OBITUARIES
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...
Ladeane Osler Casey
Dec 1, 2018
With great sadness we announce that our mother, LaDeane Osler Casey, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 1, 2018, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Mom was born in Griswold, IA, on May 27, 1926, to Lon and Delia Osler.
LaDeane married her childhood sweetheart, Donald J. Casey, D.V.M.,...
Mona Schuster
Nov 18, 2018
Mona Irene Schuster, the daughter of Walter and Etta (Taylor) Carse, was born on February 26, 1933, at home in Carson, Iowa. She died at the Risen Son Christian Village, on November 18, 2018, at the age of 85 years, 8 months and 23 days. Mona graduated with the class of 1950 from Hancock High School. After graduation, she moved...
Erma L. Cleaveland
Oct 14, 2018
Erma Leone Cleaveland, the daughter of Ocie and Goldie (Brundidge) Rollins, was born in rural Oakland, IA, on May 12, 1918. She died October 14, 2018, at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 100 years 5 months, and 2 days. Erma attended country school until the eighth grade. After the death of her mother,...
Robert Eugene Black
Oct 13, 2018
Robert Eugene Black, was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on April 3, 1959. He died on October 13, 2018, at the Maple Crest Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 59 years.
Robert graduated from Treynor High School. Upon graduation he worked at CB Nissan for four years. He then began working as an over...
Randal "Randy" Kent Ireland
Sep 28, 2018
Randal "Randy" Kent Ireland, the son of Dale and Marjorie Arlene (Thornton) Ireland, was born August 29, 1956 in Red Oak, IA. He died at his home in Lewis, IA, on September 28, 2018, at the age of 62 years and 30 days. Randy attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1974. After graduating he lived in Red...
Larry Allen Mundorf
Sep 21, 2018
Larry Allen Mundorf, the son of Ogden Sherwood and Ella Malinda (Petersen) Mundorf, was born July 31, 1943, west of Griswold on the family farm in Pottawattamie county, Iowa. He died September 21, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, at the age of 75 years, 1 months, and 21 days.
Larry attended...
Helen Charlotte Lary
Sep 13, 2018
Helen Charlotte Lary, the daughter of Claude and Ruth (Collins) Purdue, was born January 25, 1920 in Cass County, IA. She died September 13, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 98 years, 7 months, and 19 days. Helen attended school in Griswold. While in school, she played in the school band that won the...
Harold Otis Brunk
Sep 12, 2018
Harold Otis Brunk, the son of Otis and Ellen (Bergstrom) Brunk, was born July 29, 1933 west of Griswold, IA. He died September 12, 2018, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 14 days. Harold graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1951. After graduation he worked...
Robert Earl Hainline
Sep 8, 2018
Robert Earl Hainline, the son of Loyal and Margaret Mae (Johann) Hainline, was born November 8, 1936, in Creston, IA. He died September 8, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Center in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 81 years and 10 months. Bob attended school in Thayer, IA. He enlisted in Army and served two years. After being honorably...
De Anne Schaaf
Sep 6, 2018
De Anne Schaaf, the daughter of Richard Kent and Linda Jean (Dunn) Mertz, was born May 10, 1968 in Omaha, NE. She died September 6, 2018 at University Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 50 years, 3 month, and 27 days. De grew up in Logan and then moved to Red Oak before the eighth grade. She graduated...
