OBITUARIES
Maxine England
Oct 23, 2012
Maxine England, the daughter of Frank and Nellie (Godfrey) Hamlin, was born February 17, 1917 on the family farm Southwest of Griswold, in the Kemling neighborhood, and died October 23, 2012 at the Montgomery County Hospital in Red Oak, IA at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and 6 days. Maxine attended Rosehill Country School through the 8th grade...
Beverly Ann Webb
Oct 18, 2012
BEVERLY WEBB Beverly A. Webb, the daughter of Arch and Lela Hackel, was born March 30, 1931 at Rock Port, MO and died October 18, 2012 at University of Nebraska Medical Center at Omaha, NE at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 18 days. Beverly attended school at Rockport and graduated from Rockport High School with the class...
Creighton Sindt
Oct 16, 2012
Creighton Emery Sindt died Tuesday morning, October 16, 2012, at Heritage House in Atlantic, at the age of 84 years. Creight, as he was known to most people, was born in Holstein, Iowa, on August 5, 1928, to Vernie (Krager) and Emery Sindt. He grew up in nearby Cushing, Iowa, where he attended school, graduating from Cushing High School in...
Thomas Michael Lovell
Oct 13, 2012
THOMAS MICHAEL LOVELL Thomas Michael Lovell, age 48, of Colorado died Saturday October 13, 2012 in Greeley, Colorado, after a sudden illness. He is the son of Mike and Susan Lovell of Griswold. He was born in Atlantic, IA December 11th, 1963. He graduated from Griswold in 1982 and also from Iowa Western Community College. He was married to Jena...
Robert Newton Calhoon
Oct 12, 2012
Robert Newton Calhoon Robert Newton Calhoon, the son of Harry and Opal (Twaddle) Calhoon, was born February 5, 1930 near Shambaugh, IA and died October 12, 2012 at Avoca Nursing and Rehab in Avoca, IA at the age of 82 years, 8 months, and 10 days. Bob attended various schools in southwest Iowa as a young boy. He finished school...
Marjorie Laura Robinson
Oct 10, 2012
Marjorie Laura Robinson Marjorie Laura (Denton) Robinson, the daughter of Pearl and Sadie (Taylor) Denton, was born March 21, 1926 at Carson, IA and died October 10, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 86 years, 6 months, and 19 days. Marjorie graduated from Oakland High School as valedictorian with the class of...
Wayne M. Bivens
Oct 8, 2012
WAYNE BIVENS Wayne Marvin Bivens, the son of Bert and Helen (Smith) Bivens, was born January 6, 1937 near Fairmont, NE and died October 8, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA, at the age of 75 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Wayne moved to Walnut, IA at a young age. He attended school at Walnut...
Pamela Jean Putnam
Sep 27, 2012
Pamela Jean Putnam Pamela Jean Putnam, the daughter of Delbert and Emma Jean (League) TenEyck was born January 28, 1958 at West Point, NE and died September 27, 2012 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 54 years, 7 months, and 30 days. Pam attended grade school in St. Joseph, MO and then attended high school at...
Sarah 05/15/1942 Merritt
Sep 22, 2012
Sarah Merritt, 70, of Griswold, IA, died early Saturday morning, September 22, 2012 at her home in Griswold. Sarah Ann Christina was born on May 15, 1942 in Council Bluffs, IA, the daughter of Joe and Virginia (DeGeorge) Christina. She attended schools in Council Bluffs and Thomas Jefferson High School. On November 3, 1973, she married Merlin Merritt at Omaha,...
Donna Brandes
Sep 11, 2012
Donna Jean Brandes Donna Jean Brandes, the daughter of Walter and Ella (Blevins) Parker and step daughter of Thomas Hardiman, was born September 28, 1929 at Hamlin, IA and died September 11, 2012 at Corydon Nursing and Rehah in Corydon, IA at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 14 days. Donna was married to Raymond J. Brandes with...
