak, Iowa, died peacefully at her home following a lengthy illness. Kathy was born July 22, 1946, in Sterling, Colorado, the daughter of Bernice "Bud" and Vera Emily (McHenry) Tebrinke. She lived near Stoneham, Colorado, as an infant, and the family lived in a sod house for a short time....

Feb 21, 2024

James E. "Butch" Kephart, age 67, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at his home. Butch was born June 21, 1956, in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Lester and Agnes (Maylone) Kephart. He was raised in Muscatine and Davenport where he attended school. Jim was a roofer and worked in home improvement construction. He owned...

Feb 18, 2024

Barbara Jane (Perry) Jones, 54, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, in Rathdrum, Idaho. Barb was born April 22, 1969, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Beverly (Bradley) Perry. She graduated from Stanton High School in 1987. She had lived in many different places throughout the years including Elliott, Red Oak,...

Feb 15, 2024

Norma Jean Tichy, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away, Thursday, February 15, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society. Norma was born November 7, 1941, in Iowa, the daughter of Ephraim and Eva Gladys (Whitney) Foreman. She was raised in Red Oak where she lived most of her life. She attended school at Red Oak Community Schools and...

Feb 5, 2024

Patricia Rae "Pat" Gilliland, age 77, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at the Bryan West Health Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Pat was born April 6, 1946, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Larence and Wanda (Courcier) Johnson. She was raised in Stanton, Iowa, and graduated from Stanton High School in 1963. She was united in...

Feb 4, 2024

Russell Wayne "Russ" Hayes, age 77, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at his home. Russ was born August 27, 1946, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the son of George Howard and Bernice (Gourley) Hayes. He was raised in Red Oak where he attended school. Over the years he worked for the Mosaic Plant and later...

Jan 26, 2024

Betty Alice (Vestal) Howard, age 90, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona, surrounded by the love of her family. Betty was born December 16, 1933, in Hastings, Iowa, to Paul and Alberta (Cairns) Vestal. She was raised on their farm during the Great Depression, attending the Sandiland one-room schoolhouse through 8th...

Jan 24, 2024

Kathryn Rae Strand was born February 27, 1950, to Raymond and Charlotte Strand in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Kathy came in second place to Barb, and was followed by Joyce, Jona, Robin and Johnny. Growing up, the siblings had their fights but as they got older, there was nothing separating them. Routine Sunday dinners that she often made us late...