Area Obituaries

LINDA F. KING     Linda F. King, daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Turner) Joe, was born January 5, 1948 in Independence, Missouri.  Linda grew up in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She married Larry King on August 20, 1966 in Grant City, Missouri. Together they had a child, Kelly Sue King, who passed away before the age…

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.…

CAROL WAYNE SOBOTKA     Carol Wayne Sobotka, better known as Oss, was born on  November 25, 1934 in Creston, Iowa to Otto and Albena (Jezek) Sobotka and passed away August 28, 2014. Oss graduated from Diagonal Community School in 1953 and in the fall he enlisted in the service and spent part of his tour…

ROBERT “BOB” ALLEN     Robert “Bob” Allen, 70, of LeGrand, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2014, at home, under the care of Iowa River Hospice, with his loving family by his side.     A public memorial service for Bob will be held at one O’clock (1) p.m., Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Mitchell…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…