OBITUARIES
Donna Lee Laverty
Sep 17, 2026
Our beloved mother, Donna Lee (Perdue) Merritt Laverty, a longtime resident of Griswold, Iowa was born on February 26, 1935 in Griswold Iowa to parents Ora Estes and Ione (Palmer) Perdue and passed away peacefully at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa surrounded by her loving family on September 17, 2026 at the age of 91 years, 6 month and 21...
Carline Corrine Guyer
Sep 13, 2026
Carline Corrine Guyer, the daughter of Carl and Corrine (Fleming) Horst, was born May 4, 1942, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Carline died September 13, 2026, at her home in Hancock, IA, at the age of 84 years, 4 months, and 9 days.
Carline attended school in Avoca, graduating with the class of 1960. She worked at the Avoca Care Center and...
Diann Phyllis Larimore
Sep 11, 2026
Diann Phyllis Larimore, the daughter of Bud and Roberta (O’Brien) Smith, was born November 30, 1946, in Council Bluffs, IA. Diann died September 11, 2026, at Lee Summit Medical Center in Lee Summit, MO, at the age of 79 years, 9 months, and 14 days.
Diann attended school in Oakland, graduating with the class of 1964. She worked for State of...
Frederick "Fred" Louis Shaw
Sep 5, 2026
Frederick "Fred" Louis Shaw, the son of Frederick Joseph and Fern Bonnie (Saemisch) Shaw, was born April 20, 1941, in Harlan, IA. Fred died September 5, 2026, at his home in Elliott, IA, at the age of 85 years, 4 months, and 16 days.
Fred is survived by his children: Leigh Anne Alm, Robert Shaw, and Jean Marie Bertuca; his grandchildren;...
Lena Dora Killion
Aug 13, 2026
Lena Dora Killion, age 98, of Oakland, Iowa, passed away at her home on August 13, 2026, just three weeks shy of her 99th birthday.
She was born September 4, 1927, to the late John and Mary (Niemann) Schorsch. Lena grew up on the family farm located just outside of Bentley, Iowa. She graduated from Underwood High School with the class...
Julie Brandt
Aug 12, 2026
Julie Christina Brandt, the daughter of Raymond H. and Wilma Jean (Merritt) Selders, was born July 19, 1965. She died August 12, 2026, in Omaha, NE, at the age of 61 years and 21 days.
Julie attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1983. She then attended Iowa Western Community College, where she received an associate’s degree in computer...
Ronald "Ron" D. Peterson
Jul 29, 2026
Ronald Dean Peterson (“Ron”)
Ronald Dean Peterson, lovingly known as “Ron,” passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026, at the age of 73.
Ron was born on December 17, 1952, in Lewis, Iowa, to Ralph and Ruby Peterson. He spent much of his life in and around the Lewis and Atlantic, Iowa, areas before moving to Tennessee. Ron loved his years in...
Sharon K. Rieber
Jul 23, 2026
Sharon passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the Accura Health Care Center in Shenandoah. A Memorial Mass will be held on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Timothy's Catholic Church Reno in Cumberland. A Rosary will be held at the church, the morning of the service, at 9:30 AM. The family will greet friends at...
Carmella "Carm" Louise Pigneri
Jun 13, 2026
Carmella “Carm” Louise Pigneri of Omaha, NE, formerly of Oakland, IA, was born on December 10, 1939 in Des Moines, IA to Peter F. and Louise (Abruzze) Crivaro. Carmella died on June 13, 2026 at the age of 86 years in Omaha, NE.
Carmella grew up in Des Moines with her brother, John, and graduated from Lincoln High School. Following high...
Teresa Faith Wells-Randels
Jun 9, 2026
Teresa Faith Wells-Randels, was born August 10, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away on June 9, 2026, at her home in Macedonia, Iowa, at the age of 70 years, 9 months, and 30 days.
Teresa grew up in Des Moines and attended Delaware Elementary and SouthEast Polk schools for her early education. She completed her high school years at...
Norma Janice Landon
Jun 6, 2026
Norma Janice Landon, the daughter of Gustaff and Jessie (Inman) Bergstrom, was born October 27, 1936, in rural Pottawattamie County. Norma died June 6, 2026, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 89 years 7 months, and 10 days.
Norma attended school in Griswold, graduating from Griswold High School with the class of 1955. While in high school,...
Winston Moffatt
Jun 5, 2026
Winston Lynn Moffatt was born October 28, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm south of Beebeetown, IA and attended elementary school there. His posse of life-long best friends became known as the 'Henry Crew'. He graduated from Tri-Center High School Neola, IA with the Class of 1978. Winston was best known, in those days,...
Rodney "Rod" Dean Northrup
May 28, 2026
Rodney Dean Northrup, the son of Harlan Leslie and Marilyn Jean (Fraizer) Northrup, was born April 1, 1960, in Atlantic, IA. He died May 28, 2026, in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 66 years.
Rod attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1979. After graduating, he continued to farm with his father. On January 20, 1988, Rod was...
Thelma "Loree" Hamilton
May 26, 2026
Thelma Loree (Carlisle) Hamilton died May 26, 2026 at her home in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 100 years,10 months and 11 days. Loree, the oldest of three children of Dale H, and Inez V. (Cordle) Carlisle was born on Pea Ridge outside of Cainsville, Missouri on July 15, 1925. During her early years, the family lived in Cainsville...
Janice Conn
May 9, 2026
Janice Arlene Conn was born on January 30, 1931, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Josephine (Paulsen) Smith Jan entered into eternal peace on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the blessed age of 95 years.
Her earliest years were spent in Neola before the family moved to Atlantic. It was here that she attended school and graduated from Atlantic...
Janet Faye Williams
May 7, 2026
Janet Faye Williams, passed away on May 7, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on August 13, 1939 to Fay Braden and Nancy Pauline Purdue Braden in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Janet was raised in Oakland, Iowa with her sisters. Janet married Robert Williams on October 11, 1957, in Iowa, beginning a partnership that spanned 59 years until his passing. Together,...
Kathy Noble
Apr 29, 2026
Kathy Lynn Noble of Oakland, Iowa passed away on April 29, 2026 at the age of 67 years, 1 month and 16 days.
Kathy Lynn Denton was born on March 13, 1959 to Bud and Judy Denton of Springfield, Illinois . She joined her older brother, Roger, to make up their family of four.
Kathy graduated from Glenwood High School in Chatham,...
Larry Allen
Apr 28, 2026
Larry D. Allen, the son of Jack and Donetta Allen, was born May 29, 1945, in Council Bluffs, IA. Larry died April 28, 2026, at his home in Carson, IA, at the age of 80 years.
Larry attended school and graduated from Carson High School. He attended Morningside College for a short time, majoring in music and was also in the...
Jesse Joe Fender
Apr 26, 2026
Jesse Joe Fender, the son of Kemberly Joseph Fender and Ladonna Carol Longcor, was born on October 3, 1975, in Atlantic, Iowa. He passed away on April 26, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Jesse attended Oakland High School as part of the Class of 1994. His career journey began with various positions at Oakland Foods and Conagra, among other roles. His path...
Ryan Dean Hildebrand
Apr 26, 2026
Ryan Dean Hildebrand, the son of Dean William and ReAnn Lu (Palmer) Hildebrand, was born on April 13, 1992, in Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on April 26, 2026, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 34 years and 13 days.
Ryan's early years were marked by active involvement in his school community. He graduated from Riverside High School in 2010,...
