Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Sep 2, 2018

Franz Peter Kardell, the son of Frank and Martha (Pingle) Kardell, was born November 4, 1925 at home near Shelby, IA. He died September 2, 2018, at the Missouri Valley Hospital in Missouri Valley, IA, at the age of 92 years, 9 months, and 22 days.

Franz graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1944....

Aug 25, 2018

Wilma Marie Leaders, the daughter of Fred and Clara Edna (Heiman) Fritz was born on September 18, 1921 on her parents family farm west of Oakland, and passed away at Jennie Edmundson Hospital on August 25, 2018 at the age of 96 years, 11 months and 7 days. Wilma was a life long member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Aug 21, 2018

Charles "Ray" Raymond Gary, the son of Clyde and Blennie "Cleo" (Smith) Gary, died on August 21, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak, Iowa, at the age of 77 years, 6 months and 18 days. He was born in Forum, Arkansas, on February 03, 1941.

Ray graduated from Griswold High School with the class...

Aug 19, 2018

Kimberly Gayle Erickson, daughter of Gary and Rita (Anderson) Brown, died on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital at the age of 54 years, 1 month and 2 days. She was born on July 17, 1964 in Atlantic, Iowa. Kim attended High School in Atlantic and graduated with the Class on 1982. She then began working...

Aug 17, 2018

James Craig Johnson, age 46, died unexpectedly in his Kansas City, MO home on Friday August 17 th , 2018. He was the son of Patricia (Cooney) and Dennis Johnson, born at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on June 7th, 1972. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1990. He then went onto the United States Navy...

Aug 13, 2018

Rocky Thayne Crowder, the son of Robert "Bob" and Mary (Sinderson) Crowder, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on October 18, 1953. He died August 13, 2018 at his home in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 64 years, 9 months and 26 days.

Rocky graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1971. He then...

Jul 14, 2018

Carl "Ralph" Crouse, 88, of Mesa, Arizona passed away on July 14, 2018 in the presence of his loving family. He was born on March 10, 1930 in Hastings, Iowa. Ralph is preceded in death by his wife Betty Crouse, his parents Aaron Henry Crouse and Eunice Roberts Crouse and his sister Lorraine Morelock. He is survived by his...

Jul 6, 2018

Cheryl Lynn Zimmerman, the daughter of Bernard Lee and Eleanor Lucy (Weirich) High, was born April 15, 1959, in Creston, IA. She died July 6, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 59 years, 2 months, and 21 days. Cheryl graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1977. On March 18,...

Jun 27, 2018

Dorothy Lucille (Eden) King passed from this life on June 27, 2018, on a beautiful summer day that in the past you would have seen her working in her garden, cranking out ice cream for a picnic or having a spirited game of cards with her friends at the "Center".

She was born on the family farm...

Jun 23, 2018

Cari Mae Voyles, 55, of Griswold, Iowa, formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was born November 11, 1962, in Council Bluffs and passed away peacefully at her home in rural Griswold on June 23, 2018, at the age of 55 years, 7 months, and 22 days.

She is survived by her significant other: Randy George of Griswold; their...

Jun 11, 2018

Stanley Fender, the son of Forest and Alice (Ford) Fender, was born May 2, 1926 at Macedonia, Iowa and died on June 11, 2018 at the Oakland Manor Care Center in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 9 days.

Stanley graduated in 1944 from Macedonia High School. He...

May 30, 2018

Scott Audrey Keeney, age 64, died at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE on May 30, 2018 after a brief, but brave battle with cancer. From his birth, on January 1, 1954 to his death he was a thoughtful and loving person to friends, family and fellow road warriors.

Scott attended school in Griswold, graduating with the...

May 21, 2018

William "Bill" Eldon Lee, the son of Bill McKinley and Florence Clair (Galbraith) Lee, was born September 11, 1926 in Hancock, Iowa. He passed away peacefully, on May 21, 2018, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 91 years, 8 months, and 10 days.

After graduating from high school, Bill served...

May 15, 2018

Marjorie June Billings, the daughter of Herbert and Belva (Townsley) Holste, was born on June 6, 1922, in rural Massena, Iowa. She died May 15, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 11 months, and 9 days.

Marjorie attended country school near Massena, Iowa and...

May 15, 2018

Roberta Alice Beaty, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Dungan) Hough, was born May 21, 1926 on the family farm in Oakland, IA.  She died May 15, 2018 at Prairie Meadows Care Center in Omaha, NE at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 24 days.

Roberta attended country school in Center Township and went on...

May 9, 2018

Beverly Ann Beckendorf, the daughter of Harry and Elsie (Hallcock) Zimmerman, was born June 21, 1936, in rural Elliott, IA. She died May 9, 2018, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 81 years, 10 months, and 18 days.

Bev attended school in Lewis and graduated from the Lewis High School...

Apr 25, 2018

Iris Laverne Hollesen, the daughter of Charles "Roy" and Anna Marie (Hinrichs) Tracy was born January 20, 1925, in Atlantic, IA. She died April 25, 2018, at the Hospice House in Omaha, NE, at the age of 93 years, 3 months, and 5 days. Iris attended school at Griswold and graduated from Griswold High School. After graduating, she worked for...

Apr 23, 2018

Marilyn Ann Robinson, the daughter of Victor and Hazel (Brown) Robinson, was born September 9, 1939 at Oakland, IA and died April 23, 2018 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Marilyn attended country school for a short time, and then moved to town. She graduated from...

Apr 11, 2018

Graveside service Willis and Lu Merritt will be Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Griswold Cemetery at 1:30 PM with Military Honors. Griswold Leigon Post 508. Ella "Lu" Merritt, the daughter of Ogden Sherwood and Ella Malinda (Petersen) Mundorf, was born September 1, 1937 in Pottawattamie County.  She died April 11, 2018, at her home in Council Bluffs, IA, at...

Mar 21, 2018

Leslie Howard "Les" Guyer, the son of Paul William and Ida Ethelyn (Simmonds) Guyer, was born at home in Hancock on November 7, 1947. He died at his home in Hancock on March 21, 2018, at the age of 70 years, 4 months, and 14 days.

Les attended school at Hancock until the sixth grade. He graduated...