Area Obituaries

JOHN A. WEDDLE     John A. Weddle, 70, of Creston and Lenox passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Creston Specialty Care.     John was born March 31, 1946 at the 98th General Hospital in Munich, Germany to Victor and Ella (Gritsenko) Weddle.     He was a 1964 graduate of North Harrison High School in…

AGNES EILEEN MATHENY     Agnes Eileen (Freemyer) Matheny was born into this world on February 18, 1925 the oldest child of William Freemyer and Opal Deardorff Freemyer in Grant City, Missouri. She left this world on December 16, 2016.     Eileen was educated in Maloy, Iowa. She married the love of her life Earl Matheny…

JAMES ROBERT JOHNSON     James Robert Johnson son of Marcella (Brown) Johnson and Jesse Johnson was born on December 3, 1950 in Gunneson Colorado. Jim grew up in Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal High School in 1969, “Nothin’ Finer than a ‘69er.     After high school Jim joined the Army Reserves and served in Viet…

LARETTA LAVAUN NOVAK     LaRetta LaVaun Novak, 86, of Creston passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston.  Pastor Mel Kendall, Calvary Baptist Church, Ottumwa, Iowa…

DOROTHEA MAE LARSEN     Dorothea Mae Larsen, of Clearfield, daughter of William and Nellie (Shelby) Nocton, was born September 27, 1925 at home in Westboro, MO. She passed from this life on December 14, 2016 at Clearview Home in Clearfield, IA.     Dorothea attended and graduated from Westboro School. Her family lived on a farm…

DANIEL ALLEN REYNOLDS     Daniel Allen Reynolds was born June 13, 1960 in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He was welcomed home by his parents, Richard Lee and Barbara Kay (Main) Reynolds.     Dan grew up at Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1978. Dan loved people and he enjoyed visiting. He had…

BARBARA ANN MARY LEE     Barbara Ann Mary Lee, age 79, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016. She was born May 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Eleanor (Gruzaliski) Cavender.  Barbara enjoyed wintering in Texas. She collected Precious Moments figurines and liked doing cross-stitch. Barbara was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.…

MARALYN ROSE SCHLAPIA     Maralyn Rose Schlapia, daughter of Leland and Edna Hartman McMath was born July 2, 1920 near Clearfield, Iowa and passed away December 3, 2016 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center, Mount Ayr, Iowa. Dale and Maralyn both passed away on the same date, December 3, nine years apart.     Maralyn…

WANDA PAXSON     Wanda Paxson, daughter of Dave and Eunice (Killian) Westlake, was born May 15, 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa. Wanda grew up in Des Moines, and she graduated from North High School.     Wanda worked at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines for 28 years in various departments. On March 25, 1989, she married…

WELDON AUSTIN WHITENACK     Rev. Dr. Weldon Austin Whitenack, age 90, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.     Weldon was born September 4, 1926, in Deerfield, Indiana, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Hazel (Ross) Whitenack. He attended school in Deerfield, Indiana, graduating from…

MARJORIE ELOISE DAVIS     Marjorie Eloise Davis, 92, of Ames, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.     Marge was born December 20, 1923 to Orville and Velma (Hewitt) Bentley in Lenox, Iowa. Marge grew up on her parents’ farm in Diagonal, Iowa. She graduated in 1942 from Diagonal High…

WILLIAM EDWARD MOORE     William Edward Moore, 88 of San Jacinto, California  passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016, in Hemet, California. William was born Sunday, November 4, 1928 in Iowa to the late Elmo and Gladys Moore.     Surviving are sons, Terrance Alan Morse (Donna) and Roy Morse (Patricia), daughters, Barbara Brewer (Roger) and…