Area Obituaries

PAUL DRAKE Paul W. Drake was born May 14, 1933 the third child of Warren and Mary (Ferber) Drake. His childhood was spent in Ringgold County, graduating from Mount Ayr High School in 1951. On November 14, 1953, he married Mildred (Mickey) Reynolds in Mount Ayr, Iowa. To this union, three children were born; Debra,…

LANNY HOWIE Lanny Howie, 66, of Oelwein passed away on April 29, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday May 4, 2017 at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein. Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday May 5, 2017 at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home. In lieu of…

  IRILENE AND NELSON DENNEY Irilene Denney was born on the easily-remembered date of April 19, 1919. She was born before women had the right to vote and lived long enough to have the opportunity to vote for a woman for President. Nobody will know for whom she voted but the point is that she saw…

MARJORIE M. SCHERRUEBLE Marjorie M. Scherrueble, 74 of Aurora, passed away Thursday April 13, 2017 in Aurora, IL. She was born January 20, 1943 in Redding, IA, the daughter of the late J. Frank and Esther (Saville) Parker. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly (Timothy) Forbes of Aurora, IL and Kelly (David) Harter of…

IRILENE AND NELSON DENNEY Irilene Denney was born on the easily-remembered date of April 19, 1919. She was born before women had the right to vote and lived long enough to have the opportunity to vote for a woman for President. Nobody will know for whom she voted but the point is that she saw some…

JIMMY EUGENE HALEY Jimmy Eugene Haley, fourth child born to Harry Howard and Ruth Annella (Roudybush) Haley, was born January 12, 1950 at Creston, Iowa. Jim grew up on a farm near Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1968. Jim met and fell in love with Shirley Lee Webb. They were united in marriage…

  Marjorie M. Scherrueble, 74 of Aurora, passed away Thursday April 13, 2017 in Aurora, IL. She was born January 20, 1943 in Redding, IA, the daughter of the late J. Frank and Esther (Saville) Parker. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly (Timothy) Forbes of Aurora, IL and Kelly (David) Harter of Gilberts, IL;…

DORIS ARLENE MATHANY DAILEY     Dorris Arlene Mathany was born on Oct. 22, 1928 in Beaconsfield, Iowa, to Francis Leonard and Lula (Ellison) Mathany. She was the oldest of 11 children. She graduated from Mount Ayr High School, then went on to Normal Training to become a teacher. She taught school for one year.   …

MARION VICTOR CREVELING     Marion Victor Creveling, son of Carl and Mary Creveling, was born December 12, 1921 on a farm north of Ellston, IA.  He departed this life on April 6, 2017 at the age of 95 years, 3 months and 25 days at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center.     Marion spent most…

PAUL WEIGEL     Paul Weigel, age 76, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Charles Vincent and Cora Elizabeth (Robinett) Weigel, was born on August 27, 1940 in Des Moines Iowa. He left this life on March 17, 2017 while a patient of Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by family and friends.     Paul…

SUE ANN TAFF BUCKNER Sue Ann Taff Buckner was born at Leon, Iowa, September 16, 1938 the middle child of Dr. Donald Taff and Viola Still Taff and departed this life March 19, 2017 at Tucson, Arizona. She married Wayne L. Buckner on December 25, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Mount Ayr. Three children were…

  JIMMY EUGENE HALEY Jimmy Eugene Haley, fourth child born to Harry Howard and Ruth Annella (Roudybush) Haley, was born January 12, 1950 at Creston, Iowa. Jim grew up on a farm near Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1968. Jim met and fell in love with Shirley Lee Webb. They were united in…