OBITUARIES
Esther Russell
Nov 16, 2011
Esther Elaine (Bolton) Russell passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at the Griswold Care Center at the age of 90 years. Esther was born September 25, 1921, on a farm west of Elliott, IA, the daughter of Sheldon Ray and Myrtle Mae (Petty) Bolton. She graduated from Carson High School in 1939, received Normal Training, and taught one year in...
Timothy Tye
Nov 13, 2011
Timothy Dean "Tim" Tye, 54, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Griswold, died Sunday evening at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center where he had been a resident for nearly 4 years. Tim was born at Omaha, NE, on May 25, 1957 the son of Elgie Dean and Thelma Ione (DeWitt) Tye. He attended schools in Griswold and went to work...
Shirley Naomi Wilson
Oct 18, 2011
Shirley Naomi Wilson Shirley Naomi Wilson, daughter of Robert and Myrta (Parker) Miller, was born September 4, 1915 at Oakland, IA and died October 18, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 96 years, 1 month, and 14 days. Shirley attended school at Oakland and graduated with the class of 1933. She attended...
Barbara Ellen Colvin
Oct 9, 2011
Barbara Ellen Colvin Barbara Ellen Colvin, the daughter of Frederick and Dorothy Blanche (Gillespie) Hamilton, was born May 30, 1944 at Oakland, IA and died October 9, 2011 at her home in Oakland at the age of 67 years. Barb attended school at Oakland, graduating with the class of 1962. On November 3, 1962 she was united in marriage to...
Raymond Burnham
Oct 1, 2011
F. Raymond Burnham Jr., 87 of Griswold, IA, died Saturday morning, October 1, 2011, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Fred Raymond Burnham Jr. was born at Council Bluffs, IA, on March 1, 1924, the son of Fred Raymond and Elizabeth (Pace) Burnham. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1941 and farmed for one year with his father....
Brian Thomas Mcconeghey
Sep 19, 2011
Brian Thomas McConeghey Brian Thomas McConeghey was born May 14, 1972 at Council Bluffs, IA and died September 18, 2011 at Omaha, NE at the age of 39 years. Brian attended school at Treynor, St. Albert's, and Thomas Jefferson, before graduating in 1992. He served in the National Guard and then worked at various jobs in the Omaha area. He...
Lois Lorraine Rattenborg
Sep 18, 2011
Lois Lorraine Rattenborg Lois Lorraine Rattenborg, the daughter of Claus and Wilma Danker, was born in Council Bluffs, IA on September 2, 1937 and died at her home West of Oakland, IA on September 18, 2011 at the age of 74 years. Lois was fourth of seven children. She grew up on the family farm seven miles west of Oakland....
Janet Noll
Sep 10, 2011
Darlene "Janet" Noll, the daughter of Vernon McDade and Gladys Irene (Winterstein) Shultz, was born June 28, 1935 at her family's home West of Griswold and died September 10, 2011 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, at the age of 75 years. Janet attended school at Griswold and was a drum majorette for the Griswold High School Band. She...
Charlene Mae Dorscher
Sep 8, 2011
Charlene Mae (King) Dorscher Charlene Mae (King) Dorscher died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, IA at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 7 days. Charlene was born June 1, 1930 at her family's home in Pottawattamie County, IA to Claude and Mary (Hering) King. She was united in marriage to...
Richard C. "Dick" Erickson
Sep 1, 2011
Richard C. Erickson, 81, of Griswold, formerly of Lewis died Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic. Richard Clemens Erickson was born on the family farm in Page County Iowa near Yorktown on March 7, 1930, the only child of Martin William and Okey Belle (Snodderly) Erickson. He attended rural schools and entered the U.S....
Loretta Cable
Aug 29, 2011
Loretta Cable, 80, of Griswold died Monday afternoon, August 29, 2011 at Bryan LGH Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Loretta Mae Brouse was born on April 20, 1931, the daughter of Arthur LeRoy and Pearl Ivis (Stover) Brouse at Griswold. She attended Griswold schools, graduating in 1949 and on June 19, 1949, she married Dean Curtis Cable at the Griswold United...
Leonore Mauk
Aug 28, 2011
Leonore Mauk, 102, died Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2011 at Montclair Manor in Montclair, CA, where she had been a resident since 1995. Leonore Nellie Putnam was born at Griswold, IA, on May 8, 1909, the daughter of Claude Sexton and Iva May (Pierson) Putnam. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1928 and on December 19, 1928 was married...
Roberta Gray
Aug 21, 2011
ROBERTA ROSE GRAY Roberta Gray, the daughter of Jacob and Rose (Hamm) Briggs, was born January 21, 1918 in Omaha, NE and died on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland at the age of 93 years. Roberta attended school at Carson, graduating from Carson High School with the class of 1935. On August 20,...
Marjorie Emma Sothman
Aug 20, 2011
Marjorie Emma Sothman, age 77, of Griswold, IA, died Saturday morning, August 20, 2011, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Marjorie Emma Sothman was born in Atlantic, IA, on March 31, 1934, the daughter of Edward Shaw and Edith Christine (Hafele) Mullins. She attended school in Atlantic. On December 13, 1956 she was united in marriage to Vergal William...
Kayleen Amos
Aug 9, 2011
Kayleen Amos, 21, of rural Cumberland, IA, died Tuesday morning, August 9, 2011, as a result of a rollover accident on Contrail RD north of Highway 92 in Pottawattamie County. Kayleen Elizabeth Amos was born in Atlantic, IA, on December 31, 1989, the first daughter of Jeffrey Allen and Patrice Kay (Boos) Amos. She attended schools in Griswold and graduated...
Lucy L. Guttau
Jul 31, 2011
Lucy L. Guttau, 82, of Council Bluffs, IA, died Sunday morning, July 31, 2011, at the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs. Lucy Lorraine Steffen was born at Griswold, Iowa, on October 20, 1928, the daughter of Henry Benjamin and Blanche Lorena (Clark) Steffen. After her schooling at Griswold she worked for Hansen Egg Company and on May 6,...
Karen G. Smith
Jul 17, 2011
Karen G. Smith, 68, of Atlantic, IA, died at her home, the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Karen Grace Smith was born at Griswold, IA on March 6, 1943, the daughter of Edward Carlton and Elva Adele (Reed) Smith. Karen was born severely handicapped and was unable to attend school or work during her lifetime....
V. Dewan Robinson
Jul 1, 2011
Dewan Robinson Vernon Dewan Robinson, one of three sons of Fred Leon and Dessa Mae (Ferguson) Robinson was born July 17, 1923 at Oakland, IA and died July 1, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland at the age of 87 years. Dewan graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1943 and enlisted in the Air...
Esther M. Frazier
Jun 12, 2011
Esther Maryetta Edwards Frazier passed away in Treynor, IA at the age of 92 on June 12, 2011 after an extended illness. Esther was born December 13, 1918, to Elmer and Mary (Mullen) Edwards on a farm south of Cumberland, IA. Her mother died when Esther was 4 months old. She was then raised by her father and her Grandma...
Merlin L. Merritt
Jun 6, 2011
Merlin L. Merritt, 78, of Griswold, IA, died Monday morning, June 6, 2011 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Merlin LeRoy Merritt was born at Clyde, KS, on July 14, 1932, the son of Ira Curtis and Anna Christina (Anderson) Merritt. He grew up and attended country school at Washington, KS, and when the family moved to...
