OBITUARIES
Sherry Lee Shipman
May 7, 2021
Sherry Lee Shipman, age 67 of Austell GA, passed away May 7, 2021. Her hobbies include Genealogy, home decorating with antiques, and family heirlooms. Sherry enjoyed reading biographies and loved her pet dogs. She was a loving mother who volunteered as a homeroom mother and would chaperone the field trips for her children. She also enjoyed cooking delicious meals for...
Lila Lee Hopping
Apr 29, 2021
Lila Lee Hopping, the daughter of Elmer and Helen (Hull) Stapleton, was born May 28, 1932 in Lyons, KS. Lila died April 29, 2021, at her home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 1 day.
Lila attended school in Lyons, graduating from Lyons High School with the...
Mary Colleen Casey
Apr 15, 2021
Mary Colleen Casey, the daughter of James Patrick and Doris Pauline(Silk) Casey, was born August 28, 1951, in Red Oak, IA. Mary died April 15, 2021, at the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 69 years, 7 months, and 18 days.
Mary attended country school for several...
Marilyn June Cody
Mar 23, 2021
Marilyn June Cody, the daughter of Leslie Wayne and Elva June (Vought) Mullins, was born October 20, 1943, in the Greene County Hospital at Jefferson, IA. Marilyn died at her home, on March 23, 2021, at the age of 77 years, 5 months, and 3 days.
Marilyn was baptized and confirmed at the Farnhamville United Methodist Church...
Shirley Irene Bishop
Mar 7, 2021
Shirley Irene Bishop, was born in Oakland, IA, December 20, 1944. She died at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA, on March 7, 2021, at the age of 76 years, 2 months, and 18 days.
Shirley attended school in Oakland, graduating from Oakland High School with the class of 1963. She married Ron...
Pamela Jean Mazetis
Mar 7, 2021
Pamela Jean (Shanno) Mazetis, daughter of Manfred and Winifred (McKee) Shanno was born February 2, 1949, in Red Oak, IA. She died March 7, 2021, at the CHI Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA., at the age of 72 years, 1 month and 5 days.
Pam attended school in Oakland. She then moved to California, where she...
Lester Stanford Leighton
Mar 5, 2021
Lester Stanford Leighton, the son of Charles Arthur & Sena Katherine (Meier) Leighton was born on the family farm, June 27,1923 southwest of Griswold, IA. Lester died March 5, 2021 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA. at the age of: 97 years, 8 months and 8 days.
Lester attended country grade school in the "Sands...
David Robert Wendel
Feb 23, 2021
David Robert Wendel, the son of Robert and Margaret (Lindeburg) Wendel, was born June 21, 1945, in Greeley, CO. David died February 23, 2021, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, IA, at the age of 75 years, 8 months, and 2 days.
David lived in New York and Indiana before moving...
Delores Jean Criswell
Feb 9, 2021
Jean Criswell ended the battle with COVID February 9 th at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs Iowa. The angel band has now taken her to dance with the Angel's and Glorify the majesty of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, free of all the limits of this world. She was surrounded by new friends as she passed....
Thelma Marie Jarboe
Feb 9, 2021
Thelma Jarboe Obituary
October 10, 1924 – February 9, 2021 96 years of age
I was born October 10, 1924, in Montgomery County, Iowa, just south of Elliott, to Edwin and Pearl (Norton) McClusky. My parents had moved to Griswold, Iowa, where I started school and graduated in 1942. ...
Charles Roy Swope
Jan 31, 2021
Charles Roy Swope, Jr. passed away after a short illness on January 31, 2021 in his Oakland, Iowa home that he loved so much.
Charlie, or Chuck as he was known to some, was born on January 23, 1947 in Ames, Iowa to Charles and Velda (May) Swope. He and his two younger...
Robert Godfrey Jones
Jan 28, 2021
Robert Godfrey Jones, the son of Clyde Donald and Ruth Anna (Roberts) Jones, was born June 27, 1931, in Grant, IA. He died January 28, 2021, at the Allen Place in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 89 years, 7 months, and 1 day.
Robert was baptized in Maryville, MO. He attended school in Grant and then...
Rosina Ann Peterson
Jan 17, 2021
Rosina Ann Peterson, the daughter of Everett Harley and Frieda Herta (Schoerner) Peterson, was born April 13, 1967, in Harlan, IA. She died January 17, 2021, at her home in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 53 years, 9 months, and 4 days.
Rosina lived in Harlan for several years before moving to a farm near...
Robert "Bob" William Dean
Jan 17, 2021
Robert William Dean (Bob), devoted father, proud and loving grandfather, and great grandfather.
Robert William Dean (Bob), son of Harlan William Dean and Dorothy Francis Quinn, was born August 10, 1927, in Griswold, Iowa. He died on January 17, 2021, at his home in Griswold, surrounded by his family and friends. He had...
Thomas Grant Rogers
Jan 12, 2021
Thomas Grant Rogers, the son of John William and Mary Agnes (Hully) Rogers, was born June 5, 1932, in Omaha, NE. He died January 12, 2021, in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 7 days.
Tom attended country school until he moved in to Griswold at the age of ten. He...
Wylie Dewan Busse
Jan 12, 2021
Wylie Dewan Busse, the son of Werner "Bud" and Martha "Edith" (Greer) Busse, was born September 23, 1939 in Council Bluffs, IA. He died January 12, 2021, at his home east of Oakland, IA, at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 20 days.
Wylie attended country school and then graduated from...
Robin Henningsen
Jan 8, 2021
Robin Kay Henningsen, the daughter of Charles Eugene and Judith Kay (Brown) Hansen, was born December 23, 1963, in Council Bluffs, IA. Robin died January 8, 2021, at the Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 57 years and 16 days.
Robin attended school in Walnut, graduating from Walnut High...
Leonard Alm, Sr.
Dec 28, 2020
Arthur Leonard Alm, the son of Carl and Alice (Johnson) Alm, was born September 28, 1929, near Stanton, Iowa. He died December 28, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 91 years and 3 months.
Leonard attended school at Stanton through the 8 th grade and then helped his dad on...
Marion G. Sindt
Dec 23, 2020
Marion Gustav Sindt, the eldest son of George Sindt and Willetta Howard Sindt was born on November 21, 1942 in Council Bluffs, IA. He passed away December 23, 2020 in Gilbert, Arizona while visiting relatives.
Marion grew up on the family farm near Tennant and attended Shelby-Tennant school. He married Thelma Irene Zimmerman July 22nd,1961. They moved...
Betty (Elizabeth) Ann Schuler
Dec 13, 2020
Betty Schuler 95, widow of Kenneth Schuler passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Obituaries are usually written in a couple of different ways, either family or friends gather together, and list every minor accomplishment from cradle to grave in a timeline format, or they try to create one poetic last stanza about someone's life that is so glowing...
