OBITUARIES
Merle L. Davis
Mar 24, 2011
Merle Davis Merle Davis of Oakland, Iowa passed away March 24, 2011 at the Griswold Care Center. Merle was born March 27, 1912 to Olive and James Bolton of Belknap Township. Recollections of her family and growing up on a farm near Oakland were frequent subjects of articles she wrote for newspapers. Always eager to learn, she entered a one-room...
Gerald Weston
Mar 23, 2011
Gerald Weston, 88, of Griswold, IA, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Gerald John Weston was born on May 30, 1922, the son of John Allen and Catherine Caroline (Lawson) Weston at Griswold. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1939 and in 1942 entered the U. S. Army. He served in the Pacific...
Beverly Ann Rollins
Mar 16, 2011
BEVERLY ANN ROLLINS Beverly Ann Rollins, the daughter of Murray and Gertrude (Brammann) Randall, was born May 24, 1933 at Avoca, IA and died March 16, 2011 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA at the age of 77 years, 9 months, and 20 days. Beverly attended school at Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School. After graduation, she worked...
Michael Ryan
Mar 13, 2011
Michael Ryan, 70, of Elliott, IA, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at his home in Elliott. Michael Dennis Ryan was born August 31, 1940 at Portland, OR, the son of Raymond Joseph and Florence C. (Williams) Ryan. He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland in 1958 and joined the Marines and was stationed at the Marine air facility...
Rosemary Broderius (Witt)
Feb 27, 2011
E. Rosemary Witt Broderius, 81, of Griswold, IA, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at her home in Griswold. Eleanor Rosemary Leslie was born on September 15, 1929 at Avoca, IA, the daughter of Clyde Edward and Ruby M. Startzer Leslie. Her mother died when Rosemary was 3 years old and her father remarried and the family moved to rural Atlantic...
Bradley Kenneth Klindt
Feb 16, 2011
BRADLEY KENNETH KLINDT Bradley Kenneth Klindt was born at Harlan, IA on November 29, 1991 and died February 15, 2011 at Macedonia, IA at the age of 19 years, 2 months, and 18 days. Brad attended school at several different places before graduating from Riverside High School. Brad loved fishing, hunting, riding ATV's, and was quite an outdoorsman. He enjoyed...
Donna Slama
Feb 16, 2011
Donna Jean Slama, the daughter of Wilfred and Florice (Rodwell) Bates, was born August 9, 1931 at Griswold, IA and died February 16, 2011 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA at the age of 79 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Donna attended school at Griswold. In 1975, Donna was united in marriage to Daryl "Jack"...
James Shultz
Feb 15, 2011
James Shultz, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Shultz, was born August 8, 1937 at Griswold, IA and died February 15, 2011 at Red Oak, IA at the age of 73 years. James attended school at Griswold, graduating with the class of 1955. He worked in Omaha, NE before moving to California. James and his wife Ana moved back...
Ryan O'Dell
Feb 11, 2011
Ryan Shane O'Dell, the son of Raymond Lee and Geraldine Jean (Hilliard) O'Dell, was born April 28, 1976 at Atlantic, IA and died February 11, 2011 at the Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, NE at the age of 34 years. Ryan was baptized at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. He attended school at Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic...
Jon Marsh
Feb 5, 2011
Jon Marsh, age 67, passed away at his home north of Red Oak on February 5, 2011. He was born on December 20 at Red Oak, IA, the son of Milburn "Mel" and Marie Marsh of Grant, Iowa. Jon graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1961. After graduation, he attended Creston Community College for a semester. When...
Jewell Reidemann
Jan 30, 2011
Jewell Y. Riedemann, 89, of the rural Lyman, IA area died Sunday January 30, 2011, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Jewell Yvonne Smith was born at Eureka Springs, AR on March 1, 1921. She began working at the age of 13 cleaning houses for people while finishing her schooling, graduating from High School. She enlisted in...
Darlene M. Frizzell
Jan 21, 2011
DARLENE MABEL FRIZZELL Darlene M. Frizzell, the daughter of James Donald and Rose Della Hazel (Cron) Nelson, was born January 5, 1932 at Atlantic, IA and died January 21, 2011 at her home in Oakland, IA at the age of 79 years, and 16 days. Darlene attended and graduated from school at Atlantic. On September 25, 1949 she was united...
Mark Herbert Strong
Jan 21, 2011
MARK HERBERT STRONG Mark Herbert Strong, the son of Herbert James and Carol Ann (Markytan) Strong was born February 9, 1983 in Council Bluffs, IA and died January 21, 2011 at his home in Oakland at the age of 27 years, 11 months, and 12 days. Mark attended school at Oakland, graduating from Riverside High School in 2001. After graduation,...
Phyllis Ruby Pendgraft
Jan 17, 2011
PHYLLIS RUBY PENDGRAFT Phyllis Ruby Pendgraft, the daughter of Harley and Erma (Perdue) Osler, was born June 10, 1920 at Carson, IA and died January 17, 2011 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 7 days. Phyllis attended rural school near Carson. She was united in marriage to Art...
Glen Curtis
Jan 14, 2011
Glen Dale Curtis was born July 21, 1925, at Griswold, IA, the son of Wm. Lyle and Pearl (Clark) Curtis. He attended school at Griswold graduating in 1943. He was immediately drafted into the Navy during WW II and following his honorable discharge 3 years later, returned to Griswold. He went to work at the Laco Oil Burner Factory and...
Grace Lovell
Jan 14, 2011
Grace E. Lovell, 94, of Griswold, IA, died Friday evening, January 14, 2011, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Grace Evelyn Munson was born at Red Oak, IA, on November 23, 1916, the daughter of Albert and Lillian (Geist) Munson. She attended schools at Red Oak and graduated in 1933. She started working as a nanny at the age...
Roma June Smith
Jan 9, 2011
ROMA JUNE SMITH Roma June Smith, the daughter of John and Ada (Strong) Tyson, was born June 19, 1918 on a farm in Lincoln Township near Walnut, IA and died January 9, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 92 years, 6 months, and 21 days. Roma attended school at York #7 Country School before...
Irene Rice
Jan 5, 2011
Irene Rice, 72, of Atlantic, IA, died Wednesday January 5, 2011 at Bergan- Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE. Irene Emily Judd was born in Atlantic on February 26, 1938, the daughter of Kenneth Maxwell and Lela Anita (Weatherby) Judd. She started school in Atlantic and the family moved to Perry, IA for 2 years and then moved to Perryville, MO...
John William Lees
Jan 1, 2011
John William Lees was born in Griswold, Iowa on April 30, 1917, and passed away on January 1, 2011 at Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. at the age of 93 years and 8 months. Mr. Lees grew up in the Oakland, Iowa area, farming, later working at Northern Natural Gas Company and then working for Lester Pfister Seed...
Donna Mae Brockman
Dec 30, 2010
Donna Mae Brockman Donna Mae Brockman, the daughter of Dennis Lloyd and Margaret Marie (Bausch) Henke, was born at West Point, NE on June 2, 1938 and died December 30, 2010 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 72 years, 6 months, and 28 days. Donna graduated from Oakland High School with the class...
