SHIRLEY A. PLOMEDAHL     Shirley A. Plomedahl, 90, of Eau Claire, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015, at Chippewa Manor Nursing Home with her family at her side while under the care of Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice.     She was born December 30, 1924, in Shannon City, Iowa, the daughter of Harold L. and…

KATHRYN RUTH CHARTRAND     Kathryn Ruth (Faust) Chartrand was born December 22, 1927 to Ruth Louise (Linn) Faust and John Edward Faust in Winterset, Iowa. She was the baby of the family joining her parents and two brothers, Claire and Howard. Kathryn passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center.   …

GLENN IVAN GARDNER     Glenn Ivan Gardner, 95, died peacefully at the Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston, Iowa, on September 21, 2015. He was born June 5, 1920 in Ringgold County near Tingley, Iowa to Roy and Madge Gardner. He graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1938. After high school he worked on…

JOHN LARSON, JR.     John Larson, Jr was born May 8, 1975 in Juneau, Alaska to Catherine Helene Larson. John passed away on August 30, 2015 in Lake Stevens, Washington.     John was greeted home by an older sister, Tami, and later a younger sister, Cindi Jo, and a brother, Fredrick.     John and his…

MELVIN LOWELL HICKMAN     Melvin Lowell Hickman, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, after a short illness.     Lowell was born Aug. 24, 1929, to Charles W. and Edith Liese Hickman in Lafayette County, MO. He graduated from Corder, Missouri High School in 1949. He and Janet Hudson…

OPAL OVEDA WATSON     Opal Oveda (Hall) Watson, 82, daughter of Albert Milton Hall and Cora Amanda (Fertig) Hall, was born on May 21, 1933 at home in rural Ringgold Co., Iowa. Oveda passed away from this life September 12, 2015 at the Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston.     Oveda grew up in Ringgold…

STEPHEN ALAN MERRITT     Stephen Alan Merritt passed away on August 8 at his home in Franklin, North Carolina after an extended illness. A graveside service with family and friends will be held Saturday, September 19 at 12 noon at the Maple Row Cemetery in Kellerton, Iowa with the Reverend Phil Coe officiating.     Stephen…

RICHARD LEE LECHTENBERGER     Richard Lee Lechtenberger, 75, of Creston, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday September 2, 2015 at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Celebration of Life memorials services was at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Crest Baptist Church 1211 N. Poplar Street in Creston. Pastor Chuck…

DUANE ALLEN BLADES     Duane Allen Blades, son of Harold Roger & Vera May (Jimmerson) Blades, was born March 30, 1956 in the Decatur County Hospital in Leon. The family soon moved to Mount Ayr where Duane would live his life.     Duane was always a winner, even at an early age, when he won…