Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Jun 1, 2016

Lela Joanne Carlson, the daughter of Basil and Jenelia (Bishop) Copenhaver, was born September 2, 1959. She died June 1, 2016 in Omaha, NE and the age of 56 years, 8 months, and 30 days. Lela graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1977.  She attended college for several years and graduated as a dental assistant.  She worked...

May 21, 2016

Eva Evelyn Johnson Parrott was born September 30, 1918 to Oscar Chelmar Johnson and Lara Belle Leazenby Johnson in Kanorado, Kansas and died May 21, 2016 in Brighton, Colorado. Eva married Virgil LeRoy Parrott on January 6, 1938 in Griswold, Iowa where they farmed until LeRoy's death in 1989. She is survived by her son, Dennis Parrott and wife, Barbara,...

May 15, 2016

Nawana Loree Luxford of Council Bluffs, died May 15, 2016 at the age of 92 years, 8 months 11 days. The daughter of Leslie and Carrie Mae (Miller) Killion was born September 4, 1923. She graduated from Oakland High School in 1940, and received her RN dregree om 1953 from Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing. She and Bryce Luxford were...

May 13, 2016

Rita Rae Henningsen, the daughter of Wilbert John and Alberta Cecelia (Kohlscheen) Breckerbaumer, was born September 1, 1941 in Atlantic, IA. She died May 13, 2016 at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, NE at the age of 74 years, 8 months, and 12 days. Rita attended school at Lewis, graduating from Lewis High School with the class of 1959. On June...

May 12, 2016

Joseph Carlton Ihde, the son of Carlton and Margaret (Lyon) Ihde, was born on January 19, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. He died on May 12, 2016 at Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 61 years, 3 months and 23 days. Joseph lived in a suburb of Chicago until eight years of age, he then moved to Le...

Apr 13, 2016

Robert James Needham, the son of Wendell Ward and Pauline June (Felton) Needham, was born October 15, 1958 in Council Bluffs, IA. He died April 13, 2016 at Specialty Care in Omaha, NE at the age of 57 years, 5 months, and 29 days. Robert lived on his great grandfather's farm northwest of Neola, IA before moving with his family...

Mar 31, 2016

Cornelia Christine Williams was born November 7, 1922 in Bristow, OK. She died March 31, 2016 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 93 years, 4 months, and 24 days.

Christine was one of eight children; having six sisters and one brother. She attended country school through the 12 th grade,...

Mar 29, 2016

Joyce Anne Bates, the daughter of Thomas Earl and Maude (Dungan) Keast, was born August 12, 1935 in Macedonia, IA.  She died March 29, 2016 at her home in Carson, IA at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 17 days.

Joyce attended school at Macedonia, graduating from Macedonia High School with the class of 1953. ...

Mar 28, 2016

Helen Sue (Henry) Williams was born November 21, 1929 in a log cabin in Center Township, east of Oakland, Iowa to John C and Velma Grace (Miller) Henry. After her graduation from Oakland High School in 1947, she taught country school for several years. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Roy E Williams, on August...

Mar 27, 2016

Cletis Carolyn Ireland, 93, died on Easter Sunday, 2016 in Griswold, Iowa. She was born on September 23, 1923 to Frederick and Rachel Ireland. Cletis spent much of her childhood traveling in a service wagon with her family as her father worked with a paving company. The Ireland's then settled in Griswold, where they began working on the family farm....

Mar 26, 2016

Wayne Marlin Matthes, the son of Wayne P. and Charlotte E. (Anderson) Matthes was born January 17, 1944 in Estherville, IA. He died at his home in Griswold, IA on March 26, 2016 at the age of 72 years, 2 months, and 9 days. Wayne moved to Clinton, MO with his family, where his dad began working as a dairy...

Mar 13, 2016

Karen Ann Fritz, the daughter of Dale Erwin and Anna Elizabeth (Gallagher) Carlson, was born March 13, 1956 in Sioux Falls, SD. She died March 13, 2016 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 60 years.

Karen attended school in Sioux Falls, graduating from Washington High School. After graduating, Karen moved to Oakland to...

Mar 12, 2016

Linda Marie Johnson, the daughter of Jack D. and Donetta (Ketchum) Allen, was born February 11, 1948 in Council Bluffs, IA. She died March 12, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 68 years, 1 month and 1 day. Linda grew up on the family farm north of Carson and graduated from Carson-Macedonia High...

Mar 8, 2016

William "Bill" Bernard Casey, the son of James Patrick and Lula Irene (Curry) Casey, was born January 8, 1914 on the family farm south of Griswold, IA. He died March 8, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, IA at the age of 102 years and 2 months. Bill attended Harrison Country School #7 until the eighth grade....

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...