OBITUARIES
Rev. Clarence H. Landis
May 16, 2014
Rev. Clarence H. Landis Clarence Henry Landis was born at Quakertown, PA on March 19, 1921 the son of Harry Fretz and Beulah Francis (Allem) Landis. He graduated from Quakertown High School in 1939 and started farming. On February 1, 1942, he married Laura Lillian Landis at the East Swamp Mennonite Church near Quakertown. They continued to farm and in...
Joseph Fredrick Chute
May 8, 2014
Joseph "Bud" Fredrick Chute, was born November 17, 1922 in Pawtucket, RI and died May 8, 2014 in Wahoo, NE, at the age of 92 years. After graduating from high school, Joe enlisted in the Air Force. On April 11, 1953 he was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Gallup in Oakland. While in the Air Force, Joe and Barbara...
Nancy Heller Young
May 7, 2014
Nancy Heller Young, the daughter of Russell Henry and Alberta Marguerite (Hembre) Heller, was born May 20, 1936 in Oak Park, IL and died May 7, 2014 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 77 years, 11 months, and 17 days. Nancy moved from Oak Park, IL to St. Louis Park, MN when she was seven years...
Orpha Marie Hackett
May 4, 2014
Orpha Marie Bingham Hackett, age 99, of Oakland, IA passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home n Oakland.
Orpha Marie Hackett, the daughter of Roy Robert and Alma E. Fuller Bingham, was born December 7, 1914 on a farm 1 ½ miles northeast of Hancock, IA. She attended elementary school in Hancock,...
Della Anna Smith
Apr 13, 2014
Della Anna Smith
Della Anna Smith, the daughter of Edward L. and Barbara Anna (Lembke) Riepe, was born on the family farm west of Griswold on July 20, 1923. She died April 13, 2014 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, at the age of 90 years, 8 months, and 24 days.
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Marjorie Maxine Coffman
Apr 9, 2014
Marjorie Maxine Coffman, the daughter of Charles Wesley and Stella Cleo (Conley) Watts, was born September 28, 1924 at Knowlton, IA and died April 9, 2014 at the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 89 years, 6 months, and 12 days.
Marjorie attended school at Mount Ayr. She moved to Bedford, where she...
Austin Michael Oldenkamp
Mar 29, 2014
Austin Michael Oldenkamp, the son of Chad R. and Stephanie Anne (Robertson) Oldenkamp, was born October 29, 1995 in Sioux City, IA and died March 29, 2014 East of Griswold, IA, at the age of 18 years and 5 months.
Austin attended school in Sioux City until 2003, when he moved to Griswold. He went to Lewis...
Jerry Lee Gibson Iii
Mar 29, 2014
Jerry Lee Gibson III, the son of Jerry Lee Jr. and Jean (Bartley) Gibson, was born May 9, 1963 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and died March 29, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE, at the age of 50 years.
Jerry graduated from Jefferson High School. He was united in marriage to Katherine Darro in...
Marlene Mae Robinson
Mar 27, 2014
Marlene Mae Robinson, the daughter of Victor and Hazel (Brown) Robinson, was born August 13, 1935 at Oakland, IA and died March 27, 2014 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 14 days.
Marlene attended country school until the fourth grade, when she moved to town....
Mary Ann Coughlin
Mar 22, 2014
Mary Ann Hartman Coughlin, the daughter of Louis and Margrette (Martens) Hartman, was born January 28, 1932 at home near Lyman, IA, and died March 22, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA, at the age of 82 years, 1 month, and 22 days. Mary graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1949. She...
Jerry Bice
Mar 18, 2014
Jerry Bice
Jerry Lee Bice, the son of Walter LeRoy and Dolores Bice was born June 28, 1961 in Atlantic, IA and died March 18, 2014 at his home in Des Moines, IA at the age of 52 years, 8 months, and 18 days.
Jerry attended elementary school in Lewis, before graduating from Griswold High...
Allen "Craig" Parker
Mar 18, 2014
Allen "Craig" Parker
Allen "Craig" Parker, the son of Dwight and Thelma (Minick) Parker, was born December 17, 1949 in Oakland, IA and died March 18, 2014 at Marthasville, MO at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 1 day. Craig lived in Oakland during his youth and then moved to Marthasville, Missouri. He lived...
Elsie Marie Hackett
Mar 12, 2014
Elsie Marie Hackett, the daughter of Wayne and Mary (Crossman) Carter, was born May 24, 1920 in Grand Junction, IA and died March 12, 2014 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 16 days.
Donald Dean Lowe
Mar 8, 2014
Donald died March 8, 2014 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland. Graveside services will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 9:00 AM at the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland. There will be no services held at the funeral Home. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Putnam
Mar 6, 2014
Dorothy May Putnam, the daughter of Lawrence and Laura (Brown) Williams, was born July 28, 1926 in Bridgewater, IA and died March 6, 2014 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 6 days. Dorothy attended school in Bridgewater and graduated from Bridgewater High School. On December 7, 1946 she was united in...
Lonnie Lewis Smith
Feb 19, 2014
Lonnie Lewis Smith, the son of Robert and Roma (Tyson) Smith, was born January 13, 1946 in Council Bluffs, IA and died February 19, 2014 at the Northcrest Living Center, in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 68 years, 1 month, and 6 days. Lonnie attended school in Oakland, graduating with the class of 1964. On July 24, 1965...
Ruby Justine Kinser
Feb 9, 2014
Ruby Kinser, 91, of Griswold Ruby Justine Hanson Kinser passed away Sunday morning, February 9th, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA, where she had lived since February 2011. She was 91 years old. Ruby was born on March 10, 1922 at Owatonna, MN to Edwin and Sedate Johnson Hanson. She was raised in Mentor, MN on the...
Helen Margaret Smith
Feb 3, 2014
Helen Margaret Smith, the daughter of William H. and Anna J. (Martens) Wohlenhaus, was born in Edna Township on April 24, 1923, and left her life on Earth on February 3, 2014 at her home in Atlantic, at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 10 days. She attended elementary school at Custer #3 in rural Cass County and...
Joshua Alan Fritz
Feb 1, 2014
Joshua Alan Fritz, the son of Marshall William and Karen Ann (Carlson) Fritz, was born April 3, 1982 in Council Bluffs, IA and entered into rest February 1, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident west of Carson, IA, at the age of 31 years, 9 months, and 29, days. Joshua graduated from Riverside High School with the class...
Carol Jean Johnson
Jan 24, 2014
Carol Jean Johnson of Greensboro, MD, died Friday, January 24, 2014, at the Caroline Nursing Home in Denton, MD. She was 72 years old.
Born and raised in Griswold, Iowa, Ms. Johnson was the daughter of the late Dr. Carl George Johnson and Ethel Irene Ellis Johnson. She had lived near Greensboro since 1990. Ms. Johnson had...
