Area Obituaries
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…
Read MoreHELEN LUCILE CAMPBELL Helen Lucile (Manchester) Campbell was born to Charles Leroy and Susan Raleitha (Perks) Manchester on October 29, 1922 in rural Decatur County. Helen passed on December 26, 2013 in Mount Ayr. Helen married Glenn Garland Campbell at Bethany MO July 6, 1938. The marriage was blessed with four children, Gary…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 MoreFRANCIS 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…
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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…
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HELEN MAE BANKS PADGITT Helen Mae Banks Padgitt was born June 14, 1938 in Leon, Iowa, to Glen and Hazel (Harris) Banks. She passed away at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa on August 7, 2014 at the age of 76. Helen suffered an injury at birth, which caused her lifelong…
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CHARLES E. BLACK Charles E. Black, 76, of Canton, Illinois passed away at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Heartland Health Care Center in Canton, Illinois. He was born June 9, 1938 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Ernest and Sadie (Hensley) Black. They preceded him in death. Surviving are two children,…
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