Area Obituaries

    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…

  Robert ‘Bob’ M. Allyn, son of Earl K. and Nina B. Allyn, of Mount Ayr, Iowa died peacefully at the age of 85 on April 11, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.   He was predeceased by his loving wife of 42 years, Carolyn Joyce.  He is survived by his step-daughter, Kathi McIvor and husband Bruce…

  Mildred Dorothy Bramer Bickel was born on November 6, 1919 at the home of her parents, Minnie Plambeck Bramer and Louis Bramer. She passed away at Clearview Nursing Home on April 27, 2011 at the age of 91. Mildred graduated from Rockville, Nebraska high school in 1938. Mildred was united in marriage with William…

 George Lewis Saville was born September 30, 1926, the first child of Leland and Zanita Saville of Redding, Iowa. He passed away at the Ringgold County Hospital on April 21, 2011 at the age of 84. George attended rural Ringgold county schools and graduated from Redding high school in 1944. He joined the U.S. Army…

  Doloris ‘Dee’ Hammond, 79, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011, under hospice care. Per her request, cremation has occurred and no services are currently planned. Dee will be remembered for her love of animals and her great sense of humor. Dee is survived by her daughter, Shaney (Richard) Jacobson of Loveland, Colorado; brother, Conrad…