Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

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. ...

Jun 30, 2022

Jack Thomas Gregory, the son of Charles and Virginia (Neal) Gregory, was born March 31, 1942, in North Hollywood, California.  Jack passed away June 30, 2022, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 80 years, 2 months, and 30 days.

Jack attended elementary school in California before...

Jun 29, 2022

Mark "Curly" Boyd Carlton, the son of Boyd and Juanita (Hansen) Carlton, was born January 26, 1967, in Red Oak, IA.  He died at his home in Griswold, IA, June 29, 2022, at the age of 55 years.

Curly attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1985.  After graduating, he began...

Jun 28, 2022

Carolyn Pelzer, the daughter of Harold Everett and LaVetta Mary (Whiteaker) Hansen, was born February 2, 1941, in Red Oak, IA.  She died June 28, 2022, at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, and 26 days.

Carolyn attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1958.  On...

Jun 26, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Beatty, the daughter of Louis and Lottie (Wedding) Helmuth, was born in Washington D.C., October 14, 1925.  She passed away June 26, 2022, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA, at the age of 96 years.

Mary graduated from Maryland Park High School.  After graduating, she worked for the...

Jun 11, 2022

Arnold Walter Wesemann, the son of Walter Herman and Viola Mae (Westerhold) Wesemann, was born August 11, 1932 on his grandparent's farm in Wisner, NE.  He died June 11, 2022, at his home in Bellevue, NE, at the age of 89 years.

Arnold attended school and church in Wisner.  He worked hard on...

May 31, 2022

Jerry Douglas King, the son of JP and Sally Florence (Baker) King, was born August 19, 1942, in Cairo, GA.  Jerry died May 31, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 79 years, 9 months, and 12 days.

Jerry attended Thomasville High School in Thomasville, GA.  He enlisted in the...

May 28, 2022

Darwin Theodore Brockman, the son of Theodore John Henry and Dorothy Edith (Hough) Brockman, was born April 20, 1938, in Oakland, IA.

Darwin passed away, surrounded by family, at his home in Hancock, IA, on May 28, 2022, at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 8 days.

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May 8, 2022

Ilene Joy Parkhill, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Mother's Day--Sunday, May 8, 2022.

Ilene was a native of Iowa where she taught Elementary Education after graduating from Morningside College. She married Kenneth Parkhill August 28,1960 and they lived on the family farm in Oakland, Iowa with their two children (Jim and Karlene) where...

May 5, 2022

Randall Duane Baier, aged 95 years, 7 months, and 24 days, passed away May 5, 2022 at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Randall was the third son born to Goldie Arlene (Daughenbaugh) and Frederick Henry Baier. He was born on September 11, 1926, in a farmhouse southeast of Wiota, Iowa. Randall's older brothers...

Apr 7, 2022

Thomas Duncan Sharples March 26, 1942—April 7, 2022 Thomas D. Sharples, endodontist, master fly fisherman, and world-ranked master's track and field pole vaulter, passed away peacefully on April 7th in Falmouth, Maine. He had just turned 80 years old. He had Parkinson's disease.

Born in New Hampton, Iowa, to Thomas A. and Ruth Ann (Turner) Sharples, Tom...