Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Oct 21, 2022

Sue Graves, the daughter of Marvin L. and Elsie (Moore) Wilhite, was born September 28, 1937, in Gibson, IA. She died October 21, 2022, at her home in Carson, IA, at the age of 85 years.

Sue attended school at Gibson, IA, graduating from Gibson High School with the class of 1956. She...

Oct 14, 2022

Craig Everette Steffen, the son of Paul Everette and Cleo Maxine (Ray) Steffen, was born September 29, 1959, in Creston, IA.  Craig died October 14, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA, at the age of 63 years and 15 days.

After graduating from Griswold High School in 1979, Craig worked...

Sep 25, 2022

Jean Ethelyn Blackburn, the daughter of Everett Zachariah and Ethel Florence (Miller) Plumb, was born March 20, 1932, near Hastings, Iowa, and passed away September 25, 2022, in West Des Moines, Iowa. She attained the age of 90 years 6 months and 5 days.

Jean graduated from Malvern High School in 1949. On...

Sep 17, 2022

Levi Branson Glover was born on November 24, 1997 in Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.  Marty and Kim were over the moon to welcome their son into this world.  His early life was spent in the communities of Lewis and Griswold, where he attended school.   He was the family goofball and had a great sense...

Sep 9, 2022

Walter "Gene" Eugene Gleaves, the son of Walter Neal Gleaves and Flora Cordelia (Carley) Gleaves, was born May 9, 1930, on a farm east of Treynor, IA. He died September 9, 2022, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 92 years and 4 months.

Gene attended 1 st...

Sep 5, 2022

Michael Darrell Jacobsen, the son of Darrell Delmond and Kathy Jean (True) Jacobsen, was born May 5, 1972.

Michael died September 5, 2022, in Avoca, IA, at the age of 50 years.

He grew up enjoying truck trips with his father, playing sports, and especially enjoyed vacations with his...

Sep 3, 2022

Eleanor Kay Tietz, of Griswold, IA, the daughter of Clair A. and E. Yvonne (Westfall) Bissell, was born May 16, 1939, at her parents' home in Anita, IA. She passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 83 years, 3 months, and 18 days.

...

Aug 26, 2022

James "Jim" Dean Sifford, the son of James and Eileen (Bisbee) Sifford, was born April 23, 1951, in Creston, IA.  He passed away August 26, 2022, at the Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 71.

Jim attended grade school in Elliott, and then graduated from Griswold Community High...

Aug 19, 2022

Kenneth Lee Collins age 77 of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away August 19,2022 in Pensacola, Florida. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa December 21, 1944.

He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1963. He obtained a bachelor's degree at Bellevue University. He also served in the US Army for 20 yrs and retired from civil...

Aug 16, 2022

Zakk Ian Mitchell, the son of Daniel Keith and Cynthia Renea (Parsons) Mitchell, was born April 29, 2009, in Atlantic, Iowa.  Zakk passed away August 16, 2022, at his home in Elliott, IA, at the age of 13 years.

Zakk and his family moved to Elliott when he was...

Aug 13, 2022

Shirley Darlene Woods, the daughter of Ralph and Lillie (Reichstein), was born June 26, 1930, at her parents' home west of Griswold, Iowa. She passed away on August 13, 2022, at the Griswold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Griswold at the age of 92 years, 1 month, and 18 days.

She attended rural school "Rose Hill"...

Aug 13, 2022

V irginia Lois Steffen, the daughter of Ellis and Esther (Schuler) Muller, was born October 24, 1931, at her parents' home southeast of Lyman, Iowa, in Nobel Township. She passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Griswold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Griswold at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 20 days....

Aug 12, 2022

Arvis Arthetta (Saxton) McKeane, the daughter of Oliver and Erma (Johnson) Saxton, was born February 27, 1927, in Anita, Iowa, and died August 12, 2022, at The Homestead in Anoka, Minnesota.

She attended rural schools near Anita and graduated from Anita High School with the class of 1945.  Following graduation, she taught at a rural school, Benton...

Aug 7, 2022

Bonnie Lea Hay, the daughter of John and Opal (Ennox) Lansing, was born September 1, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri.  Bonnie died August 7, 2022, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 70 years, 11 months, and 6 days.

Bonnie attended school in St. Louis and graduated...

Jul 27, 2022

Betty June Cleaveland, the daughter of Henry Garfield and Florence (Clark) Johnson, was born June 4, 1935, in Macedonia, IA. She passed away July 27, 2022, at the Oakland Manor in Oakland, IA at the age of 87 years.

Betty attended country school near Macedonia and then attended the Macedonia Community Schools graduating with the High School...

Jul 16, 2022

Pamela Sue Schroder, the daughter of Robert and Paula (Stout) Traylor, was born October 27, 1972, in Council Bluffs, IA.  She passed away July 16, 2022, at her home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 49 year, 8 months, and 20 days.

Pam attended school in Council Bluffs, graduating from Abraham Lincoln...

Jul 15, 2022

Diana Kay (Christensen) Thornton was born on November 29, 1952 in Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Betty (Ratashak) Christensen.  Diana entered into eternal peace on July 15, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 69 years, 7 months, and 16 days.

Diana's early years were spent in the community of Oakland where she attended...

Jul 14, 2022

Shirley Lee Phillips, the daughter of Norman Edward and Luella Norine (Blevins) Dreyer, was born April 10, 1938, in Oakland, IA.  Shirley passed away, July 14, 2022, at Elmcrest Nursing Home in Harlan, IA, at the age of 84 years, 3 months, and 4 days.

Shirley grew up in Oakland where she attended...

Jul 7, 2022

Alicia Jan (Slemp) Waddell, was born, on May 3, 1952 in Hamburg, IA, the only child, to Olin Herman Slemp and Alyce Virginia (Brown) Slemp. She gained her angels wings and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 7, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a long two-year hard-fought...

Jul 3, 2022

Lyle Earl Filkins, the son of Welmer Ernest and Alice Pearl (Lutz) Filkins, was born June 23, 1935, in Council Bluffs, IA.  Lyle died July 3, 2022, at this home in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 87 years and 10 days.

Lyle attended school in Glenwood, graduating with the class of 1953. ...