Area Obituaries
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…
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GEORGE ROLAND “DOC” PENNEBAKER George Roland ‘Doc’ Pennebaker, 90, left us October 14, 2015, with several family members by his side at Clearview Homes in Mount Ayr. Celebration of Life Services will be held this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Pastor Jim…
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ERIC MELVIN FULLER Eric Melvin Fuller, son of Mickey Joe and Kimberly Rae (Handy) Fuller, was born May 10, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Eric along with mom, dad, and his sister Lilly, moved to Kellerton about 3 years ago. Eric completed third grade at Mount Ayr Elementary School. Eric was active…
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JULIA ANN (HALEY) STEPHENS Julia Ann (Haley) Stephens was born February 12, 1948, in Creston, Iowa, to James Calvin Haley and Dorotha Olive (Lane) Haley. Julia passed away October 7, 2015, at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa, at the age of 67. Julia graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1966. She was…
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JON NELSON THOMPSON On March 6, 1947 at Creston hospital Jon Nelson Thompson became the third son of James Hudson and Ferne Lance Thompson. Growing up in Mount Ayr involved playing neighborhood ball, racing bikes, riding horses and creating havoc with his coon dog and his nefarious friends. Jon graduated with the greatest class in…
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JEAN MARILYNN JONES Jean Marilynn Jones, 71, of San Tan Valley, AZ passed away on September 30, 2015. Jean was born in Eldora, on September 28, 1944 to Charles and Hazel Phillips. Jean was a very respected realtor and personal banker for several years. She always lived life to the fullest and never knew a…
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E. NADINE DENNIS E. Nadine Dennis, age 92, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at her home.Visitation will be Monday, Oct 5, at the Liberty Church of Christ, 1401 Glenn Hendren Drive, Liberty, MO from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral service was Tuesday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. at the church. …
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JOAN ROSA GOODALE Joan Rosa (Woosley) Goodale was born on August 2, 1930 to William Emmett (Boxer) and Marie (Hoffman) Woosley. She was born in Lead, South Dakota as the family was on a return trip from the west coast. Jo was the fourth of five girls. She entered into eternal rest on October 1,…
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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