Area Obituaries

Elaine Sidney Tutor, daughter of Glenn & Carmen (Conery) Cubbage, was born November 7, 1946. Elaine grew up in Des Moines with her six siblings, Dorothy, Gordon, Terry, Verne, Maurine, and Juanita. Elaine was united in marriage to Daniel Wayne Patrick Tutor. They lived in Des Moines for several years before making Kellerton, Iowa their…

Ruth Arnolene Hull was born at home on August 19, 1937, in Clarke County, Iowa to Arno Graham and Helen Burk Graham. Arnolene was born the third of ten children. She attended country school at Doyle #1 for her elementary years, then graduated high school in 1958 from Murray High School in Murray, Iowa. Arnolene…

NICHOLAS JAMES HENRY June 16, 2000 – September 29, 2025 A Christian Vigil Service for Nicholas “Nick” Henry, 25, of Truro, who passed away Monday, September 29, 2025, will be held 7 p.m., Monday, October 6 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m., prior to…

CHARYS ANN “CHAM” CRAWFORD July 30, 1942 – September 27, 2025 Cham Crawford, 83, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away on September 27, 2025. She was born on July 30, 1942, in Creston, Iowa, to LeRoy and Mary McKee. After graduating from high school, Cham married Frank Chubick in October 1960, and together they welcomed…

Barbara Ann Anderson 1934 – 2025 Barbara Ann Anderson, 91, of LaGrange, IL passed away peacefully September 24, 2025, at Hinsdale Hospital. She was born June 18, 1934, in Diagonal, IA to Charles and Philomena (Minnie) Ricker. She graduated from Diagonal High School in 1953 and moved to Des Moines to attend beauty school. There…

Mary Sue Gehrke (1942-2025) Mary Sue Gehrke, 82, of Creston died Friday, September 12, 2025, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Jim Morris will officiate. Services will be livestreamed. Family will receive friends from…

Vern Junior Brown (1928-2025) Vern Junior Brown was born December 16, 1928, at a country farmhouse near Clearfield, Iowa. His parents were Vern Francis Brown and Beatrice Everhart Brown. He was welcomed into the family by two sisters, Bertha and Doris. Three more sisters Evelyn, Janis and Donna were added to the family in the…

Max Everett Smith (1942-2025) Max Everett Smith was born September 22, 1942, in Osceola, Iowa to Wonda Lucille Boles and Mansel Leon Smith. Life began on the farm in the Elk Chapel area north of Lamoni, Iowa. Later they moved to a home north of Leon, Iowa where Max attended country school; then to an…

Donald Liljeblad was born on May 15, 1941, at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco, California. Donald was the oldest of the four children of Walter J. & Ida R. Liljeblad. He was raised in San Francisco and at 17 years old, he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in France. From the…

Kathryn Eloise Hughes, age 99, passed from this life on August 30, 2025, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was born on April 3, 1926, in Decatur County, Iowa, the daughter of Alvie Daniel and Louie Sindia Evelyn (Bronson) Durell. Kathryn grew up with her siblings and attended country…