Area Obituaries

    James Wray Braby, age 83, of Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Clarence Wray and Gertrude Louise (Lane) Braby, was born March 12, 1929 in Leon, Iowa. The house was so close to the state line, rocks could be thrown into Missouri. He died at his home on Sunday, July 1, 2012.     At the…

    Elbert Ray Skarda was born December 26, 1927 to Joe and Josie Prochaska Skarda on a farm west of Tingley and died June 30, 2012 at Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr.     He lived nearly his entire life in Ringgold county. He graduated from Tingley high school in 1946 and helped his father…

    Wilma F. Stewart, 91, of Creston died Thursday, June 28, at Creston Nursing and Rehab Center, Creston, Iowa. Celebration of life services were Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery Street, Creston. Pastor David Tebbenkamp, First Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was at the Ellston Cemetery in Ellston, Iowa. Memorials…

    Luella Reynolds, age 81, the daughter of Uriah Scott and Lucile (Davenport) Holloway, was born just north of Pawnee in Harrison county, Missouri on December 5, 1930. She died on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Southern Hills Specialty Care Center in Osceola, Iowa.     In 1934 Luella’s family relocated to rural Harlan, Iowa…

    Merrill Lyle ‘Mike’ Comer, youngest child of Fred and Edna (Bruner) Comer, was born May 9, 1930. Mike grew up near Kellerton and attended Crazy Hollow country school. The family moved to the Macksburg area and Mike graduated from Macksburg high school.     After high school Merrill went on the road selling magazines which…

    Lynn Ray Dennis, 67, passed away on June 22, 2012 from his battle with pancreatic cancer for the past two and a half years at his home at Sun Valley Lake.     Lynn was born September 30, 1944 in Bethany, Missouri, the son of Ivan and Nadine (Selby) Dennis. Lynn grew up at Mount…

    Richard B. Scherrueble, 72, of Aurora, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012, in Sandwich, Illinois.     Richard was born August 10, 1939 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Milton H. and Cleora (Byrne) Scherrueble.     Richard retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad after many years as an electrician. He also worked for the…

    Richard Dean Lindeman, son of Leland and Caroline (Flock) Lindeman, was born August 23, 1944 at Stanhope, Iowa. Richard graduated from Stanhope high school in 1962. He served seven years in the U.S. Armed Forces. On June 21, 1986, he married Janice Carlson Lindeman. Richard has lived in Ringgold county since 1984. He had…

    Don Allen Sickels, 83, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, passed away on June 6, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.     Don, the youngest of 11 children, was born July 17, 1928 to E.G. and Belle (Nye) Sickels. His first job was at a service station on the south side of the…

    Verle William Saltzman, only child born to Leo Alfred and Grace Margaret (Phippen) Saltzman, was born October 15, 1930 on the family farm in Poe township, Ringgold county, Iowa.     Verle began his education in the Saltzman country school and the Lesanville country school. He rode his pony, Betty, to school. In high school,…

    Lloyd Guess, son of Floyd Lester and Vada Marie (German) Guess, was born May 8, 1934 at Tingley, Iowa. Lloyd married Mayola Cumings Field on December 14, 1974. Lloyd and Mayola moved to Mission, Texas in 1993 and she passed away there on December 14, 1993.     Lloyd passed away May 24, 2012 at…

    A graveside service for Bernice E. Webster, 92, of Kalona will be held Monday, June 11, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Redding Cemetery in Redding, Iowa. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 10 from 3-5  p.m. at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, Iowa. In lieu of flowers a general memorial fund has…