Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Feb 19, 2020

Timothy Jon Fort, the son of Donald Earl and Ella Mae (Simpson) Conrad, was born December 13, 1959, in Council Bluffs, IA.  He died unexpectedly, February 19, 2020, at his home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 60 years, 2 months, and 6 days.

Timothy graduated from Nishna Valley Community School in 1979.  He worked for...

Feb 1, 2020

Dale Dean Rush, the son of Vernon and Grace (Barr) Rush, was born April 19, 1929, southeast of Griswold, IA.  He died February 1, 2020, at his home in Griswold, IA, at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 13 days.

Dale attended the Waveland Center country school through the 6 th...

Jan 24, 2020

Russell Howard Finnell, the son of Stanley and Grace (Bozwell) Finnell, was born December 8, 1957, in Creston, IA.  He died January 24, 2020, at his home in Walnut, IA, at the age of 62 years, 1 month, and 16 days.

Russell attended school in Atlantic until his junior year.  His family then...

Jan 9, 2020

Ruth "Elaine" Berry, the daughter of Roscoe King and Hazel Laura (Ireland) Daniels, was born February 4, 1922, near Griswold, Iowa.  She died January 9, 2020, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 97 years, 11 months, and 5 days.

Elaine attended school at Griswold, graduating from Griswold High School with...

Dec 23, 2019

John M. Robinson, the son of Frank Mather and Ila Ruth (Reynolds) Robinson, was born November 6, 1918, near Lewis, IA.  He died December 23, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 101 years, 1 month, and 17 days.

John graduated from Lewis High School at the age...

Dec 8, 2019

Pauline M. Haines, the daughter of Roy and Minnie (Meyers) Williams, was born February 28, 1929, in Todd Creek Township, MO.  She died December 8, 2019, at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 10 days.

Pauline lived in Missouri for a short time before moving to...

Dec 1, 2019

Vicky Raye Travis, the daughter of Lester and Shirley (Christensen) Fay, was born on January 4, 1952, in Atlantic, Iowa. She died on December 1, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 67 years, 10 month, and 28 days.

Vicky grew up in Lewis, where she...

Nov 24, 2019

Don Putnam, son of Leon and Carrie (Perkins) Putnam, born in Oakland, Iowa on October 2, 1921. He died at his home on November 24, 2019 at the age of 98 years and 22 days.

Don attended school until the eighth grade. He helped on the farm until he was drafted into the...

Nov 23, 2019

Beulah Bertha Smith, the daughter of Sam and Fannie (Watson) Jensen, was born March 26, 1920, in Harlan, Iowa.  She died peacefully in her sleep, on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.  She had resided there for nearly 2 years, after being a resident at the Allen Place in Atlantic for nearly...

Nov 14, 2019

Ila Mae Ruppert, the daughter of George and Hilda (Schrader) Riedemann, was born in Noble Township, near Lyman, IA, January 6, 1929.  She died November 14, 2019, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 8 days.

Ila Mae attended country school before attending...

Nov 1, 2019

Jack L.  Ruppert died on Friday, November 1, 2019 at his home in Carson City, Nevada, at the age of 79.

Jack was born in Griswold, Iowa on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1940.  He was the third son of Harold and Bobbie Ruppert.  Jack attended school in Griswold and graduated with the...

Oct 11, 2019

Dickie "Dick" Edward Colvin, the son of Joseph Hale and Elva Arlene (Howlett) Colvin, was born July 16, 1946, in Griswold, IA.  He died October 11, 2019, at his home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 73 years, 3 months, and 25 days.

Dick lived in Griswold for several years before moving...

Sep 14, 2019

G eraldine Jean "Jeri" O'Dell, the daughter of Victor and Myrtle (Penry) Hilliard, was born July 14, 1941, in Henderson, IA. She died September 14, 2019, at the Hansen House in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 78 years and 2 months.

Jeri graduated from Henderson High School. In 1959, she was united in marriage to...

Sep 11, 2019

Lois Irene Darrington, age 91, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away September 11, 2019, at her home.  Lois was born in Saint James, Minnesota, January 20, 1928, to the late Guy and Ila (Mason) Dunblazier.  She spent her early childhood in Bradshaw, Nebraska, and graduated from Henderson, Iowa, High School with the class of 1945.  After graduation, she...

Sep 7, 2019

Theresa Kay Jackson, the daughter of Morris and Flora (Gardner) Steffen, was born October 16, 1957, in Des Moines, IA.  She died September 7, 2019, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 61 years, 10 months, and 22 days.

Theresa attended school at Griswold.  On January 28, 1977,...

Aug 19, 2019

Judy Anne VerSteegh, 73, passed away at her home in Anna, Texas, on August 19th, 2019 after a brief illness.

She was born July 10, 1946, to Harold and Bea (Shellberg) Albright in Red Oak, Iowa. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1964.  While in high school she was active in concert,...

Aug 13, 2019

Dorothy Peters, age 94, of Red Oak, formerly from Griswold, died August 13, 2019 at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak, Iowa. She was the daughter of Harry W. and Zella Maude (Perkins) Kindig.  She born on December 16, 1924 east of Henderson.

Dorothy attended country school east of...

Aug 12, 2019

Carol Edic, age 74, of Camdenton, MO, formerly of Carson and Council Bluffs, Iowa, died August 12, 2019, at her home in Camdenton. She was born July 4, 1945 to Faye and Emma (Bisbee) Keast.

Carol was a member of the Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church in Laurie, MO and a former member...

Aug 6, 2019

Louise Jean Merkle, the daughter of Wilbur and Neva (O'Dell) Novinger, was born at home in Taylor County, on October 25, 1932.  She died August 6, 2019, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 12 days.

Louise attended country school near Bedford, and then...

Aug 2, 2019

Marilyn Joan Fritz, the daughter of William and Frances (Anderson) Campbell, was born on February 25, 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She died at her home in Oakland, IA on Thursday, August 2, 2019, at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 8 days.

Marilyn attended country school west of Oakland until...