OBITUARIES
Bruce Kelly Evans
Jul 20, 2019
Bruce Kelly Evans, son of Jack Evans and Darlene June (Arndt) Hafner, was born on February 9, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He passed away at his home in Griswold, Iowa on July 20, 2019, at the age of 64 years, 5 months and 11 days.
Bruce enjoyed fishing, trapping and gambling. He also...
Maxine Brandes
Jul 15, 2019
Maxine Brandes, the daughter of Ben and Leona (Meyer) Rank, was born in Harlan, Iowa, on May 30, 1929, and died at Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, on July 15, 2019, at the age of 90 years, 1 month, and 15 days.
Maxine attended Defiance, Iowa, public schools through early high school....
Linda Marie Koonce
Jul 15, 2019
Linda Marie Simons Koonce, age 76, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She was born to the parents, Lewis Elmer Simons and Bonnie Ruth Roach in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Linda graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs in 1961. After graduation, she joined the Navy in 1961 and married...
Carolyn Diane Mcjunkin
Jun 20, 2019
Carolyn Diane Hall McJunkin was born September 8, 1948, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Liston Marion and Mary Dorothy (Tipp) Hall. She died June 20, 2019, at her home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 70 years, 8 months, and 23, days.
Carolyn grew up in Carson, IA, and graduated from Carson-Macedonia...
Randy E Allen
Jun 17, 2019
Randy E. Allen, the son of Jack D. and Donetta Mae (Ketchum) Allen, was born January 5, 1955, in Harlan, IA. He died June 17, 2019, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 64 years, 5 months, and 12 days.
Randy attended school in Carson, graduating from...
Wayne Tye
Jun 16, 2019
Wayne Tye, the son of Delvan Hillaire and Maxine Winifred (Sunderman) Tye, was born August 3, 1946, in Atlantic, IA. He died June 16, 2019, at the Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 72 years, 9 months, and 16 days.
Wayne attended country school and then graduated from Griswold...
Dale Alan Haines
Jun 12, 2019
Dale Alan Haines of Plattsmouth Nebraska, passed away on June 12, 2019. Originally from Oakland Iowa, Dale was born unto Robert and Arlene Haines on January 8, 1949, and who preceded him in death along with his sister Marlene, his nephew Troy, and his brother-in-law Jim White. He is survived by his life companion Becky Wetenkemp, sister...
Geraldine Kathryn Nelson
Jun 9, 2019
Geraldine Kathryn (Killion) Nelson 2-24-1917 to 6-9-2019.
Geraldine passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, June 9, 2019 at the age of 102.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Dee and Cassie Killion, her two sisters, Wynona Wearin and Phyllis Hilder, and by her husband, James Nelson. She...
Michael Carl Laverty
Jun 8, 2019
Michael Carl Laverty, the son of Carl and Ruth (Motzek) Laverty, was born June 15, 1947, in Council Bluffs, IA. He died at his home, on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 24 days.
Mike grew up in Minden, Ia. He and his family moved to...
Gerald Vinton Wilson
May 31, 2019
Gerald Vinton Wilson, of Oakland, the son of Ralph and Zoe (Williams) Wilson, was born January 8, 1937, in Oakland, IA. He died May 31, 2019, in Des Moines, IA, at the age of 82 years, 4 months, and 23 days.
Gerald attended school in Oakland, graduating from Oakland High School with the class of 1955. After...
Hilmer Eugene Mathis
Apr 30, 2019
Hilmer Eugene Mathis, son of Emery and Vera (Thornton) Mathis was born in Pottawattamie county on August 7, 1928. He died on April, 30, 2019 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 23 days.
Hilmer attended school in Elliott, Iowa and graduated...
Orville "Dean" Merritt
Apr 3, 2019
Orville Dean Merritt, the son of Ira Curtis and Anna Christina (Anderson) Merritt, was born February 21, 1930 in Haddam, Kansas and died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 1 month and 13 days.
Dean was educated in Washington,...
Margaret Ann Johnson
Feb 23, 2019
Margaret Ann (Shanno) Johnson, the daughter of Lawrence and Jessie (Reese) Shanno, was born January 3, 1934 in Oakland, IA. She died February 23, 2019, at the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 20 days.
Margaret attended school in Oakland. She and Caroll married...
Harlan Max Cary
Feb 12, 2019
Harlan Max Cary, the son of Harry and Thelma (Woolard) Cary, was born April 18, 1945, in Omaha, NE. He died February 12, 2019, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Harlan attended school in Griswold, graduating with the class...
David John Denne
Jan 23, 2019
David John Denne, 59, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Cass County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 29, 1959, the son of John "Jack" and Eileen (Larsen) Denne.
David attended school in Griswold, graduating from Griswold High School with the class of 1977. He then attended Iowa State University, where he...
Marlene Kay Whiley
Jan 16, 2019
Marlene Whiley of Mesa, Arizona, formally from Lyman, Iowa died January 16, 2019 at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 15 days.
Marlene was born in Everett, Washington on February 1, 1944. She lived in Macedonia, Iowa and graduated from Macedonia High School. On June 8, 1962 she married Merle D....
John Wendell Mccowen
Jan 6, 2019
John Wendell McCowen, the son of Clarence and Lou Ann (Cole) McCowen, was born November 14, 1938, at home in College Springs, IA. He died January 6, 2019, at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 80 years, 1 month, and 23 days.
John graduated from Coin High...
Robert L. Morse
Dec 29, 2018
Robert LeRoy Morse, died Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the Rose Vista Home in Woodbine, IA, at the age of 84 years, 9 months, and 7 days.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at 2:00 PM at the Oakland United Methodist Church. There will be no visitation. Interment will...
Cecilia Madonna Susanna Moller
Dec 18, 2018
Cecilia Madonna Susanna Moller, the daughter of Henry and Christina (Morrison) Collmann, was born September 29, 1928, near Le Mars, IA. She died December 18, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 90 years, 2 months, and 19 days.
Cecilia attended country school and then graduated from...
Elaine Hildebrand
Dec 2, 2018
Elaine Hildebrand, the daughter of Pearl J. and Stella (Bates) Smith, was born in rural James Township of Pottawattamie County, on September 12, 1924. She died on December 2, 2018, at the Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 2 months, and 20 days. Elaine went to school in Oakland and graduated with the...
