Area Obituaries
PHYLLIS 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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HIEDI ALICE STRANGE Hiedi Alice Strange, born at the Mount Ayr Hospital on May 4, 1978 was greeted by her beloved twin sister, Hatti Rose, just six minutes old at that moment, and her parents Beth Ann and Doug Strange of Ellston. The twins quickly developed a “twin-English” language, a unique communication foreign to…
Read MoreEARL EUGENE WOOD Earl Eugene Wood, son of James Mitchell and Eva Violet (Seviers) Wood, was born at Mount Ayr, Iowa on April 4, 1929. Earl attended school at Mount Ayr. He would later marry, and he is the father to three children; Gary, Pauline and Ronald. Earl was a painter, and he…
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IRENE SPENCER Irene Spencer, daughter of Charles Logan and Bertha Odesa (Hammond) Waddell, was born December 6, 1920 at Mount Ayr, Iowa. On January 15, 1943, Irene was united in marriage to Barton LeRoy Spencer in Louisiana. Irene and Barton would later welcome into the home two daughters, Vicki and Linda. In…
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DONALD KEITH CLARKE Donald Keith Clark was born June 21, 1959 to Roy Edward Clark and Louisa Lucille (Warner) Mercer at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr. Donnie attended Mount Ayr Community School. Donnie later moved to Glenwood where he remained until 1990. He then moved to Atlantic for a few years…
Read MoreDORIS MAHRENHOLZ Doris Mahrenholz, 91, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016. A Graveside Service was held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28 at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa. Doris was a long-time resident of Des Moines Iowa until 1996 when she relocated to live with her daughter. She retired…
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VELDA ROBERTA FENTON Velda Roberta Fenton, 99, passed away September 6, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Velda, daughter of Clair and Ruby Cox Richey was born June 19, 1917 in Colorado on the family homestead. She was united in marriage to Carl Fenton on December 24, 1940. To this union five children were born.…
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ROSS EDWIN BISHOP Ross Edwin Bishop passed away on September 6, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Ross was the firstborn child of Larry and Kathleen (Asselmeier) Bishop and made his entrance on January 8, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa and was joined by his sister, Brenna Lyn Bishop in 1987. In 1990 the family…
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