OBITUARIES
Madeline Emma Sivers
Mar 31, 2012
Madeline E. Sivers Madeline E. Sivers, the daughter of Alfred Donald and Gwendoline Harriet (Wells) Wright, was born December 7, 1927 in Griswold, Iowa and died March 31, 2012 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 3 months, and 24 days. Madeline graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1945. On June...
Pamela Christensen
Mar 26, 2012
Pamela Christensen, 58, of Griswold died Monday evening, March 26, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Pamela Jean Christensen was born at Council Bluffs, IA on January 15, 1954, the daughter of Marvin Basil and Betty Jane (Ratashak) Christensen. She graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1972. She moved to Madison, NE and worked as...
Wilma Andrew
Mar 23, 2012
Wilma V. Andrew, 91, of Griswold, IA, died Friday evening at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold surrounded by her loving family. Wilma Verle Riepe was born in Pottawattamie County west of Griswold on August 11, 1920, the daughter of George Fred and Forrest (Knox) Riepe. She attended country schools and graduated from Griswold High School in 1938 and received...
Jenelia Copenhaver
Mar 21, 2012
Jennie Amelia Bishop was born on July 4, 1930 on a farm near Elliott, IA, the daughter of John Edward "Bird" and Ruth Elizabeth (Olmsted) Bishop. She was named after her two grandmothers and when she was a young girl and her father combined the names. Jenelia graduated from Elliott High School in 1947 and on January 16, 1948 married...
Darlene Mae Kearney
Mar 21, 2012
Darlene Mae Kearney Darlene Mae Kearney, the daughter of Hans and Ida Christensen, was born August 8, 1924 at Manilla, IA and died March 21, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Darlene attended school at Harlan. She was married to Mervin Kearney on August 25,...
Delmar Dean Larsen
Mar 13, 2012
Delmar Dean Larsen Delmar Dean Larsen, the son of Joseph and Hazel (Manhalter) Larsen, was born April 10, 1939 in Omaha, NE and died March 13, 2012 at his home in Oakland, IA at the age of 72 years, 11 months, and 3 days. Delmar attended school in Omaha. He began trucking and drove many miles over the years as...
Russell Grisso
Mar 10, 2012
Russell Grisso, 47, of Griswold, IA, died Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2012, at his home in Griswold. Russell Alan Grisso was born at Chicago, IL, on January 6, 1965, the son of Edward Russell and Sharon Lee (Kroll) Grisso. The family moved to Cabool,MO and Russell attended schools there and graduated from Cabool High School. The family then moved to...
Dean E. Belknap
Mar 8, 2012
Dean E. Belknap Dean E. Belknap, the son of E. Clinton and Mildred Pearl (Breniman) Belknap, was born July 7, 1939 in Grand Island, NE and died March 8, 2012 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of72 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Dean graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended college at Peru...
Pauline Unece Hogzett
Mar 6, 2012
PAULINE UNECE HOGZETT Pauline Unece Hogzett, the daughter of Leech and Ada (Shook) Miller, was born August 1, 1920 near Emerson, IA and died March 6, 2012 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, at the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 15 days. Pauline graduated from Emerson High School with the class of 1937 and then attended...
Mark Alan Wilson
Mar 4, 2012
Mark Alan Wilson Mark Alan Wilson, the son of Gerald and Bette Wilson, was born February 22, 1959 in Council Bluffs, IA and died March 4, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 53 years and 11 days. Mark attended school at Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1978. He...
Velma Helen Bates
Feb 23, 2012
Velma Helen Bates, the daughter of Charles Arthur and Sena Katharine (Meier) Leighton, was born April 12, 1921 south of Griswold, IA and died February 25, 2012 on the family farm west of Griswold, at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 13 days. Velma attended country school and then Griswold High School, graduating with the class of 1941....
Allan Eugene Hines
Feb 21, 2012
ALLAN EUGENE HINES Allan Eugene Hines, the son of Clair and Hilda (Andersen) Hines, was born in Noble Township on June 5, 1934. He passed away February 21, 2012 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE at the age of 77 years, 8 months, and 16 days. When Allan was two, his mother died. Several years later, his father...
Frank Thomas Silk
Feb 18, 2012
Frank Silk Frank Thomas Silk, the son of John Peter and Minnie May (Kemling) Silk was born on December 1, 1918 in Waveland Township near Griswold, IA and died February 18, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA where he had been a resident for 30 days, at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 17 days....
Peggy Ann Kindhart
Feb 6, 2012
Peggy Ann Kindhart Peggy Ann Kindhart, the daughter of Manfred and Winifred (McKee) Shanno, was born August 25, 1939 at Oakland, IA and died February 6, 2012 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 12 days. Peggy attended school at Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1957....
Lillian Landis
Feb 1, 2012
Lillian Landis Lillian Landis, the daughter of Robert Moyer and Laura Elena (Clark) Landis, was born August 30, 1918 near Quakertown, PA and died February 1, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 93 years, 5 months, and 2 days. Lillian attended Brick Tavern Country School. When she was thirteen years old she made...
Angela Ruth Newman
Jan 24, 2012
Angela R. Newman, the daughter of Chester and Celia (Knoke) Proctor, was born April 1, 1918 at Griswold, IA and died January 24, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Angela graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1935. On January 17, 1937 she was...
Glenn A. Lilja
Jan 18, 2012
Glenn A. Lilja, 87, of Atlantic, IA, died Wednesday evening, January 18, 2012 at the Heritage House in Atlantic where he had been a resident for the last 4 years. Glenn was born at Brighton, CO on August 9, 1924, the son of Rudolph Axel and Hilma Teresia (Peterson) Lilja. He graduated from High School and was married. He farmed...
Arlene M. Riepe
Jan 5, 2012
Arlene M. Riepe, 95, of Griswold, IA died Thursday evening, January 5, 2012 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold where she had resided since May. Arlene Mildred Sothman was born on the family farm east of Lyman, IA, on November 12, 1916, the daughter of Henry Mark and Minnie (Frank) Sothman. She attended rural schools and graduated from Atlantic...
Orlan Cain
Dec 31, 2011
Orlan Cain, 73, of Griswold, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Orlan Kendall Cain was born at Carson, IA on February 3, 1938 the son of Lynn Earl and Neva Louise (Bolton) Cain. Orlan contracted polio at the age of one and dealt with that affliction throughout his life time, finally succumbing...
Beverly Jean Jones
Dec 22, 2011
BEVERLY JEAN JONES Beverly Jean Jones, the daughter of Lawrence Roland and Ester Louise (Berg) Hansen, was born November 27, 1936 at Council Bluffs, IA and died December 22, 2011 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 75 years and 25 days. Beverly attended school at Council Bluffs. She moved to Oregon for a...
