Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Mar 7, 2016

Elva Joy (Brandes) Haas, daughter of Raymond L. and Florence H. (Knott) Brandes, was born May 16, 1918 on a farm near Hancock, Iowa. She died March 7, 2016 at Longview Home in Missouri Valley, Iowa, at the age of 97 years, 9 months, and 22 days.

Elva Joy and Gerald O. Haas were married in September...

Mar 4, 2016

Patricia Ann Stuhr, the daughter of John and Ann Petersen, was born August 27, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska. She died March 4, 2016 at the Elmcrest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 6 months, and 6 days.

Patricia attended school in Avoca, graduating from Avoca High School with the class of 1958....

Feb 26, 2016

Lola Mae Perdue, the daughter of John and Florence (Moore) Christian, was born February 11, 1928 in Villisca, IA. She died February 26, 2016 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 88 years and 15 days.

Lola attended country school in Villisca, IA and Waveland Township, before graduating from Griswold High School...

Feb 25, 2016

Alice Ruth Mertes, the daughter of Elmer and Emma (Wedemeyer) Byrum, was born January 2, 1928 at Adair, IA. She died February 25, 2016 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 23 days. After graduating from high school, Alice moved to Des Moines where she worked for a short time...

Feb 22, 2016

Ethel Bernadine Fritz was born on November 30, 1923 on the farm northeast of Arcadia, Iowa, the daughter of Herman Henkenius and his wife Anna (Nees) Henkenius. She received her gift of eternal life in the glory of Heaven on February 22, 2016 as a resident of the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center of Avoca, Iowa. Ethel was 92...

Feb 8, 2016

George William Clark was born December 23, 1934 near Griswold, Iowa. He was the son of Ray Everett Clark and Maxine Laura Rockwell Clark. To this union were also born Ramona Pearl Clark and Gilbert Lee Clark. George was a member of the Griswold Church of Christ. At the age of 11, his father died. His mother later married Darwin...

Feb 6, 2016

Ada Ellen (Pugh) Connett was born on March 26, 1923. She passed away February 6, 2016 at the age of 92 in Oakland IA. She was born to Arthur and Effie (Linscott) Pugh near Alma, Kansas. When she was eleven months old, her parents and family moved to a farm in Cheyenne County five miles north of Wheeler, Kansas. She...

Jan 28, 2016

Dr. Louis "Doc" Anthony Hall, the son of Edwin and Lelia (Flynn) Hall, was born September 29, 1927 at Mercy Hospital in Denver, CO. He died January 28, 2016 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 30 days.

Louis attended school at Holy Family where he lettered...

Jan 19, 2016

Ronald James "Jim" White, the son of Ronald and Marie (Elliott) White, was born February 26, 1942 at home in Carson, IA. He died January 19, 2016 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 73 years. Jim graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1959. Upon graduation, he went to work...

Jan 13, 2016

Byrde Eileen Hanson Ireland, the daughter of Edwin and Sedate (Johnson) Hanson, was born on July 11, 1933, on the family farm near Mentor, MN. She passed away at the Griswold Care Center on January 13, 2016 at the age of 82 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Byrde was the youngest of five children, She attended Mentor Public School...

Jan 10, 2016

Ruth (Dewitt) Alexander was born December 22, 1913 in Griswold, Iowa. She was the only child of Guy L. DeWitt and Addie (Madden) DeWitt. A graduate of Griswold High School "Class of 1931", she died at the age of 102, at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Clifton, VA. Ruth is survived by her daughter Regena (Alexander) Pratt and husband...

Jan 7, 2016

Joan Laura Turner, the daughter of Robert and Nora (Keaton) Rockwell was born May 18, 1935 in Cass Township near Griswold, IA. She died January 7, 2016 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 80 years, 8 months, and 2 days.

Joan lived in several different states during her youth. On...

Jan 6, 2016

Marcia Z. Evans, the daughter of Roland Leonard and Mary Louise (Wilgus) Zimmerman, was born July 4, 1934 in La Cygne, KS. She died January 6, 2016 in Overland Park, KS at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Marcia is preceded in death by her husband Raymond Evans in October 2000. She is survived by her...

Jan 5, 2016

Michael David Pierson, the son of Floyd and Alice "Allie" (Gillenwater) Pierson, was born January 28, 1953 in Council Bluffs, IA. He died January 5, 2016 at Creighton University Hospital in Omaha, NE at the age of 62 years, 11 months, and 8 days. Mike attended school in Griswold, graduating from Griswold High School with the class of 1971. On...

Dec 21, 2015

Marilyn Jean Ward, the daughter of Clarence and Rhoda (Lane) Ward, was born May 5, 1925 in rural Lewis, IA and died December 21, 2015 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, IA at the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 16 days.

Marilyn attended country school until the eighth graded and then graduated...

Dec 12, 2015

Manley E. Robertson, the son of James and Carrie (Young) Robertson, was born August 2, 1927 in Kismet, KS and died December 12, 2015 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA at the age of 88 years. He is preceded in death by his wife; his parents; one brother; and ten sisters. Manley is survived by his...

Nov 24, 2015

Joann Lorraine (McClusky) Dean, devoted wife, loving mother, proud grandmother, and caring great grandmother. Joann Lorraine (McCluskey) Dean, the daughter of Edwin and Pearl (Norton) McCluskey was born July 12, 1931 in Griswold, Iowa. She died November 24, 2015 at her home in Griswold, Iowa surrounded by her family and friends. She had attained the age of 84 years, 4...

Nov 20, 2015

Travis Peterson Travis Duane Peterson, age 44, of Griswold, Iowa died Friday November 20, 2015, at his home in Griswold. Travis was born to Geri and Marvin Peterson on September 21, 1971 at Fremont, NE. He graduated from West Point High School with the class of 1991. After graduating, he served in the US Army. After being discharged, he moved...

Nov 14, 2015

Claire Carse Vance was born on September 24, 1927 four miles west of Oakland and passed away in Oakland on November 14, 2015 at 88 years, 1 month, and 21 days. He was the only child of Virgil Lowry and Alice Elizabeth (Carse) Vance. He grew up five miles west of Oakland and attended Vance country school. In 1944, he...

Nov 12, 2015

Belma Berle Milne Dorsheimer, the second triplet daughter of Francis Joseph and Susie Fern (Freeman) Lembke, was born December 30, 1928 at the family farm west of Griswold, IA. She died November 12, 2015 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA at the age of 86 years. Belma graduated the 8th grade from Alexander School #4; a one...