OBITUARIES
Janice Harris
Jan 1, 2022
Janice Harris, daughter of L.O. and Nellie (Schurlock) Glass, was born September 16, 1923, in Oakland, IA. She died on January 1, 2022, at the family home, at Oakland, IA, at the age of 98 years, 3 months, and 16 days.
Janice attended and graduated from Oakland High School in 1941. She then...
Ronald Joseph Seifert
Dec 10, 2021
RONALD JOSEPH SEIFERT, 61, passed away December 10, 2O21, at the VA Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. His brief battle with cancer showed his courage in facing life challenges. Despite the pain, Ron came out a hero and stayed strong and independent until the end. Ron was born September 26,1960, in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward and Helen (Kosak)...
Kathryn "Kathy" Ann Bolton
Nov 30, 2021
Kathryn Ann Bolton, the daughter of Boyd and Georgia (Courcier) Frank, was born July 14, 1954, in Creston, IA. She died November 30, 2021, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 67 years, 4 months, and 16 days.
Kathy attended school in Grant and Lewis before graduating...
Theodore "Ted" Johnk
Nov 29, 2021
Theodore Bruce "Ted" Johnk, the son of Theodore Edward and Gladys Irene (Sankey) Johnk, was born September 9, 1937, on the family farm near Walnut, IA. Ted died November 29, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 84 years, 2 months, and 20 days.
Ted attended school at...
Shawn Askeland
Nov 24, 2021
Shawn Askeland, the son of Lyle and Virginia (Bruellman) Askeland, was born December 1, 1958, in Estherville, IA. Shawn died November 24, 2021, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 62 years, 11 months, and 23 days.
Shawn grew up in Armstrong, IA, and then moved to Griswold,...
Barbara Lou Schaaf
Nov 21, 2021
Barbara Lou Schaaf, the daughter of Bernard and Dorothy (Hagle) Askey, was born April 20, 1940, in Anita, IA. She died Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, at the age of 81 years, 7 months, and 1 day.
Barb attended school at Elliott, graduating from Elliott High School with the class...
Edward Jay Elwood
Nov 17, 2021
Edward Jay Elwood, the son of Joseph and Gladys (Carper) Elwood, was born August 11, 1947, in Red Oak, IA. He died November 17, 2021, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 74 years, 3 months, and 7 days.
Ed attended school at Stennett and Elliott, before graduating from Griswold High School in...
Michael "Mick" Reynolds
Nov 13, 2021
Mick "Bucket" Reynolds
Michael Keith Reynolds, the son of Edgar Eugene and Francis Helen (Kemling) Reynolds, was born March 14, 1953, in Atlantic, IA. He died November 13, 2021, at his home in Waukee, IA, at the age of 68 years, 7 months, and 30 days.
Mick "Bucket" Reynolds...
Doris Louise Evans
Nov 2, 2021
Doris Louise Evans, the daughter of Leo and Clara (Burtcheard) Nolte, was born September 8, 1929, in rural Cass County. Doris died, November 2, 2021, at the Allen Place in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 92 years, 1 month, and 25 days.
Doris attended country school before graduating from Atlantic High School...
Shirley N. Walker
Oct 28, 2021
Shirley Nell (Kindhart) Walker was born June 21, 1934, to Homer Grant and Opal Marie (Smith) Kindhart in Council Bluffs, IA. She passed away at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, IA, on October 28, 2021, at the age of 87 years.
Shirley grew up in rural Oakland and attended country school...
Marilyn Ann Brunk
Oct 16, 2021
Marilyn Ann Brunk, the daughter of James Audrey and Margaret Ellen (Couthard) Liddell, was born February 17, 1933, at Essex, IA. Marilyn died at the Griswold Nursing and Rehab on October 16, 2021, at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 29 days.
Marilyn moved to the home place southeast of Griswold...
Judith Ann Shanno
Oct 7, 2021
Judith Ann Shanno, the daughter of Leon and Carrie (Perkins) Putnam, was born October 13, 1933, in Oakland, IA. She died October 7, 2021, at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bellevue, NE, at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 25 days.
Judy attended country school at Oakland. On August...
Royal William Bierbaum
Sep 27, 2021
Royal William Bierbaum, the son of Roy Christopher and Alma Louise (Bees) Bierbaum, was born November 12, 1932, in Atlantic, IA. Royal died at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA, on September 27, 2021, at the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 15 days.
Royal attended country school and then...
Wilma Jean Selders
Sep 23, 2021
Wilma Jean (Merritt) Selders was born in Morrowville, KS, on October 30, 1935, the daughter of Ira Curtis Merritt and Anna Christina Anderson Merritt. Wilma died at her home in Griswold, IA, on September 23, 2021, at the age of 85 years, 10 months, and 24 days.
Wilma attended rural schools in Kansas,...
Douglas Paul Sharples
Sep 17, 2021
Douglas Paul Sharples, 76, of Wakonda, SD, passed away September 24, 2021.
Doug was born August 18, 1945, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Thomas A. and Ruth Ann (Turner) Sharples. He lived the first year of his life in Hawthorne, California, while his father was in World War II. When his father returned...
R. Dana Harris
Sep 16, 2021
Richard Dana Harris, the son of Richard Davis and Janice (Glass) Harris, was born July 9, 1949, in Lincoln, NE. He died September 16, 2021, at Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca, IA, at the age of 72 years, 2 months, and 7 days.
Dana attended school in Oakland, graduating from Oakland High School with the class of...
Irvin Dale Shanno
Aug 31, 2021
Irvin Dale Shanno, the son of Donald and Alletha (Haines) Shanno, was born in Council Bluffs, IA, May 23, 1949. Irvin died August 31, 2021, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, at the age of 72 years, 3 months, and 8 days.
Irvin attended school in Oakland, graduating from Oakland High School with...
Arnold Ranck
Aug 26, 2021
Arnold Ranck, the son of Ancil And Helen (Peterson) Ranck, was born March 12, 1937. Arnold died August 26, 2021, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 84 years, 5 months, and 14days.
Arnold lived almost his entire life in Glenwood at the Glenwood Recourse Center.
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James Wyman
Aug 25, 2021
James was born December 10, 1934 to Clifford and Inez Wyman and passed away August 25, 2021 at the Hillcrest Grand Lodge in Papillion, Nebraska. James was a beloved husband, father, grandfather (17) and great grandfather (31).
James was a hard worker and spent 18 years working as a carpenter before he took a job at the...
Ron Eugene "Butch" Rodr
Aug 25, 2021
Ronald Eugene "Butch" Rodr, age 77, passed away on August 25, 2021, at Oak Crossing Transitional Care unit in Detroit Lakes, MN. He was born May 10, 1944, in Omaha, NE to Ernest and Nellie Alice (Watson) Rodr.
