Area Obituaries

  Ervin Wayne Kelley, son of Everet and Margaretta (Adair) Kelley, was born April 22, 1926 in Leon, Iowa. Wayne went through the eighth grade in Leon. He married Mary Corl in Leon. To this union was born one son, Rodnie. They moved to a farm northeast of Kellerton, Iowa where Wayne farmed as many…

    Robert Maurice Hudson, 95, formerly of Mount Ayr, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.     Bob was born October 12, 1915 in rural Ringgold county to James M. and Mary Hosteter Hudson.   The eighth of…

    Funeral services for William H. ‘Bill’ Gross III, 64, Lawton, were Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. John Cramer, retired United Methodist minister, officiating.     Mr. Gross died Sunday in a local hospital.     Burial was in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service.…

 Pearl Katherina Jones was born in North Dakota May 26, 1915, the sixth of seven children, to Charles and Katherina Porter. The family moved back to Iowa when she was small and then back to North Dakota where she started school. There were many moves during her young life, always ending up back in the…

    Lela Marguerite Rinehart, 89, of Mount Ayr, Iowa passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.     Lela was born November 20, 1921 near Allendale in Worth county, Missouri to Perry and Audra Smith. She was united in marriage with Homer Rinehart in 1941 and together they…

    Services for Robert D. Loutzenhiser, 86, will take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Villisca, Iowa at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2011, with Rev. Sandra Wainright Rossander officiating. Masonic services conducted by Masonic Lodge Iroquois 590 F.M. and A.M. will follow the funeral service. Graveside services will be conducted by Scott…

  Irene Helen Davenport Elliott, daughter of Effie (Banks) Davenport and John Davenport, was born on her family farm south of Kellerton, Iowa on October 15, 1914. She passed away at the Lamoni Nursing & Rehab Center in Lamoni, Iowa on May 8, 2011 at the age of 96 years, five months and eight days.…

  Margaret A. ‘Maggie’ Gates, 55, of Diagonal, Iowa passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. Memorial services were Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Powers Funeral Home junction of Highways 34 and 25 in Creston.  Rev. Joseph Pins officiated.  Burial was at Union Cemetery near Diagonal. In lieu…

  Patricia Ann (Pat) Johnson, daughter of Margaret Irene Sampers and William Christian Schott, was born December 30, 1927 at Schaller, Iowa. Pat graduated from Schaller high school in 1945. On November 13, 1947, she married Andy Johnson at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Schaller. They moved to Mount Ayr in 1960 when they purchased…

  Helen Jo Schafer, daughter of Roy (Foxy) Schafer and Mildred (Ginn) Schafer, was born February 9, 1932 at home near Stringtown, Iowa. Helen graduated from Cromwell high school in 1950. She moved to Mount Ayr the same year and started working at Ruth’s Caf??. She would also work at the Shamrock Caf??. Helen Jo…

  Marvin Ernest Main was born at home on September 30, 1923 in Liberty township, Ringgold county, Iowa, the son of Corwin and Mabel (Wood) Main. He passed away on April 28, 2011 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Marvin attended country schools until high school when he boarded in…

  Robert John Taylor, age 69 of Grand River, Iowa, the son of Wellington Arthial and Cloris Vivian (Cooper) Taylor, was born March 31, 1942 at Osceola, Iowa. He died at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, April 25, 2011. Robert graduated from Grand River high school in 1960, a member of…