Area Obituaries

GRAYSEN KAELEE  GREENLAND Graysen KaeLee Greenland, infant daughter of Kim and Dara (Creveling) Greenland of Mount Ayr, Iowa, went to be with Jesus on November 3, 2012. In addition to her parents, Graysen will be missed by her big sisters, Kelbey and Abby Greenland; grandparents, Ronnie and Denice Creveling of Ellston, Iowa and Dean and…

LILLIAN ISABELLE  GUTHLAND Lillian Isabelle Guthland, 81, departed for her heavenly homecoming on November 2, 2012 in Independence, Missouri at her home. She was born December 28, 1930 in Athelstan, Iowa to Rex and Mildred (Wehrle) Sickels. On February 2, 1951 she was united in marriage to Lt. Col. Robert E. Guthland (USAF, Ret.) of…

DONALD DEAN ‘BUCK’  WEAVER Donald Dean (Buck) Weaver was born December 4, 1936 near Blockton in Taylor county, Iowa, the son of Raymond O. Weaver and Joyce Laverna Scott Weaver.  He attended grade school through high school in Blockton and graduated with the class of 1954. While in high school he enjoyed playing baseball and…

ANNIE PEARL MORRISON DAVIS Annie Pearl Morrison was born February 19, 1920, to Fletcher Linwood and Annie Pearl Jenkins Morrison in Hanover county, Virginia. She passed away October 30, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 92. Pearl attended elementary and high school at Washington-Henry school near Mechanicsville, Virginia, graduating…

EDNA G. RONG Edna G. Rong departed this life on October 28, 2012 at Clearview Home in Clearfield, Iowa at the age of 98 years, two months and 19 days. Edna was born the daughter of Walter and Callie (Griffith) Bailey on August 9, 1914 at the family home in rural Clearfield. She attended country…

MAX TENNANT ANDERSON Max Tennant Anderson was born December 6, 1927 to Edna (Tennant) Anderson and Jesse Anderson. He departed this life October 25, 2012 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Max lived his entire life in Mount Ayr, graduating from Mount Ayr high school in 1946. He married his high school…

JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON James Edwin Herrington was born December 30, 1932 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Marion ‘Red’ and Ruth Elizabeth (Jacobs) Herrington. Jim enjoyed growing up in Mount Ayr and Benton, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1952 from Benton high school. On December 1, 1952, James was united in marriage to…

PHILLIP VINCENT LUFT Phillip Vincent Luft was born January 27, 1977 at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of Doris Jean (Dukes) Luft and Jim Luft. Phillip grew up at Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school in 1996. Phillip lived in Kansas City and worked at Time-Warner.…

HAROLD JOHN DEEMER Harold John Deemer, son of William and Emily (Pierce) Deemer, was born January 2, 1921 in Decatur county, Iowa. Harold grew up in Decatur county and graduated from Leon high school. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army from June 1940 until his honorable discharge in January 1946. On December 11,…

DONALD BONEBRAKE Donald Wayne Bonebrake, son of John (Jack) and Lila (Drake) Bonebrake, was born October 1, 1944 in the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa. He spent the first year of his life living with his mother and grandparents, Cloyd and Amelia Drake, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. His father was serving in the U.S.…

DOYLE VERN KONOPASEK Doyle Vern Konopasek was born May 5, 1932 in Neligh, Nebraska to Frand Anton and Lottie Fern (Gatenby) Konopasek. He was called home on October 13, 2012 at the Winterset Care Center North Alzheimer’s Unit. Doyle’s family moved to Lamoni, Iowa when he was a young boy and he graduated from Lamoni…

ALYSSA LORRAINE KUONEN Alyssa Lorraine Kuonen, daughter of Christopher and Ashley Kuonen, was born on October 4, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Alyssa was born with a rare heart defect known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Right Aortic Arch with an aberrant left sub-clavian artery. She grew her angel wings…