OBITUARIES
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...
Frederick William Coley
Jul 7, 2012
Frederick William Coley, the son of Fred and Emma (Bakkan) Coley, was born September 14, 1926 at Bedford, IA, and died July 7, 2012 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 85 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Fred moved to Council Bluffs and graduated for Thomas Jefferson High School. After graduating, he attended...
Larry Gene Wagner
Jul 2, 2012
Larry Gene Wagner Larry Gene Wagner, the son of George and Ramona (Wulff) Wagner, was born January 13, 1939 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died July 2, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 5 months, and 19 days. Larry graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1957. He...
Ryan Perdue
Jun 15, 2012
Ryan James Perdue was born on June 4, 1983, the son of James Albert Denny and Debra Kay Perdue. He grew up in the Griswold and Red Oak areas and attended school in both towns. Following his schooling, he worked in the construction industry as a drywall installer and painter. On October 13, 2006, he married Beth Booher at Red...
William Carpenter
Jun 9, 2012
William "Bill" Carpenter, 68, of Atlantic, IA, died Saturday afternoon, June 9, 2012, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. William Michael Joseph Carpenter was born on May 22, 1944 at Santa Monica, California the son of William and Irene (Morris) Carpenter. The family moved to the Omaha area when Bill was 4 years old and he attended schools in...
Kim Sue Farrell
Jun 8, 2012
KIM SUE PIERSON FARRELL Kim Sue Farrell, the daughter of Richard Floyd and Peggy Lou (McConnell) Pierson, was born March 3, 1963 at Council Bluffs and died June 6, 2012 at Council Bluffs, at the age of 49 years, 3 months, and 3 days. Kim attended school at Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1981....
Lloyd John Mertes
May 27, 2012
Lloyd Mertes Lloyd John Mertes, the son of John and Emma (Langenfeld) Mertes, was born December 1, 1925 in Guthrie County, IA and died May 27, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, at the age of 86 years, 5 months, and 26 days. Lloyd went to school through the eighth grade and then helped farm and run...
Clara May Thornton
May 17, 2012
Clara May Thornton, 78, of Griswold, IA, died Thursday night, May 17, 2012, at her home in Griswold. Clara May Hopkins was born at Tarkio, MO, on July 20, 1933, the daughter of E. G. and Emma Elsie (Babb) Hopkins. As a young girl, the family made their home in Tarkio; Friend, NE; and Lyman, IA, before settling in Griswold...
Dorothy Putnam
May 12, 2012
Dorothy Dean Putnam, the daughter of Russell Edward and Mildred Emiline (Westerlund) DeWitt was born April 19, 1923 near Elliott, Iowa and died May 12, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa at the age of 89 years and 23 days. Dorothy attended country school and then Elliott High School, where she played basketball. On November 9, 1938...
Esther Dorothy Pierce
May 3, 2012
Esther Dorothy Pierce Esther Dorothy Pierce, the daughter of Walter and Marie (Johnk) Krueger, was born August 2, 1922 on the family farm near Hancock, IA and died May 3, 2012 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA at the age of 89 years, 9 months, and 1 day. Esther attended country school near Hancock while also helping on the...
Enos Omer Dawson
May 3, 2012
Enos Dawson Enos Omer Dawson, the son of Waller Parker and Ellen Sedonia (Farmer) Dawson was born April 5, 1914 at Hana, Mo and died May 3, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home at Oakland, IA at the age of 98 years and 28 days. Enos was baptized at Hana, MO. On August 7, 1935 he was united in...
Pearl Weston
May 2, 2012
Pearl Weston, 88, of Griswold, IA, died Wednesday morning, May 2, 2012 at Jennie-Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Pearl Elaine Williams was born at Hancock, IA, on December 7, 1923, the daughter of Henry and Lena Christina (Johnk) Williams. She attended schools in Oakland, IA and graduated from high school there in 1942. On May 26, 1946 she...
Calvin "Cal" Steffen
Apr 29, 2012
Calvin "Cal" Steffen, 88, of Griswold, IA, died Sunday evening, April 29, 2012 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Calvin Gail Steffen was born on a farm south of Cumberland, IA, on July 19, 1923, the son of William and Emma Louise (Schreiber) Steffen. He attended rural schools and started working on the farm. On January 8,...
Vera Maxene Morrison
Apr 21, 2012
V. Maxene Morrison V. Maxene Morrison, the daughter of Joseph and Amanda (Lee) Larson, was born July 24, 1921 at Villisca, IA and died April 21, 2012 at her home in Griswold, Iowa, at the age of 90 years, 8 months, and 28 days. Maxene graduated from Grant High School with the class of 1938. After graduation, she attended Peru...
Terrance Howard Allen
Apr 18, 2012
Terrance Howard Allen Terrance Howard Allen, the son of Gerald William and Frances Louise (Robinson) Allen, was born May 2, 1937 at Lancaster, Ohio and died April 18, 2012 at Avoca Nursing and Rehab in Avoca, Iowa at the age of 74 years, 11 months, and 16 day. Terry served his country in the Navy and Marines. He Married Dorothy...
Betty Barnes
Apr 11, 2012
Betty Barnes, 79, of Griswold, IA, died Wednesday morning April 11, 2012, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Betty Jane Halterman was born January 3, 1933, at Lincoln, NE the daughter of Edwin Everett and Alma (Faire) Halterman. She grew up in the Dawon, NE area and during her 6th grade year, the family moved to Bellevue,...
Edith Marie Haines
Apr 6, 2012
Edith Marie Haines Edith Marie (Hauger) Haines was born on August 23, 1926 to Sarah Rachel (Haines) and Floyd Nelson Hauger on the family farmstead in Silver City, Iowa. She was one of 5 daughters and 4 sons born to this union. She died Friday, April 6, 2012 at Oakland Manor after a two year battle with breast cancer at...
