Area Obituaries

  Vaughn Andrew Case was born to Orville Rolland Case and Jennie Miller Case born December 21, 1923 on a farm south of Ellston, Iowa where he lived all of his adult life. Vaughn graduated from Ellston high school in 1941. He married Betty Louise Dusenbery on February 4, 1942 in Bethany, Missouri. Born to…

  Richard Harrison Brock, son of Edward and Mary Olive (Jones) Brock, was born January 5, 1917 at Jewell, Iowa. On May 11, 1940, Richard married Esther Vold. He farmed near Woolstock and was also the service manager at Jones Implement in Woolstock. After retiring, they enjoyed winters in Texas. Richard enjoyed cards, dominos and…

        Zelma Mae Woollums was born May 12, 1911 on a farm south of Ellston, Iowa to Oscar and Nettie (Stephens) Roberts and passed away February 18, 2011 at the age of 99 years at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Zelma was the third of four children and her siblings were Ella,…

Joseph W. Rusk, 87, longtime resident of Fort Dodge, Iowa since 1960, passed away Monday, February 14, 2011, at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Funeral services were Thursday at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel in Fort Dodge with his son, Rev. Al Rusk, officiating. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery in Webster City with full…

    Ruth B. Knudson, formerly of Albion, Iowa, died February 17, 2011 at Bartel’s Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa, at the age of 95. In 2010, she had resided at Clearview Estates in Mount Ayr for six months. As is the family’s tradition, she donated her body to the University of Iowa Medical School. Memorial…

  Judy Keep, 64, of Tingley, Iowa, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr. No memorial service will be held at this time.  Open visitation will be Friday, February 25, 2011, from 2 to 7 p.m. with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Powers Funeral…

  Roy Eugene Fell, 87, was born on July 27, 1923 and raised in Walnut Iowa the son of Glen and Gladys Fell. Roy attended school and participated in football, basketball, school plays, band and glee club. He graduated in 1940 and attended Iowa State University. He decided to go to California and worked in…

  Chris Christensen went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2011. He passed away from a brief illness at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He was born July 6, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was adopted by loving parents Anna Bertha and Otto Waldemar Christensen. He was greeted at home…

 Retha Marrie Conley was born March 3, 1923 to Cora Belle Keller and Thomas Hartford Conley, at home, northwest of Knowlton, moving into Knowlton when she was three weeks old. She was welcomed into the family by a sister, Vesta Maxine. The family later welcomed Gilbert Gail, who died in infancy, Donald Everett, Marjorie Geraldine…

  Leo E. Sams, 52 of Cook, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly at the Cook Hospital on Thursday, February 3, 2011. Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 5, 1958. He grew up in Gheen and lived in northern Minnesota most of his life. He liked working in the woods and enjoyed working on…

  Luella Ann Carpenter, 89, of Mount Ayr, Iowa passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011. Luella was born August 22, 1921 in rural Wright county, Iowa to Anna Francis and Ole Albert Olson. She was the only daughter and had four brothers, Darrell, Don, John and Harold. She lived in Eagle Grove and the Goldfield,…

  Nina Grace (Carman) Elliott was born on September 12, 1937 on the family farm near Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn Hayworth and Esther Naomi Carman.  Nina entered into eternal peace on February 1, 2011 at her home in Blockton, Iowa at the age of 73 years.   Nina’s early years were spent…