OBITUARIES
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...
Gerald M. "Gerry" Tietz
Dec 29, 2010
Gerald M. "Gerry" Tietz, 67, of Griswold, IA died late Wednesday evening, December 29, 2010 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Gerald Morris Tietz was born at Griswold, IA, on May 3, 1943, the son of Morris Henry and Nina Katherine (Houck) Tietz. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1961. During high school he started working...
Rilma Rose Hummel
Dec 22, 2010
Rilma Hummel Rilma Hummel, the daughter of William Howard and Gladys Glee (Turner) Hummel, was born in Council Bluffs, IA on May 4, 1929 and died at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE on December 22, 2010 at the age of 81 years, 7 months, and 18 days. Rilma's mother died shortly after her birth and initially, her aunt and...
Ted Houser
Dec 15, 2010
Ted D. Houser, 80, of Griswold, IA, died Wednesday morning, December 15, 2010, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA. Ted Duane Houser was born in Pottawattamie County near the Wheeler Grove area on January 1, 1930, the son of Lyle Vernon and Marie Bessie (McCormick) Houser. The family moved to Griswold and Ted graduated from Griswold...
Carl Laverty
Dec 9, 2010
Carl F. (Riepe) Laverty, 83, of Griswold, IA, died Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA. Carl Fred Riepe was born near Carson, IA in Pottawattamie County on January 26, 1927 the son of Theodore and Olive A. (Babb) Riepe. Carl graduated from Carson High School in 1945 and entered the U.S. Army...
Zelma L. Eckert
Dec 3, 2010
Zelma Leola Eckert Zelma Leola Eckert, the daughter of William and Odessa (Cisney) Roberts was born August 16, 1911 at Hoskins, NE and died December 3, 2010 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 99 years, 3 months, and 17 days. After graduating from high school, Zelma worked as a telephone operator. In 1934,...
Phyllis E. Clark
Dec 2, 2010
Phyllis Elaine Clark Phyllis Elaine Clark, the daughter of Roy and Mabel (Hetrick) Coleman, was born near Oakland on October 4, 1921 and died December 2, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs at the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 28 days. Phyllis graduated from Oakland High School with the class of 1938. After graduation she taught school,...
Stacy Casey
Nov 23, 2010
Stacey Casey, 47, of Griswold, was found November 23, 2010, as a result of an auto accident southeast of, Griswold. She had been missing since Saturday. It is thought, based upon investigation, that death was immediate. Stacy Denise Snyder was born at Tempe, AZ on April 6, 1963, the daughter of Gene Ralph and Virginia Lea (Shultz) Snyder. She graduated...
Allen Eugene "Gene" Hamilton
Nov 22, 2010
Allen Eugene Hamilton Allen Eugene Hamilton, the third son of Homer R. and Elizabeth (Morrisson) Hamilton was born near McClelland, Iowa on June 2, 1926 and died November 22, 2010 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 20 days. "Gene" attended the Columbia Country School east of Oakland through the...
Ardes Peebles
Nov 20, 2010
Ardes M. Peebles, 86, of Griswold, IA, died Saturday morning, November 20, 2010, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Ardes Marie Riedemann was born in the Lyman vicinity on November 28, 1923, the daughter of George and Hilda Dorothy (Schrader) Riedemann. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1942 and on June 30, 1945 married Dale Edward Peebles at...
Elton Lembke
Nov 7, 2010
Elton F. Lembke, 95, of Griswold, IA died Sunday morning, November 7, 2010 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Elton Francis Lembke was born in Pottawattamie County, rural Griswold on July 1, 1915, the son of Francis Joseph and Susie Fern (Freeman) Lembke. He attended Alexander School #4 in Waveland Twp. and graduated from Griswold High School in 1932...
Grace Wohlenhaus
Nov 1, 2010
Grace Wohlenhaus, 99, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Grant, IA, died Monday morning, November 1, 2010, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Grace Marie Miller was born near Mt. Etna in Adams County Iowa on July 2, 1911, the daughter of Clyde and Florence (Maeder) Miller. She attended rural schools and graduated from Cumberland High School and following her graduation,...
Matthew Dewitt
Oct 26, 2010
Matt DeWitt, 29, of Griswold, IA, died Tuesday evening, October 26, 2010, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Matthew Michael DeWitt was born at Atlantic, IA, on February 28, 1981, the son of Michael Kent and Rhonda Michelle (Evans) DeWitt. He attended Griswold area schools. Matt worked as a cook for Dusty's Place as well as other...
Donald P. Rader
Oct 25, 2010
Donald is survived by his children: Colleen Johnson of Folsom, CA, Donnell Rader of Avoca, IA, and Rojean Dreyer of Oakland, IA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the Hancock United Methodist Church in Hancock. Interment will be at a later date.
Violet B. Reimers
Oct 16, 2010
Violet B. Reimers Violet B. Reimers, the daughter of Morris and Violet (Nielsen) Christensen, was born in Omaha, NE on April 27, 1930 and died October 16, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 19 days. Violet attended school in Omaha. She was united in marriage to Paul Reimers. Violet...
