Area Obituaries

Betty Lu Rullestad was born December 22, 1927 near Fonda, IA. She was the third child, first daughter, born to Melvin and Fern (Thompson) Abbott. Betty grew up in Ames, IA and she graduated from Ames High School. She furthered her education at the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA. On August 11,…

Pattie Jean (Culver) Foltz was born August 26, 1937 to Della (Jennings) Culver and Evan Grant Culver. Pattie was welcomed home by her four siblings Richard, Clarence and twins Mae and David. She spent all of her life in Ringgold County, with the exception of 22 months spent in Omaha, NE during the early days…

Kenneth Glen Jennett, oldest son of Glenn and Esther (Bahr) Jennett, was born July 30, 1935 in Muscatine, IA. Ken attended school in Muscatine and graduated from Muscatine High school in 1953. After graduation, he attended Muscatine Junior College for one year. Ken transferred to Iowa State University for the next five years of study…

Jessie M. Mohr, 90, of Gowrie, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care in Jefferson. Funeral services was held on Tuesday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Gowrie with Rev. Susan Rohden officiating. Burial was at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation was on…

Carroll Jack Manning, son of Cairo and Esther (McCleary) Manning, was born September 24, 1930 on the Beaconsfield family farm. He was welcomed home by11-year-old brother, William Jean. He grew up on the farm helping his dad and older brother with raising cattle and hogs, milking cows and attending school in Beaconsfield, (walking to school…

Richard Ray Grace died March 6, 2020 at his home in Diagonal from a massive heart attack at age 55. Richard was born April 4, 1964 in Creston, IA. He spent his childhood living in Malvern, then moving to Lenox, IA, where he lived with his grandparents, Alice and Ray Long. Later, working for Perdew…

Stanley John Minnick, 62, Pattonsburg, MO (formerly of Kellerton, IA and Grant City, MO) passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 near Tarkio, MO. He was born on October 27, 1957 in Delphos, IA the son of Lawrence and Clarice (Stephens) Minnick. On November 4, 1984, he married Diana Miller in Kellerton, IA. She survives of…

Glenn Edwin Johnson, 85, passed away on March 3, 2020 in Camdenton, MO. He was born on August 23, 1934 in Ringgold County, IA to Wayne and Bessie (Stanley) Johnson. He spent his younger years south of Mount Ayr, IA and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. Glenn served in the U.S. Army from 1955…

Jacqueline Beaman Klein died peacefully February 29, 2020 at her Virginia Beach home in the presence of family at the age of 86. The daughter of the late Brady and Aileene Beaman she is survived by husband, Gene, sons, Jeffrey and Gregory, daughter, Barbara, and husband, Dave, and sister, Lolly. She met Gene, the love…

Della Delores Haugland, age 85, of Mount Ayr, IA, went home peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Della was born Della Delores Claude May 21, 1934 in West Bend, IA, to Gene and Mary Claude. Della graduated West Bend High School in 1952 and then went on to marry…

Carolyn Sue Gardner, the daughter of Leo and Inez (Posler) Dolecheck, was born December 2, 1937 in Leon, IA. She attended Star Center Country School and in 1956 graduated from Diagonal High School. Following graduation, she worked for Bankers Life in Des Moines. On December 26, 1956 she married Marion L. Gardner in Diagonal. They…