OBITUARIES
Junellyn Pierce
Sep 30, 2017
Junellyn Pierce, the daughter of Herman and Olga Jacobsen Scheffler, was born June 30, 1924, in rural Hancock, Iowa. She died on September 30, 2017 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, Iowa, having attained the age of 93 years and 3 months. Junellyn graduated from Hancock High School. During her high school years, she played six-girl basketball. She...
Bernice Ida Carr
Aug 21, 2017
Bernice "Bernie" Ida Carr, the daughter of John and Myra (Killion) Eckert, was born in Oakland on November 3, 1930. She died August 21, 2017 at Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Bernie graduated from Oakland High School in 1948. On August 22, 1950, she was united in...
Burton Keith Burkhalter
Aug 11, 2017
Burton Keith Burkhalter, born August 14, 1924, died August 11, 2017 at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 18 days. Graveside services for Burton will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Oak Wood Cemetery at 1:00 PM. Rieken Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Virginia Rossell
Jul 18, 2017
Virginia Mueller Rossell, the daughter of August and Mamie (Mueller) Mueller, was born June 13 th , 1921 at Cumberland, IA. She died July 18, 2017, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 96 years, 1 months, and 5 days. Virginia attended Pringey School in the Cumberland area, until her family moved to a...
Barbara "Bobbie" Lee Morse
Jul 14, 2017
Barbara Lee "Bobbie" Morse of Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Edna (Brandes) Grobe, was born on August 2, 1937. She died on July 14, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of on 79 years, 11 months, and 12 days. The Funeral Service for Barbara will be Friday, July 28, 2017, at the United...
Sara Rayne Venatta
Jun 23, 2017
Sara Rayne Venatta, the daughter of Timothy Wayne Venatta and Angelic Renee Reed, was born September 3, 1997 in Southaven, MS. She died June 23, 2017 near Villisca, IA, at the age of 19 years, 9 months, and 20 days.
Sara lived in St. Louis, MO, Sarasota, FL, Humboldt, AZ and Naples, FL, before moving to Lewis,...
Dorothy Florence Brandes
Jun 20, 2017
Dorothy Florence Brandes, the daughter of Archie and Anna (Laursen) McCrory, was born at Anita, Iowa on October 19, 1933 and died on June 20, 2017 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home, at the age of 83 years, 8 months, and 11 days.
Dorothy attended country schools in Shelby and Cass counties. She graduated from Anita High...
Charles Wynn Pierce
Jun 3, 2017
Charles Wynn Pierce, the son of Orval and LaVila (Clark) Pierce, was born May 24, 1933, in Council Bluffs, IA. He died June 3, 2017 in Oakland, IA, at the age of 84 years and 10 days. Charlie graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1951. On June 7, 1953, he was united in marriage to Dona Joan...
Hilda J. Beedle
May 25, 2017
Josephine Hilda Beedle, of Oakland,IA, was born September 20, 1927, on a farm near Minden, IA, the daughter of Anton and Maria Elizabeth (Strauss)Feigenbutz. She died May 25, 2017, at Brookstone Meadows Plaza in Elk Horn, NE, at the age of 89 years, 8 months, and 5 days. Hilda graduated from Minden High School. After graduating, she worked for Union...
James Leo Freund
May 17, 2017
James Leo Freund, the son of Mathew Leonard and Mary Ann (Gross) Freund, was born April 11, 1938 on the family farm near Earling, IA. He died May 17, 2017, at Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, IA, at the age of 79 years, 1 month, and 6 days. James attended school at Earling, graduating from Earling High School....
William "Bill" J. Waggoner, Sr.
May 16, 2017
William "Bill" James Waggoner, Sr., the son of Cecil and Wilda (McGuire) Waggoner, was born November 26, 1936, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He died May 16, 2017, at his home in Oakland, Iowa, at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 20 days.
Bill attended Fort Dodge Community Schools in Fort Dodge graduating with the High...
Gordon Leroy Nilan
Apr 27, 2017
Gordon LeRoy Nilan, the son of Boyd and Norma (Brown) Nilan, was born December 23, 1937 in Oakland, IA. He died April 27, 2017 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 79 years, 4 months, and 4 days.
Gordon attended school at Oakland and Carson. He then enlisted in the United...
Lucille Marie Bentley
Apr 23, 2017
Lucille Marie Bentley, the daughter of Alexander and Jennie (Rucker) Blanchard, was born in Twin Buttes, South Dakota on August 27, 1918. She died at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home on April 23, 2017, at the age of 98 years, 7 months, and 27 days. Lucille grew up in South Dakota, living in a sod house that her father built...
Judith Ann Scheffler
Apr 21, 2017
Judith Ann Scheffler, the daughter of Wayne Cecil and Maxine Louise (Rank) Brandes, was born January 20, 1950 in Council Bluffs, IA. She died April 21, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA, at the age of 67 years, 3 months, and 1 day. Judy was baptized and confirmed at the Silver Creek United Methodist Church. She attended school...
Loren E. Lyman
Apr 19, 2017
Loren Eugene Lyman, the son of Roy and Opal (Frisbie) Lyman, was born November 11, 1935 in Oakland, IA. He died April 19, 2017, at his home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 8 days.
Loren was baptized and confirmed at the Oakland Christian Church. He attended school at Oakland, graduating...
Michelle Marie (White) Moore
Apr 17, 2017
Michelle Marie (White) Moore 55 years of age of Gallup, New Mexico passed away April 17, 2017 at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Michele Marie Moore was born April 8, 1962 at South Laguna Beach, Calififornia. The daughter of Ronald (Jim) White and Janice (Krummel )White. She graduated from Griswold High School in the class of...
Gloria A. Gleaves
Apr 14, 2017
Gloria Ardelle Gleaves, the daughter of Glenn and Hazel (Taylor) Miller, was born December 3, 1932 near Hancock, IA. She died April 14, 2017 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 84 years, 4 months, and 11 days. Gloria graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1951. On December 26, 1951, she...
Dan Michael Brownsberger
Mar 26, 2017
Dan Brownsberger, son of Edward and Gertrude (Michael) Brownsberger, was born in Exira on November 8, 1938. He died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Oakland Manor at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 18 days.
Dan graduated with the Class of 1959 from Anita High School. He worked for the railroad before joining...
Lovella Jean Tye
Mar 22, 2017
Lovella Jean Tye, the daughter of Herman and Lydia (Alff) Willms, was born April 5, 1930 in Lewis, IA. She died March 22, 2017 at the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 86 years, 11 months, and 17 days. Lovella graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1947. On August 22,...
Lloyd Herman Peck
Mar 19, 2017
Lloyd H. Peck, the son of Herman and Hazel (Babb) Peck, was born March 6, 1928, on the family farm east of Elliott, IA. He died March 19, 2017, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 89 years, and 13 days. Lloyd attended school at Elliott, graduating from Elliott High School in 1945. In 1951,...
