Area Obituaries

 Genevieve Marie (Lockwood) Rogers, the second child of Jacob and Minnie (Rains) Lockwood, was born October 31, 1911 in Woodland township, Decatur county, Iowa. Genevieve grew up on a farm east of Woodland, Iowa, and attended rural grade school. At age eight her family came to Ringgold county by train, bringing furniture and livestock. They…

 Robert Bruce ‘Bob’ Pratt, son of Clark and Effie Pratt, was born July 26, 1921 at the family home in Lotts Creek township, Ringgold county Iowa, the sixth of 10 children. He grew to adulthood in Ringgold county, attending rural schools and Mount Ayr high school, graduating with the class of 1938. He served in…

  Pauline Minnick, daughter of Sam and Florence (Davenport) Culver, was born in Athens township in Ringgold county on March 20, 1919. She was one of three children. On February 13, 1937 she was united in marriage to Raymond Minnick in Creston, Iowa. They continued to farm with Raymond’s parents and later purchased a farm…

  Opal Lorene Rice Goodale, first child of Douglas and Minnie (Minnick) Rice, was born May 14, 1917 near Ellston, Iowa. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 23, 2010; angels carrying her home to rest in peace free of pain and suffering. At the time of her passing she was…

  Vesta Doolittle, 85, died on August 8, 2010 at home. Vesta was born on September 1, 1924 in Lamoni, Iowa to Harvey and Mabel Corll. She married Clinton Doolittle in 1942. Together they had four children, Gary Doolittle, Jan Derrick and Rhonda Fisher. Their daughter, Dolores, died when she was 10 days old.  Vesta…

  Alice Sophia Klimek was born January 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of John and Maria (Kozinski) Klimek. She attended Saint Fidelis Catholic grade school and graduated in 1958 from Holy Family Academy in Chicago. She married George J. Mecko on December 30, 1961 at Saint Fidelis Catholic Church in Chicago. They…

  Dick Wayne Baker, age 76 years, three months and one day, was born May 15, 1934 to Doyle and Laura Mae Baker at Knowlton, Iowa. The family moved to a farm northeast of Mount Ayr where Dick worked along with his family and later took over the farm raising cattle and hogs. He also…

  Robert L. Weeter of Norwalk, Iowa passed away August 12, 2010 at Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa. Robert attended Mount Ayr schools. He worked as a self-employed masonry construction worker most of his life. Robert is survived by Delores Weeter, his son Robb (Cherie) Weeter; daughter Wendy (Tony) Fucaloro; five grandchildren, Vinson…

 Lois E. Waller, formerly of Winterset, Iowa and Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on August 9, 2010 in Perry, Iowa. A graveside service was held on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Ellston Cemetery in Ellston, Iowa.  Ernst Funeral Home of Waukee was entrusted with the arrangements.   Lois was born to…

  Funeral services for Ila Saville, age 95, of Bedford and Mount Ayr, who died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center will be held Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford.  Visitation was held Wednesday at the funeral home from 3 to 7…

  Jackson Merritt Foster passed away at home (in the last of the houses he built) on Thursday, August 12, 2010 of Alzheimers. As was his wish, his body has been donated to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 21 from 2…

  Darlene Marie Beavers passed from this life on August 12, 2010 at Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Darlene was born May 17, 1928 to Cecil and Bessie Marie (McDivitt) Breeden. Darlene was one of nine living children. She was raised and lived most of her life in Urbandale, Iowa. Darlene…