Area Obituaries
JOAN WASKE Joan Janice (Cadle) Waske, 83, of Maryville, MO passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was born on August 5, 1932 in her home in Worth County to Charles and Louie Cadle. She graduated from Grant City High School in 1950. She married Robert Waske in 1953 and in this union…
Read MoreJOHN E. STEPHENS John E. Stephens, son of Dwight F. and Mary B. (Brown) Stephens, was born July 26, 1941, on the farm that his great grandfather homesteaded south of Mount Ayr, Iowa. The family moved to Martensdale, Iowa where John graduated from high school. John served in the US Navy from October…
Read MoreDIANE “WENDY” FARRELL Diane “Wendy” Farrell, age 70, of Bennington, NE, died September 27, 2015. Preceded in death by parents Albert and Marie Fleming, sisters; Alice Faye Fleming and Gloria Jean McKay, nieces; Lorna Jean Fleming and Melissa Ann Mosley, and great niece Sarah Hayley Fleming. Survived by husband Rick of Bennington,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreJUDGE LARRY ALLEN WYER Judge Larry Allen Wyer, 75, of Lumberton passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He was born June 8, 1940 in Denver, MO. He graduated high school in Mount Ayr, Iowa in 1958. He then served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958-1963. He earned his associates degree in law…
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VIRGINIA SHARP Virginia Mae Sharp, daughter of Fred and Cordia (Jones) Jeter, was born July 26, 1934 in Harrison County, Missouri. Virginia married Lyle Sharp and to this marriage was born one son, Lonnie. They would later divorce. Virginia was known as Ginny to close friends and family. In her adult life, Virginia…
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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…
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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…
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