Joyce Elaine Spangenberg
Feb 17, 2026
Joyce Elaine Spangenberg, age 95, of Red Oak, Iowa formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak. Joyce was born November 4, 1930, in Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Hays) LeRette. The family lived in various places throughout southwest Iowa including Wales, Iowa, where Joyce graduated from Wales Lincoln...
John Paul "Bud" Goddard
Feb 13, 2026
John Paul “Bud” Goddard, age 87, of Villisca, Iowa, formerly of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Bud was born March 12, 1938, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of George and Wyona (Kinns) Goddard. The family moved to Fulton, South Dakota, where Bud graduated from Fulton High School....
Dennis R. "Denny" Wookey
Feb 3, 2026
Dennis Robert “Denny” Wookey, age78, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at his home. Denny was born November 14, 1947, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Robert and Eileen (Raymond) Wookey. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1966 and then Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska. Denny enlisted in the United States...
Edwin Basil "Ed" Foote
Feb 1, 2026
Edwin Basil “Ed” Foote, age 98, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at his home. Ed was born June 13, 1927, near Grant, Iowa, the son of Merrill and Estella (Curry) Foote. He attended Foote country school and graduated from Grant High School in 1945. He started farming with his dad near Grant for five years before...
Patricia "Pat" Vestal
Feb 1, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Vestal, age 82, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak. Patty was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. She was raised in the Elliott area graduating from Elliott High School in 1961. Pat worked in Omaha, Nebraska, at...
Dawn Eloise Milgrove
Jan 31, 2026
Dawn Eloise Milgrove, age 64, of Carroll, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at her home. Dawn was born December 10, 1961, the youngest of five children to Darrell and Dorothy “Elaine” (Liljedahl) Wolfe. Dawn was raised on the family farm and attended Red Oak Schools. She was active in 4-H. She showed Black...
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Anderson
Jan 24, 2026
Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Anderson, age 73, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026, at his home. Ken was born June 14, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Carl “Hugo” and Neva (Kempton) Anderson. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Villisca High School in 1970. He then attended Faith Baptist Bible College and...
Nathan Ray Johnson
Jan 20, 2026
Nathan Ray Johnson, age 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Nathan was born August 3, 1979, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Larry and Diane (Bates) Johnson. Nathan was raised in southwest Iowa and was currently working for Omni Engineering. Over the years, he worked for Henningsen Construction, Grimes Asphalt...
Margaret Morgan
Jan 16, 2026
Margaret Morgan, age 90, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly Emerson, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Heritage at Fox Run. Margaret was born April 10, 1935, in Mound City, Missouri where she was raised. Margaret graduated from Mound City High School in 1953 and attended Northwest Missouri State University. While in Maryville, Margaret was hired as the...
Fred Pilecki
Jan 15, 2026
Fred Pilecki, age 77, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fred was born January 5, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Emma (Edwards) Pilecki. He was raised in Highland Park where he graduated high school in 1967. Over the years, he was an...
Janis Sue "Susie" Enarson
Jan 14, 2026
Janis Sue Enarson, (Susie), was born June 27, 1940, to Arvin and Esther (Howard) Hedstrom in a Montgomery County farmhouse northeast of Villisca, Iowa. She entered into rest on January 14, 2026, at Eiler Senior Living in Clarinda, Iowa.
Susie spent her early years living on farms in Montgomery and Page Counties and attending country school, including years as a student...
Teresa Fern Durbin
Jan 14, 2026
Teresa Fern Durbin, age 90, of Emerson, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak. Teresa was born May 7, 1935, in Beardstown, Illinois, the daughter of Ruth (Spry) Ackerman. She was raised in Illinois and was united in marriage to Benjamin Bristow in 1952 in Illinois. Two sons were born to this union: David...
Linda Vargas Rasmussen
Jan 12, 2026
Levina “Linda” Vargas Rasmussen, age 83, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Linda was born March 19, 1942, in Puraran, Barasa, Contanduenes, Republic of the Philippines, the daughter of Crispin Tejada and Josefina Vargas Tejada. Linda started working at a very young age, after her father passed away. She worked on...
Velma Mae Wheeler
Jan 10, 2026
Velma Mae Wheeler, age 102, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Arlington Place in Red Oak, Iowa. Velma was born January 23, 1923, the daughter of Elmer and Elsie Cook. Velma was united in marriage to Robert M. “Bob” Wheeler on November 17, 1950. Through the years, Velma lived in Atlantic before she and Bob moved to the farm...
Neil Edward Barnhart
Jan 9, 2026
Neil Edward Barnhart, age 72, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Neil was born September 21, 1953, in Farragut, Iowa, the son of Clifford Floyd and Pauline L. (Gardner) Barnhart.
Neil was a mechanic for many years and most recently worked for Travis Iron and Metal in Corning, Iowa.
Survivors are his...
Janet Ruth Viles
Jan 7, 2026
Janet Ruth Viles, age 83, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society. Janet was born November 5, 1942, in Albion, Nebraska, the daughter of Steve and Elaine Maurer. She was raised in western Nebraska and graduated from Albin, Wyoming High School in 1961. She served in the United States Army from 1964 until...
Richard Dean "Butch" Sampers
Jan 7, 2026
Richard Dean “Butch” Sampers, 82, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, in Red Oak, Iowa.
Butch was born on May 30, 1943, in rural Sac County, Iowa, the son of John and Lucille (Bauer) Sampers. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Schaller, Iowa. He graduated from Hayes High School...
Martha Elaine Walter
Jan 6, 2026
Martha Elaine Walter, age 82, of Stanton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Martha was born June 12, 1943, in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Olive (Hill) Lee. She graduated from New Market High School. She lived in Glenwood for a short time and then started working at Eveready Battery in...
Eddie Lee Fada
Jan 1, 2026
Eddie Lee “Ed” Fada, age 85, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Ed was born January 9, 1940, near Morton’s Mill, Iowa, the son of A.C. “Slim” and Ruth (Kneedy) Fada. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1957 and started farming as well as working at the Farmers...
Bonnie Hayes
Dec 29, 2025
Bonnie Hayes, age 75, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Accura Healthcare in Onawa, Iowa. Bonnie was born October 28, 1950. She was raised near Pisgah, Iowa. Bonnie was united in marriage to Robert Coddington Sr. and later Marvin Sorensen. The family lived in Stanton, Iowa for many years before moving to Red Oak....
