Area Obituaries
JOHN GORDON HENRY John G. Henry, 87, of Creston passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at his home in Creston. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 12, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Creston. Father Kenneth Halbur, Jr., Celebrant. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Creston. Military Honors by Theodore J.…
Read MoreJOHN BEIER John Beier, a 60 year old Trenton resident, passed away at 10:47 a.m. on Monday, October 31, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home in Trenton. A scheduled visitation was…
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GERALD DUANE CANNON Gerald Duane Cannon, only child of Virgil Leroy and Mildred Harriett (Ellison) Cannon, was born August 16, 1943 at Clarinda, Iowa. The family soon moved to Mount Ayr where Gerald would live the rest of his life. Gerald graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1961. While in high school, Gerald…
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ISABELLE JANE (WHEELEN) BUCK Isabelle Jane (Wheelen) Buck was born November 28, 1938 and passed away October 30, 2016 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Jane was born on their farmstead north of Mount Ayr to Emeral and Florence (Herbert) Wheelen. Florence passed away eight days following…
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CATHERINE MONICA STRYKER Catherine Monica Stryker was born on September 7, 1936 in Maloy, Iowa. She obtained her R.N. degree as well as her B.S.N. and her M.S. degree in social work. She passed away on Oct. 17, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. Catherine is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Edward and…
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MARY LOU RANNE HIXSON Mary Lou Ranne was born December 26, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ten days later, she was welcomed into the home of her loving, adoptive parents, Lewis and Gertrude Ranne, in rural Malvern, Iowa. She spent her childhood days on the farm and was educated through the eighth grade in…
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EVELYN MOREY STEVENSON Evelyn, daughter of Elvin and Myra (Griffith) McMath, was born near Drakesville, Iowa on March 30, 1910 and later moved with her family to Clearfield, Iowa. After graduating from Clearfield High School, she taught in the rural schools for several years. On December 21, 1934 she was united in marriage to…
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JAMES ALLEN BUCHANAN James Allen Buchanan was born November 22, 1935 to John and Wilma (Hammond) Buchanan in Tingley, Iowa. Jim was educated in Diagonal school. After school he joined the United States Air Force. Jim was united in marriage to Elizabeth Catherine Bromwich in 1957 in England. To this union three children…
Read MorePHYLLIS JEAN POTTORFF Phyllis Jean Pottorf, 77 of Hatfield, MO passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at Clearview Home, Mount Ayr, IA. She was born Novemer 8, 1938 in Adair County, MO the daughter of John Leo and Virginia Mae (Peckham) Kinyon. On December 3, 1957 she married Mick Pottorff in Creston, IA.…
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THEOLA MAXINE CAMERON Theola Maxine (Monk) Cameron, the daughter of Claude Edward Monk and Eva L (Greer) Monk was born on March 4, 1930 on a farm near Clearfield, Iowa. She was the third born child to Mr. and Mrs. Monk out of six children. Theola passed away on October 9, 2016 at the…
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JOYCE ANN RASMUSSEN Joyce Ann Rasmussen, daughter of Eldoris and Mary (Greathouse) Cremeens, was born May 30, 1952 in Illinois. Joyce grew up in Illinois, and she graduated from high school in 1970. Joyce was a stay at home mom, and she raised her children until 1986 when she furthered her education as a…
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HELEN MAXINE GARNER TRIDLE Helen Maxine Garner Tridle was born to Marion and Mildred Mayo Garner on October 21, 1935 in a one room bunkhouse in Atchison County Missouri near Rockport. Maxine was met at home by brother Bill and sister LoDean. The family soon moved to Springdale, Arkansas where brother Harold was born.…
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