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John P. Taylor

John P. Taylor

Jun 19, 2010

John Phillip Taylor John Phillip Taylor, the son of Glenn and Alice (Verner) Taylor, was born June 22, 1933 at Council Bluffs, IA and died June 19, 2010 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA at the age of 76 years, 11 months, and 28 days. John lived on a farm near Carson, IA where he attended country...

Paul W. Leaders

Paul W. Leaders

Jun 17, 2010

PAUL WILLARD LEADERS Paul Willard Leaders, the son of Irvin and Bertha (Schroeder) Leaders, was born July 18, 1920 on a farm south of Minden, IA and passed away June 17, 2010 on the family farm near Oakland, IA at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 30 days. Paul was baptized into the Christian faith in infancy. On...

Robert Charles Putnam

Robert Charles Putnam

Jun 15, 2010

Robert Charles Putnam Robert "Bob" Charles Putnam, the son of Roy and Violett (Huffman) Putnam, was born December 2, 1940 at Lincoln, NE and died June 15, 2010 at his home in Oakland at the age of 69 years, 6 months, and 13 days. Bob moved to Oakland when he was five years old. He attended school at Oakland and...

Larry D. Keast

Larry D. Keast

May 27, 2010

Larry D. Keast Larry D. Keast, age 71, died May 27, 2010 at his home in Osseo, MN. A long time resident of the Carson-Macedonia area, Larry was born in Macedonia on May 20, 1939 to Oscar and Olive Keast. He graduated from Carson High School in 1957 and then joined the Marines. Larry married Juanita White on March 6,...

Berwyn Cleaveland

Berwyn Cleaveland

May 24, 2010

Berwyn Cleaveland, the son of Simeon and Jessie (Freeman) Cleaveland, was born July 28, 1918 at Oakland IA and died May 24, 2010 at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, IA at the age of 91 years. Berwyn attended country school until the 8th grade. After the death of his parents, Berwyn lived with his brother Elvin and then...

Marvin Pelzer

Marvin Pelzer

May 8, 2010

Marvin D. Pelzer, 70, of Griswold, IA, died Saturday morning, May 8, 2010 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Marvin Dale Pelzer was born in Noble Township, Cass County, rural Lyman, IA on September 16, 1939, the son of Maurice Dale and Margaret Ellen (Shultz) Pelzer. Marvin began farming with his father at an early age and...

Aril "Bud" Hudman

Aril "Bud" Hudman

May 5, 2010

Aril E. "Bud" Hudman Aril E. "Bud" Hudman, age 87, of Oakland, IA passed away May 5, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Bud was born June 22, 1922 in Cloudcroft, NM to Jesse and Bessie (Scott) Hudman. He was united in marriage to Beverly Landon on May 16, 1945. Bud served his country in the U.S. Navy...

Neil Potter

Neil Potter

Apr 22, 2010

Neil K. Potter, 85, of Griswold, IA died Thursday morning, April 22, 2010 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Neil Kenneth Potter was born on the Potter family homestead southwest of Griswold, IA, on May 15, 1924 the son of Ira Cornelius and Gladys Pearl (Gifford) Potter. He attended country schools and graduated from Griswold High School in...

Glenn Taylor

Glenn Taylor

Apr 19, 2010

Glenn Taylor, 65, lifetime resident of Grant, IA, died Monday afternoon, April 19, 2010, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Glenn Allen Taylor was born at Villisca, IA, on January 30, 1945, the son of Gerald and Lola (Schuler) Taylor. Glenn was part of the last class that attended school in Grant thru the 8th grade...

Byron "Blondie" Tye

Byron "Blondie" Tye

Apr 15, 2010

Byron K. "Blondie" Tye, 82, of Griswold, IA, died Thursday morning, April 15, 2010, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Byron Keith Tye was born at Griswold, IA on March 9, 1927, the son of Maynard LeRoy and Greta Cecilia (Smith) Tye. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1945 and married the love of his life Lovella Willms...

