Area Obituaries

Morris Marvin Cronbaugh was born November 5, 1950 in Marengo, Iowa to Alice (Wauters) and Marvin Dale Cronbaugh. Marvin departed this life on July 30, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Marvin received his elementary education in Iowa County Country School #5 and finished his education at Belle Plaine Community School. In high…

Nancy Fell, 84, died peacefully Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home in Jerseyville, IL. She was born on August 10, 1933 in Verdigre, Nebraska, one of four children born to the late James Patrick and Alice Margaret (Sabatka) Marron. Nancy and her family moved around throughout much of her childhood and she…

DONNA ELAINE SCHRODT Donna Elaine Schrodt, passed away at home on August 2, 2017, at 7:37 p.m. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, at Ochiltree Funeral Service in Winterset, with family present to receive friends during this time. A funeral service will follow the visitation beginning at 4:00…

WILLIAM G. JONES William G. Jones, 86, of Afton, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at the Afton Care Center in Afton. Celebration of Life Services will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Dwayne Henrichs will officiate. Burial will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van…

ELTON JOHNATHAN LONG Elton “Al” Jonathan Long, 79, of Assaria, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 13th, at his residence. Elton was born in Shannon City, Iowa on October 18, 1937, son of the late Mildred Louise Long Aistrope and Jonathan Milton Long. Survivors include sons, Jonathan Long (Debra) of Auburn, Georgia, Don Long (Sandra) of…

MILDRED MARLEE EGLY Mildred Marlee Egly, daughter of Leon & Margaret (McNair) Daniel, was born September 2, 1947 at Norfolk, Nebraska. Marlee graduated from high school in Stanton, Nebraska. She married Landon Hansen on June 12, 1964 and to this marriage, three sons were born. She married John Egly, II on April 8, 1977 in…

CLEONE HOSFIELD Cleone (Johnson) Hosfield, daughter of Floyd Fletcher and Eva (Hill) Overholtzer, was born on a farm 1 ½ miles from Tingley, Iowa on February 16th, 1928. Cleone graduated from Tingley High School in 1945 and attended two years at Simpson College. On June 14th, 1950, Cleone married Bobby Dean Johnson at the Tingley…

SHERRY L. TAYLOR Sherry L. Taylor, 74 of West Des Moines, formerly of Creston, entered eternal rest Monday, August 7, 2017 at Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2017 followed by a meal, at Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar…

CLARK DAVID JENNINGS Clark David Jennings was born March 8,1923, in the Union Township, Ringgold County to Clark and Mary Leota (Young) Jennings. David lived his entire life within 7 miles of his birth place; always in Union Township except for a short year just across the road in Union County and that was 1.5…

BRIAN NEAL CHRISTNER Brian Neal Christner, son of Robert L. & Barbara R. (Halsted) Christner, was born January 1, 1970 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Brian was welcomed home by big sisters, Brenda & Beth, and would later help welcome little sister, Belinda, into the family’s home. The family moved to Mount Ayr in February of 1970.…

RUSSELL DEAN DAVENPORT Russell Dean Davenport was born September 3, 1925 to John Stewart Davenport and Margaret Lenore Schultz Davenport on the farm home north west of Diagonal, IA. Russell attended Lincoln No 2, Diagonal, IA, a rural school and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1944. On June 1, 1952 he married Floy Laura…