Area Obituaries

HENRY HANSON PETERSON     Henry Hanson Peterson was born September 28, 1924 to Harry Hanson Peterson and Minnie Marie (Kohnlechner) Peterson in Union County, Iowa. Henry entered into heaven at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr on November 15, 2016.     Henry was a farmer, never married, stayed home and took care of his parents. He…

EDWARD CLYDE MATLAGE     Edward Clyde Matlage, son of Clem Edward and Lillie Marie (Dawson) Matlage, was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 18, 1953. He was welcomed home by an older sister, Terrll and later would help welcome younger brother, Scott.     Ed grew up in Des Moines and graduated from Southeast Polk…

PATRICIA JANE HALEY     Patricia Jane Haley, youngest child of Noah Dee and Nancy Jane (Rose) Pickenpaugh, was born November 23, 1935 at Omaha, Nebraska. Pat grew up at Omaha and graduated from Tech High in Omaha.     Pat married Harold Sluyter and to this marriage, five children were born; Jim, Lloyd, Lisa, John, and…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…