Local obituaries for Rieken Funeral Home

Oct 31, 2015

Gyle Vernon Tye, age 93 of Griswold, IA passed away at the care center in Glenwood, IA, on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Gyle was born July 18, 1922 in Lewis, IA to Vernon and Myrtle (Doty) Tye. He graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1942. Gyle was united in marriage May 15, 1944 to Elizabeth "Libby" Abramson...

Oct 26, 2015

Graveside services for Judy Molnar, age 82, of Griswold, formerly of Clarinda, will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the Griswold Cemetery at Griswold. Judy died on Monday, October 26, at the Griswold Care Center. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.

Oct 11, 2015

Jack Edwin Drake, the son of Wallace Edwin and Arlene Yvonne (Barnes) Drake, was born July 29, 1934, at the family home south of Walnut, IA. He died October 11, 2015 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 81 years, 2 months, and 13 days.

Jack attended country school and then...

Oct 8, 2015

Walter LeRoy Bice, the son of Rolland Earl and Meredith Irene (Cannon) Bice, was born March 9, 1933 in Hebron, NE. He died October 8, 2015 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA at the age of 82 years, 6 months, and 20 days.

Walter lived in Carleton, NE until January of 1942, when his...

Oct 5, 2015

Betty June Conklin was born on November 18, 1924 on a farm near Lewis, Iowa. She went to be with her Lord and loved ones who had gone on before her, on Monday, October 5, 2015 at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 90 years.

Betty attended Atlantic High School and graduated with the...

Oct 1, 2015

Johanne Magrethe (Sorensen) Green, 86, Known to most as "Hanne" of Avoca IA, Passed away on October 1, 2015 in route to Creighton University Hospital in Omaha NE. Hanne was born September 13, 1929 in Hirtshals, Denmark to Jenny Hejlesen and Emil Jacobsen. Hanne was later adopted by Marius Sorensen when Marius and Jenny married. Hanne came to America at...

Oct 1, 2015

Kenneth Darwin Putnam, the son of Lloyd and Maude (Higgins) Putnam, was born January 3, 1923 in Oakland, IA and died October 1, 2015 at his home in Oakland, IA at the age of 92 years, 8 months, and 28 days. Ken attended Scofield and Busse country school until the eighth grade. He worked on the family farm until he...

Sep 21, 2015

Willadene Joy Moore, the daughter of Leon and Carrie (Perkins) Putnam, was born September 14, 1931 in Oakland, IA. She died September 21, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE at the age of 84 years and 7 days. Willadene attended school at Oakland. On October 7, 1949 she was united in marriage to Louie Wilbern Moore in Clarinda,...

Sep 18, 2015

Cleo was born August 16, 1928, to Frank and Vera (England) Ray of Griswold. Cleo Maxine (Ray) Steffen passed away September 18, 2015, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold at the age of 87. Cleo attended school at Griswold, graduating from Griswold Community School in 1946. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Griswold School for several...

Sep 14, 2015

Kelly Allen Curtis, son of Dean (Joe) Lyle and Geraldine Louise (Mueller) Curtis, was born March 6, 1953 in Creston, IA. He died September 14, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE at the age of 62 years, 6 months, and 8 days.

Kelly was baptized on May 3, 1953 and confirmed March 19, 1967 at...

Sep 12, 2015

Willa Mae Carter, the daughter of Lyle Edwin and Mildred Aylene (Hummel) West, was born June 11, 1932 in Oakland, IA and died September 12, 2015 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 83 years, 3 months, 1 day. Willa attended school in Oakland, graduating from Oakland High School with the class of 1950. On...

Sep 12, 2015

Glendale Edna Armstrong, the daughter of Ray and Della (Hamlin) Grennell, was born March 25, 1919 on a farm east of Griswold, IA. She died September 12, 2015 at the Allen Place in Atlantic, IA at the age of 96 years, 5 months, and 18 days. In 1923, Glendale's family moved from the farm into Griswold. She graduated from Griswold...

Aug 29, 2015

Susan Jane McCowen, the daughter of John Wendell and Barbara Ann (Ripley) McCowen, was born April 29, 1966 in Council Bluffs, IA. She died at her home in Omaha, at the age of 49 years. Susan attended school in Oakland, graduating with the class of 1984. While in high school, she participated in many sports and activities and won three...

Aug 27, 2015

Joan Bartlett, the daughter of Homer and Bonnie (Puryear) Johns, was born August 4, 1924 on the family farm east of Oakland, IA. She died August 27, 2015 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 91 years and 23 days.

Joan attended country school and then graduated from Oakland High School with the class...

Aug 22, 2015

Judy Clarice Bentley, the daughter of Leslie and Corabell (Bryant) Haven, was born June 11, 1945 in Council Bluffs, IA and died August 22, 2015 in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 70 years, 2 months, and 11 days. Judy attended school in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. On August 10, 1981 she was...

Aug 13, 2015

Leon LeRoy Putnam, the son of Claud and Iva (Pierson) Putnam, was born October 30, 1918 west of Griswold, IA and died August 13, 2015 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 96 years, 9 months, and 14 days. Leon attended country school and then graduated from Griswold High School. On November 9, 1938 he...

Aug 7, 2015

Arnold Lloyd Baier, the son of Randall Duane and Phyllis Opal (Pelzer) Baier, was born September 21, 1948 in Creston, IA. He died at his home in Victor, IA of an apparent heart attack, at the age of 67 years. Arnold began school at rural Mayflower south of Cumberland, IA in September of 1953. In 1955, the Baier family moved...

Aug 1, 2015

Lori Ann Moore, the daughter of Donald Ray and Norma Ann (Buckybile) Moore, was born July 16, 1963 in Council Bluffs, IA and died August 1, 2015 at her home In Missouri Valley, IA at the age of 52 years and 16 days. Lori graduated from Griswold High School. She worked at Excel in Oakland and then at NPS in...

Aug 1, 2015

Jerry Kenneth Rice, the son of Harry Kenneth and Nancy Arlene (Hair) Rice, was born March 20, 1943 in Fontanelle, IA and died August 1, 2015 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 12 days. Jerry attended school in Fontanelle and Des Moines, graduating from North High School in Des...

Jul 30, 2015

Roger Lee Clark, the son of Darrel Newton and Mildred Imogene (Hackett) Clark, was born March 25, 1943 in Council Bluffs, IA and died July 30, 2015 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Roger attended country school before going to Oakland High School. He graduated from...