OBITUARIES
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...
Dennis Edward Bintz
Jun 2, 2011
Dennis Edward Bintz, the son of Willard Eugene and Janet Margaret (Henke) Bintz, was born April 13, 1959 at Council Bluffs, and died June 2, 2011 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, at the age of 52 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Dennis graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1977. Most recently, Dennis had lived...
Verl A. Rothe
May 28, 2011
Verl A. Rothe, 87, of Griswold, IA, formerly of the Cumberland and Grant, IA area, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic, IA, where he had been a patient for the last two weeks. Verl Andrew Rothe was born July 6, 1923 on the family farm in Noble Twp., Cass County, IA between the...
Eva Marie Kullbom
May 23, 2011
Eva Marie Kullbom Eva Marie Kullbom, the daughter of Thomas and Cynthia (McClung) Moxley, was born August 8, 1917 at Carson, IA and died May 23, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 15 days. Eva was united in marriage to Lloyd L. Kullbom on February 1, 1936 at...
Jo Ann Hildebrand
May 22, 2011
Jo Ann Hildebrand Jo Ann Hildebrand, the daughter of Virgil Ray and Florence Elaine (Smith) Hildebrand, was born on April 26, 1951 in Council Bluffs, IA and died May 22, 2011 at her home near Oakland, IA at the age of 60 years, 1 month, and 6 days. Jo Ann attended school at Oakland and went on to receive her...
Mary Alice Applegate
May 18, 2011
Mary Alice Applegate Mary Applegate, the daughter of Albert and Helen (Goldapp) Briggs, was born January 11, 1919 at her home in Washington Township and died May 18, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 92 years, 4 months, and 7 days. On august 23, 1952 Mary was united in marriage to Mervin...
Douglas Arthur Carley
May 3, 2011
Douglas Arthur Carley On January 7, 1946, Marion and Phyllis Carley welcomed their second son, Douglas Arthur Carley. Doug died on May 3, 2011 at Veterans Hospital in Omaha at the age of 65 years, 3 months, and 26 days. Growing up, Doug loved to be outside and play sports. In high school, he played football, basketball, and ran track....
Daisy Dreyer
Apr 27, 2011
Daisy Anna Dreyer Daisy Anna Dreyer, the daughter of Willard and Nellie (Rains) League, was born December 30, 1942 at Max, NE and died April 27, 2011 at Omaha, NE at the age of 68 years, 3 months, and 28 days. On May 21, 1962 Daisy was united in marriage to Donald Dreyer in Fremont, NE. They had a son...
Eleanor High
Apr 10, 2011
Eleanor High, 82, of Griswold, IA, died Sunday evening, April 10, 2011 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Eleanor Lucy Weirich was born at Lewis, IA, on October 28, 1928, the daughter of Reuben and Gladys (Reynolds) Weirich. She graduated from Lewis High School in 1946 and then taught in the country schools until her marriage to...
Gloria Ann Olsen
Mar 31, 2011
Gloria Ann Olsen Gloria Ann Olsen, the daughter of Marion and Lelia (Lile) Wolf, was born September 22, 1944 at Exira, IA and died March 31, 2011 at Oakland, IA at the age of 66 years. Gloria attended school at Exira and after moving to Oakland, graduated from Oakland High School. On July 17, 1965, she was united in marriage...
Dorothy Louise Forristall
Mar 24, 2011
Dorothy Louise Forristall Dorothy Louise Forristall, the daughter of Earl and Laura (Herman) Brock, was born September 8, 1919 in New Orleans, LA and died at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 6 days. Dorothy attended school in New Orleans and went on to graduate from Newcomb College, which...
