Area Obituaries

Kathleen Louise (Eisele) Hayse was born September 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Henry P. Eisele and Kathleen Mary (Plum). She was an older sister to two brothers, John and George. Katie Lou grew up in Boston, Indianapolis and Chicago. In 1960 she graduated from Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Illinois. She decided to follow…

Larry Joe Campbell was born on a farm south of Kellerton, IA, at the home of his parents, Georgia Dale (Webb) and Nicholas Harvey Campbell on April 27, 1938. He departed this life June 28, 2018, at the age of 80 years, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center, where he had resided since October…

Helen Mae Reynolds, daughter of Fred and Bernice (Clark) Rice was born September 23, 1925 in Ringgold County and departed this life on June 26, 2018 at her daughter’s home, at the age of 92 years, 9 months and 3 days. Helen grew up in Ringgold County and attended the Oak Grove Country School and…

LeAnn Keenan, daughter of Lee and Sheryl (Henderson) Keenan, was born in Corning, Iowa on May 20, 1960. LeAnn was welcomed home by her two older sisters, Lynn and Cheri. LeAnn attended and graduated from Mount Ayr Community School. She furthered her education at Northwest Missouri State University where she earned and received her Masters…

Ernest Robert (Bob) Schilling, second to youngest of seven children, was born January 30, 1926 to Sherman and Anna (Koeppen) Schilling near Lytton, Iowa. Bob passed away June 16, 2018 peacefully in his home in Diagonal, Iowa. Bob grew up on a farm near Lytton, Iowa where he helped his mom while going to school,…

Rodney Gene Stark, son of Dale E. and Helen (Van Dyke) Stark, was born May 1, 1945 at the Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, Iowa. In 1963, Rod graduated from Grand Valley Community School in Kellerton, Iowa. He furthered his education at the Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska. Rod was an auto body repairman…

Donna Lee Webb, age 76, of Kellerton, Iowa, the daughter of Carlton Theodore and Veta Evelyn (Baker) Smith, was born April 24, 1942, at Leon, Iowa. She left this life on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Mercy West Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa. Donna graduated from Leon High School in 1960. She was married…

Ronald Lee Mobley, youngest son of Burl and Martena (Vanderpluym) Mobley, was born on February 28, 1951 at Creston Community Hospital. Ron was welcomed into the family by his older brother, Glee. Ron spent his childhood on the family farm near Benton, Iowa. He attended Mount Ayr High School and graduated with the class of…

Shirley Marie (Evans) Saltzman was born Thursday, February 20, 1936 to Roland Keith Evans (Slim) and Ruth Elizabeth Hathaway in a little house, 403 N Harrison Street, in Mount Ayr, IA.     Shirley went to school in Mount Ayr, IA and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1954. She was in Boosters 2-4, FHA…

Roena Faye (Reynolds) Dredge was born May 15, 1932 to Merle and Gladys (McCarty) Reynolds. She was united in marriage to Junior Dredge on July 31, 1948. To this union four children were born Duane Allen, Donna June, Dawnette Jean and Dan Arion. While living on the farm Roena enjoyed having a large garden and…

Lois Johnson was born at home, in Ringgold County, IA, on September 25, 1933. She was one of 12 children born to Omer “Casey” and Jenny (Kinder) Holtzman. Lois grew up at Mount Ayr and she attended Mount Ayr High School. On September 21, 1955, Lois married William “Bill” Johnson at Grant City, MO. Lois…