DONALD FREDERICK VAN LAAR
DONALD FREDERICK VAN LAAR Donald Frederick Van Laar, age 84 of Grand River, Iowa, the son of Frederick John and Helen Vye (Baker) Van Laar, was born May 8, 1930 in Grand River Township of Decatur County, Iowa. He died on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.…
Read MoreFRANCIS JUNIOR “SNOWBALL” HANKS
FRANCIS JUNIOR “SNOWBALL” HANKS Francis Junior Hanks was bom to Otis and Dorothy {Combs} Hanks on March 4,1934 in Redding, Iowa and passed away August 20,2014 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He acquired the nickname “Snowball” as a tow headed youngster and it became the name by which everyone knew him. He…
Read MorePATRICIA “PAT” ANN PRENTIS
PATRICIA “PAT” ANN PRENTIS Patricia “Pat” Ann Prentis, 82, of Ottumwa, Iowa, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died August 13, 2014 at Hospice House in Ottumwa. She was born April 4, 1932 to Elma Elnore (Stephens) and Weldon C. Main in Mount Ayr, Iowa, and was married January 6, 1951 in Mount Ayr to…
Read MoreGEORGIA ETTA KINNE
GEORGIA ETTA KINNE Georgia Etta Kinne was born March 26, 1921 to Roy Francis and Geneva Elnora (Neely) Hainey in Barnard, Missouri during a blizzard. She departed this life on August 22, 2014. The Hainey family ran a family dairy business with Georgia Etta serving the role of delivery girl. She graduated from…
Read MoreJUDY ANN FLETCHALL
JUDY ANN FLETCHALL Judy Ann Fletchall, daughter of Albert R. and Helen G. (Hamilton) Stevens, was born at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri on June 24, 1949. Judy grew up at Grant City and on June 1, 1965, she married Charles Leroy Fletchall. Judy and Charlie lived in Grant City and she worked…
Read MoreJERRY MAX BOWEN
JERRY MAX BOWEN Jerry Max Bowen, better known as Oscar or “Big O”, was born at the home in Benton, Iowa on August 28, 1948 to James and Ruby (Smith) Bowen. After graduating from Mount Ayr High School, Oscar lived and worked in Cedar Rapids and Fort Madison, Iowa. He returned to Mount…
Read MoreLOWELL RAYMOND SCHAEFER
LOWELL RAYMOND SCHAEFER Lowell Raymond Schaefer was born the third of four children to Bernice Lewie (Madison) and Harold William Schaefer on September 15, 1923 at their homestead near Creston, Iowa. He attended Country School around the Creston area. On August 1, 1942 he was united in marriage to Lois Maxine Collier in…
Read MoreGERALD ROY GARDNER
GERALD ROY GARDNER Gerald Roy Gardner, better known as Newt, passed away in the Mount Ayr Health Care Center August 11, 2014 at the age of 91. Gerald, one of five boys born to Roy and Madge Gardner, was born November 8, 1922 in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He graduated from Mount Ayr in 1940…
Read MorePAUL GENE HARVEY
PAUL GENE HARVEY Paul Harvey, 84, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Urbandale Health Care Center. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 9, at Urbandale United Church of Christ (UCC). Paul was born October 20, 1929, in Denver, Colorado to Harold and Hazel Harvey and was raised in Kellerton,…
Read MoreN. BERNEICE LENT
N. BERNEICE LENT N. Berneice Lent, 83 years of age, departed this life to be in glory with her Heavenly Father on August 7, 2014. She was born in Diagonal, Iowa on August 14, 1930 to Roy and Lois Hammond. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by…
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