DR. JOHN R. KELLEY Dr. John R. Kelley, 74, of Marion, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. John was born to Dale and Catherine Kelley on March 13, 1941 in Hepburn, Iowa. He was baptized in the Methodist Church. After a few moves, his parents bought a farm…

MARVIN DALE WYER Marvin Dale Wyer was born September 22, 1937 to John and May (Wickman) Wyer. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on November 4, 2015 at the age of 78. Marvin attended Neiger Country School near Denver, Missouri and later received his G.E.D. Marvin worked for several farmers until…

LLOYD ALBERT GERMAN Lloyd Albert German, 91, passed away October 9, 2015 at the ManorCare Health services in West Des Moines, IA. Lloyd was born November 26, 1923 in Mount Ayr, IA to Mace and Doris (Jennings) German. He grew up and attended school in Mount Ayr, graduating from high school in 1941. Lloyd enlisted in…

JUDITH ANN MCGAHUEY STERLING Judith Ann McGahuey Sterling was born on October 1, 1942, in Ringgold County, Iowa, and died on Sunday, October 25, 2015, in Dallas,Texas.  Although born and raised in Iowa, for most of her adult life she made her home in Dallas. She was a Licensed Master Social Worker in the State of…

REGINA SUE CONKLIN Regina Conklin, 56, of Creston, formerly of Corning, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.  Funeral Services were 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 7th St., Corning, Iowa.  Rev. Ken Rummer officiated.  Interment was at Carl Cemetery, Adams…

RONALD DWAINE ABBOTT Ronald “Ron” Dwaine Abbott, 77, of Diagonal, Iowa, passed away, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Des Monies, Iowa. Ron was born February 13, 1938 in Union County, Iowa to Roland and Lorrene (Ingraham) Abbott. He graduated from Washington High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1956. In August 1957, he married Noreen Tower and…

SOCORRO PULIDO WAUGH Socorro Pulido Waugh was born on February 18, 1925 to Maria Ramirez, in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. Her childhood years were spent growing up and attending school in this village while working alongside her mother as household staff for an affluent family. In 1947, Socorro left her mother and her home and traveled…

ROSALIE MCFARLAND Rosalie Shay McFarland of 350 Dublin Drive, Iowa City, Iowa and formerly of Ottumwa, was taken to Heaven on the Wings of Angels on October 21, 2015 at the age of 93.  She was born August 9, 1922 in Maloy, Iowa to Joseph Leo (Lee) and Teresa Eason Shay. She married Joseph Nelson…

PAUL ALLEN RAMSEY Paul Allen Ramsey, 92, a pioneer of the Hollywood and Los Angeles real estate industry, passed away after a cerebral hemorrhage and stroke in Newport Beach, with his family at his bedside.  Born and raised in Des Moines, he graduated from North High in Des Moines in 1940, and then attended Drake…

SHERIDAN LLOYD MILLER “Bub” as he is affectionately known by siblings led a full and remarkable life. He was born on April 20, 1942 and passed away on October 23, 2015. He grew up in a single family home to mother Cora Miller along with his one brother Ronald “Buck” Miller and his four sisters…