Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

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...

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...

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....

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 12, 2020

Donald Doyce Hildebrand, Jr., the son of D.Doyce and Lois Nadine (Jacobsen) Hildebrand, was born January 30, 1952, in Council Bluffs, IA.  He died at his home in Oakland, IA, on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the age of 68 years, 10 months, and 13 days.

Don lived on a farm south of...

Dec 11, 2020

Gregory Alan Reed was born June 21, 1951, to Arnold Louis and Joan Huffstodt Reed at the Atlantic Memorial Hospital. Greg attended Cumberland & Massena Schools, graduating with the class of 1969. He attended Dana College in Nebraska, and Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he obtained an Associates Degree in Business & Marketing. On September 14,...

Dec 5, 2020

Patricia Lynne Johnson, the daughter of Leonard and Paulene (O'Riley) Cooney, was born October 18, 1946, in Creston, IA. She died December 5, 2020, at UnityPoint Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA, at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 18 days.

Patricia lived near Nodaway and Keosauqua, IA before moving to Oakland at...

Dec 3, 2020

Robert Lee Hoffman, the son of Orville and Lavona (Lemon) Hoffman, was born April 12, 1930 in Council Bluffs, IA.  Robert died December 3, 2020, at the Clove Lakes Care Center in Staten Island, New York, at the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 21 days.

Robert graduated from Elliott High School. ...

Nov 21, 2020

Gale Eugene "Dutch" Eshelman, the son of Albert and Ruth (Askey) Eshelman, was born in Noble Center Township, near Lyman, IA, on April 11, 1930.  He died November 21, 2020, at the Boone County Memorial Hospital in Boone, IA, at the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 10 days.

Dutch graduated from...

Nov 17, 2020

Ronald James Swope was born February 4, 1943 in Brownwood Texas to James M. Swope     and Lois M. (Evans) Swope.   He graduated from Elliott High School in 1961.

Ron passed away on November 17, 2020 at 1:35 a.m. at Cass County Memorial Hospital.

After graduation he entered the U.S. Navy in 1961 and served for...