OBITUARIES
Jack Thomas Gregory
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...
Mark "Curly" Boyd Carlton
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...
Carolyn Pelzer
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...
Mary Elizabeth Beatty
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...
Arnold Walter Wesemann
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...
Jerry Douglas King
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...
Darwin Theodore Brockman
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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Ilene Joy Parkhill
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...
Randall Duane Baier
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...
Thomas Duncan Sharples
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...
Iola Mae Steiber
Mar 31, 2022
Iola Mae Steiber, the daughter of Fred and Katie (Stevens) Dorscher, was born January 20, 1926, on a farm northeast of Oakland, IA. Iola died March 31, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care Center in Atlantic, IA at the age of 96 years, ...
Myra L Hansen
Mar 24, 2022
Myra Lou Hansen, the daughter of John and Florence (Moore) Christian, was born on a farm near Villisca, IA. Myra died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 87 years, 1 month, and 2 days.
Myra's family moved to a farm outside of...
Carol Johnk
Mar 16, 2022
Carol Fredrick Johnk, the son of Theodore and Gladys (Sankey) Johnk, was born November 12, 1932, in Walnut, IA. He died March 16, 2022, at the Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX, at the age of 89 years, 4 months, and 4 days.
Carol graduated from Oakland High School and then began farming...
Bobby Joe "Bob" Beckendorf
Mar 16, 2022
Bobby Joe "Bob" Beckendorf, the son of Joseph and Dorothy Irene (Croghan) Beckendorf, was born October 20, 1935, near Hancock, IA. Bob passed away March 16, 2022, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 27 days.
Bob attended and graduated from the...
James Lowell "Jim" Eckert
Mar 15, 2022
James Lowell "Jim" Eckert, the son of Gary Lynn and Constance Louise (Gillespie) Eckert, was born May 7, 1957, in Council Bluffs, IA. Jim died March 15, 2022, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 64 years, 10 months, and 8 days.
Jim attended school at Oakland. ...
Charles "Chuck" Miller
Mar 2, 2022
Charles (Chuck) Ronald Miller, 74; died peacefully at home on March 2, 2022 with his loving wife Cindy by his side.
Chuck, the son of Ronald and Donis (Dunn) Miller, was born April 3, 1947 at Leonard Nursing Home, Griswold in the midst of an electrical storm. He lived most of his life...
Gary Gene Ruhl
Mar 1, 2022
Gary Gene Ruhl, the son of Jack and Nadine (Westerlund) Ruhl, was born March 22, 1957, in Creston, IA. Gary died March 1, 2022, at his home southeast of Griswold, IA, at the age of 64 years.
Gary attended school at Grant and Elliott, before graduating from Griswold High School with the class of 1975. While in...
Larry Tunnell
Feb 27, 2022
Larry Archie Tunnell was born on May 6, 1953, in Carson, IA. He died on February 27, 2022 at CHI Health Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 68 years, 9 months and 21 days.
Larry worked as an over the road truck driver and drove a school bus. He...
Sharon Kay Boos
Feb 27, 2022
Sharon Kay Boos, the daughter of Ralph Edward and Edna Ethel (Armstrong) Hensley, was born May 31, 1945, near Griswold, IA. Sharon died February 27, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 76 years, 8 months, and 27 days.
Sharon graduated from Griswold High School. On...
Ethel Belle Filkins
Feb 25, 2022
Obituary of Ethel Filkins
Ethel Belle Filkins, the daughter of Quentin and Frances Mae (Cole) Holiday, was born November 12, 1941, in Shannon City, IA and died February 25, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA at the age of 80 years, 3 months, and 13 days.
Ethel...