Roberta "Bertie" Marie Reiff
Aug 27, 2012
Roberta "Bertie" Marie Reiff Roberta "Bertie" Marie Reiff, the daughter of Arthur and Phyllis (Osler) Pendgraft, was born March 5, 1950 at Council Bluffs, IA and died August 27, 2012 at her home in Griswold, IA at the age of 62 years, 5 months, and 22 days. Bertie attended school at Oakland and then married Eddie Beason in 1970. She...
Dolores "Dee" Courcier
Aug 18, 2012
Dolores P. Courcier, 83, of Griswold, IA, died early Saturday morning, August 18, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center. Dolores Pearl Graham was born at Council Bluffs, IA, on August 30, 1928, the daughter of Elisha T. and Cuba S. (Bates) Graham. She attended school in Council Bluffs until the third grade and the family moved to Griswold and she...
Hazel Henningsen
Aug 14, 2012
Hazel Bertha Henningsen Hazel Bertha Henningsen, the daughter of Jerry and Nora (Linkletter) Glissmann, was born July 23, 1920 at Walnut, IA and died August 14, 2012 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA at the age of 92 years and 22 days. Hazel attended school at Walnut through the tenth grade and then graduated from Lewis High...
N. Jean Burnham
Aug 13, 2012
Jean Burnham, 88, of Griswold, IA, died Monday morning, August 13, 2012 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Norma Jean Robinson was born at 5 miles west of Lewis in Pottawattamie County on May 26, 1924, the daughter of Frank M. and Ila Ruth (Reynolds) Robinson. She graduated from Lewis High School in 1941 and received Normal...
Sheri Rush
Aug 8, 2012
Sheri Rush, 47, of rural Griswold, IA, died Wednesday evening, August 8, 2012, at her home. Sheri Ann Kline was born in Atlantic, IA, on October 19, 1964, to Jerry and Eloyce (Tietz) Kline. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1983 and then graduated from Cosmotology School in Council Bluffs. On September 1, 1984, she and Kenneth Lee Rush...
Dan Petersen
Aug 8, 2012
Duane "Dan" Allen Petersen Duane "Dan" Allen Petersen, the son of George and Loree (Petersen) Fitch, was born December 13, 1930 in Omaha, NE and died August 8, 2012 at Omaha, NE at the age of 81years, 7 months, and 26 days. Dan attended Central High School, graduating with the class of 1949. After graduating, he was in the Navy...
Rilla Shires
Aug 8, 2012
Rilla Jean Shires, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Cottonwood, AZ on Aug. 8, 2012. She was born Oct. 22, 1928 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, but had lived in Arizona since 1962. Rilla was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lois DeKay, her husband of 47 years, Dick Shires on January 13, 1996, and her sisters...
Margaret Louise Nicholas
Aug 3, 2012
Margaret Louise Nicholas Margaret Louise Nicholas, the daughter of James and Ethel (Morse) Carter, was born August 4, 1920 at Skidmore, MO and died August 3, 2012 at the Montgomery County Hospital in Red Oak, IA at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 30 days. Margaret graduated from Graham High School and then attended Northwest Missouri State University....
A. Deane Urbanek
Jul 26, 2012
Alfred "Deane" Urbanek Alfred Deane Urbanek, the son of Frank Henry and Mary Eleanor (Bartunek) Urbanek, was born June 19, 1925 at Ellsworth, KS and died July 26, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 87 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Deane attended school at Ellsworth. He enlisted in the Army and...
Buddy W. Smith
Jul 15, 2012
Buddy W. Smith, 90, of Atlantic, IA, and formerly of Elliott, IA, died Sunday evening, July 15, 2012, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Buddy Worth Smith was born at Elliott, Iowa, on April 2, 1922, the son of Ray "Biffie" Carroll and Jessie Elizabeth (Mercer) Smith. He graduated from Elliott High School in 1941 and was active...
