Area Obituaries
Darlene Ellen Jackson, age 82, daughter of Earl Robert and Reva Helen (DeVault) Duff, was born June 26, 1939, in Union County, IA. She died at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, IA on Sunday, January 9, 2022. On April 5, 1957, Darlene was united in marriage to Junior Melvin Jackson. They were blessed with…
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Ila Fay (Gregory) McMeans, 90 of Mount Ayr IA, passed away on Monday January 17, 2022 at Greater Regional Health, in Creston IA. She was born in Amsterdam, MO on October 30, 1931, to Jess and Ruby (Summers) Gregory. She was their ninth child out of 12. After graduating high school Ila married Richard Frazier…
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Susan Diane Schaefer, 71 years of age, passed away January 21, 2022. Susan was born June 3, 1950, to Glenn and Helen (Manchester) Campbell. She grew up on a farm south of Mount Ayr, IA with two brothers, Gary Leroy and Dennis Glenn, and one sister, Sheryl Ann. Susan married Gerald Lee Schaefer on March…
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Georgietta Mae Saltzman, 97, of Long Beach, CA passed away on January 7, 2022 of natural causes. Georgia was born on April 17, 1924 to George Washington Kelley and Emily Kelley in Colby, KS, where her family owned a farm. She had three brothers and one sister and was the youngest of the five children.…
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Katherine (Kathy) Lee Novak Thomas, 69 of Creston, IA passed on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA due to coronary complications. Kathy was born June 1, 1952, in Mount Ayr, IA. She was the second child of George Mattias Novak and the late LaRetta LaVaun Brown Novak. Kathy graduated…
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Jeanne Kay Stewart, the daughter of Vern Joseph and Helen Martha (O’Grady) Marler, was born November 13, 1944, at Estherville, IA. Jeanne entered eternal rest on January 14, 2022, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, IA, at the age of 77. Jeanne graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1963. She married Dean…
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Nancy Jean (Bishop) Chishala, 48, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Nancy was admitted to the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, IA on Saturday afternoon January 8, 2022, due to Covid. Her husband Paul never left her side. In Glendive, MT, on September 6, 1973, Gary and…
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Morris Don Boswell, age 80, of Lamoni, IA, the son of Leroy and Alma Deane (Osborn) Boswell, was born on March 14, 1941, in Lamoni. He passed away in Mount Ayr, IA, on January 7, 2022. Morris grew up in Lamoni, graduated from Lamoni High School, and attended Graceland College. He married Jennifer Sue Trammell…
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Lisa Ann Schwalbe, 58, of Grand River, IA, passed away on January 4, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA due to complications of pancreatitis. She was beloved mother to Erin Elizabeth Campbell of Des Moines, as well as devoted daughter, sister and doting aunt to 17 nieces and nephews whom she…
Read MoreKenneth Meryl McAlexander was born on the family farm in Percival, IA to Riley Fletcher and Ora (Paddock) McAlexander on August 7, 1928. He was greeted by brothers. Carl, Bob, Gene, and sister, Naomi. Later, he was joined by brother, Dale. Kenny passed away on December 29, 2021, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center.…
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Leo Vernon “Skip” Lane, Jr., 65 years old of Niles, passed to his rest December 24, 2021 at his home after an illness. He was born Janu 29, 1956 in Rockford, IL, the son of Leo Vernon and Ann M. (Welsh) Lane, Sr., and has lived in the Michiana area for many years. After high…
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Ronald Lee Conley, youngest child of Cora Belle Keller Conley was born December 12, 1934, in Knowlton, IA exactly two months after the death of his father, Thomas Hartford Conley. He was welcomed into the home by sisters, Vesta Maxine, Marjorie Geraldine, Retha Marie, and brother, Donald Everett. His mother later remarried, and he had…
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