Marlen Carlson

Marlen Carlson

Apr 13, 2010

Marlen E. Carlson, 81, of rural Lewis, and the Lyman, IA area, died Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Marlen Edward Carlson Jr. was born November 14, 1928 at Red Oak, IA, the son of Marlen Edward and Gladys (Hermanson) Carlson. He grew up in the Essex area, was baptized and confirmed his baptismal vows...

Robert Wendell Hackett

Robert Wendell Hackett

Apr 9, 2010

Robert Wendell Hackett, JR. Robert Wendell Hackett, the son of Robert and Mazie (Engleman) Hackett, was born July 27, 1934 at Oakland, IA and died April 9, 2010 at his home East of Oakland, IA at the age of 75 years. Robert attended school at Oakland, graduating with the class of 1952. After graduating, he entered the U.S. Army where...

F. Duane Kirchner

F. Duane Kirchner

Apr 9, 2010

F. Duane Kirchner, 66, of Grant, IA, died Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Francis Duane Kirchner was born at Creston, IA on January 10, 1944, the son of Francis Leonard and Mary Patricia (Liston) Kirchner. He grew up in the Marne and Atlantic areas and attended Atlantic schools. In 1961 he was...

Elva "Mae" Forsyth

Elva "Mae" Forsyth

Apr 8, 2010

Elva "Mae" Forsyth, 83, of Maryville, MO, formerly of Burlington Junction, MO, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Golden Living Care Center in Maryville. Elva Mae Shipley Jones Forsyth was born on August 17, 1926 at Skidmore, MO, the daughter of Elva Franklin and Mattie Mae (Kelley) Shipley. She attended grade school at Quitman and Burlington Junction and graduated...

Jerry Loomis

Jerry Loomis

Mar 30, 2010

Jerry E. Loomis died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at his home in Beaumont, TX. Jerry Emerson Loomis was born on November 22, 1933, in Waveland Twp., Pottawattamie County, rural Griswold, the son of Leslie Loren and Ruth Mae (Leonard) Loomis. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1951, joined the Army and served in Germany during the Korean War. Following...

Joan Johnk

Joan Johnk

Mar 22, 2010

Joan Johnk, 77, of Griswold, IA, formerly of Oakland, died Monday morning, March 22, 2010 at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. Joan Lee Eblen Johnk was born at Oakland, IA on February 26, 1933, the daughter of Perry and Cathryn (Caughell) Eblen. She graduated from Oakland High School in 1950. She and Carol Frederick Johnk were married at Hiawatha,...

Daryl Thornton

Daryl Thornton

Mar 17, 2010

Daryl Lee Thornton, 57, of Beaumont, TX, formerly of Griswold, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born October 4, 1952, in Corning, Iowa to Dale and Clara May (Hopkins) Thornton. He graduated from Griswold High School in 1970 and on June 28, 1971 married Diana Christensen at the Oakland United Methodist Church in Oakland,...

Velma Restivo

Velma Restivo

Mar 6, 2010

Velma Restivo, 78, of Omaha, NE, died Saturday morning, March 6, 2010 at her home in Omaha. Velma Joanne Silk Klein Restivo was born southwest of Griswold, IA, in Pottawattamie county on February 25, 1932, the daughter of John Peter and Minnie May (Kemling) Silk. She attended rural schools and graduated from Griswold High School in 1950. On July 21,...

Frank Casey

Frank Casey

Mar 3, 2010

Frank T. Casey, 87, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Griswold, IA, died Wednesday morning, March 3, 2010 at Allen House where he was a resident. Frank Thomas Casey was born southeast of Griswold in Pleasant Township on July 23, 1922 the sixth child of James Patrick and Lulu Irene (Curry) Casey. He attended rural schools and graduated from Griswold High...

Ronda Tye

Ronda Tye

Feb 25, 2010

Ronda Tye, 51, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Griswold, died Thursday morning, February 25, 2010 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic where she had been a resident for the last 6 months. Ronda Sue Rowe Tye was born on June 30, 1958 at Omaha, NE, the daughter of Donald and Sandy (Harrison) Rowe. She grew up in...

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