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Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Doug Mercer

Doug Mercer

Sep 14, 2021

Doug Mercer, 71, of Corning, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, September, 14, 2021 at MercyOne Medical center in Des Moines. Family will greet friends from 9:30 – 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 17, 2021 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Corning, Iowa. Memorial Services with Military Honors will follow at 10:30 A.M. Mr. Larry Johnson will officiate. Burial will...

Charles E. Dwyer

Charles E. Dwyer

Sep 12, 2021

Charles E. Dwyer, 78, of Creston, Iowa passed away, Sunday, September 12, 2021 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Calvary Cemetery in Creston. Father Adam Westphal will officiate. The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Pearson...

Jerry Freshour

Jerry Freshour

Sep 11, 2021

Jerry Freshour, 85, of Corning, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Vintage Park Assisted Living, Lenox, Iowa, surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Saturday, October 23, 2021 (time to be announced) at the Eagles Nest, Prescott, Iowa. A private burial will take place at Brooks Cemetery. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation...

Jim  Means

Jim Means

Sep 9, 2021

Jim Means, 67, of Creston, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 20, 2021 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 West Montgomery Street, Creston, Iowa. Reverend Jodi Rushing will officiate. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery in Creston. The family will greet...

Keith Bates

Keith Bates

Sep 6, 2021

Keith Vernon Bates, the son of Boyd Burton and Julia Viola (Thompson) Bates, was born in Unionville, Missouri on July 15, 1942. Keith entered eternal rest Monday, September 6, 2021 at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, Iowa. No services are planned. Keith was educated in Unionville, Missouri and graduated from high school with the Class of 1960. Immediately...

Rosemary Goodelle

Rosemary Goodelle

Sep 6, 2021

Rosemary Goodelle, 74, of Corning, was born to Herbert and Jean (Moore) Sherman on August 29, 1947 in New York State. Rosemary entered eternal rest on Monday September 6, 2021 at Unity Point Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa. She is survived by her 6 children – Walter (Bob) Mills and his wife Buffy Mills of NY,...

Sandra Freshour

Sandra Freshour

Sep 6, 2021

Sandra Kay Freshour, the daughter of Harley Wayne and Velma Lorraine (Keith) Green, was born July 28, 1940, in Adams County, IA, and entered into eternal rest on September 6, 2021. She is the oldest of two children. Sandra fell ill in June of 2021 and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Sandra grew up on a farm in...

Vera Giza

Vera Giza

Sep 4, 2021

Vera Giza, the daughter of Michael and Anna (Lipowa) Kostenko was born January 25, 1925 in Kharkiv (Charcow), Ukraine. Vera entered eternal rest on September 4, 2021. Vera was the oldest of five children. Her siblings were Sonya, Alexander, Nina and Zina. In 1942 Vera's home in the Urkaine was invaded by the Nazis. She was forced from her home...

Marlene King

Marlene King

Aug 31, 2021

Marlene Joan King, the daughter of Van Harold and Helen Abbey (Meyer) Jeffrey was born September 20, 1938 in Imperial, Nebraska. Marlene entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at CHI Health Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of eighty-two years. Marlene was united in marriage to Dale William King in 1954, in Arthur, Nebraska. Three children were...

Betty Fleming

Betty Fleming

Aug 23, 2021

Betty Jane Fleming, 83, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021, at the Hiawatha Care Center, in Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 12pm Saturday, August 28, at Holy Spirit Catholic Parish in Creston, Iowa. The burial will be held after the service in Corning, Iowa at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at 10am to 12pm Saturday, August 28 at...

Katherine Stoner

Katherine Stoner

Aug 17, 2021

Katherine Stoner, 88, of Afton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at Southern Hills Specialty Care, Osceola, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, August 23, 2021, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery, Creston, Iowa, with Chaplain Matthew Novotny officiating. Burial will at Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Iowa. Open visitation will be 2:00 –...

Edward Naven

Edward Naven

Aug 17, 2021

Edward W. Naven was born November 12, 1919 at the family farm in Taylor County, Iowa to Clyde and Edith Naven. He left this earth on the 17th of August, 2021 to be with the Heavenly Father. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Margeleen, to whom he was married on October 27, 1945, who was the love of...

Johnnie Land

Johnnie Land

Aug 14, 2021

Johnnie Land, the youngest of 4 children born to Robert and Elsie (Bashor) Cole, was born on October 30, 1934 in Shannon City, Iowa. When Johnnie was 4 years old, Elsie passed away and Robert was unable to care for the children, 2 boys and 2 girls. Johnnie and his brother, Roger were adopted by Elsie’s sister, Lucille and her...

Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark

Aug 12, 2021

Jeffrey Glenn Clark, the son of James Vernon, Sr. and Barbara Grace (Dunmire) Clark, was born on March 24, 1961 in Iowa City, Iowa. Jeff entered eternal rest on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Crest Haven Care Center in Creston, Iowa at the age of 60 years. Jeff attended elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada and high school in Des...

Ruth Breach

Ruth Breach

Aug 8, 2021

Ruth Helene (Green) Breach was born on January 14, 1925 in Creston to Ernest E. and Ruth (Cooper) Green. She grew up in the Prescott Community from the time she was born, until her health declined in August 2020. She passed away August 8, 2021 at Corning Specialty Care. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center of Creston is in...

David Krauth

David Krauth

Aug 6, 2021

David A. Krauth, 74, of Prescott, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021 at Clearview Nursing Home in Mt Ayr, Iowa. A military funeral will be held at a later date at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa as his body was donated to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for research. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation...

Doris Cooney

Doris Cooney

Aug 5, 2021

Doris Cooney, 79, of Corning, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, August 9, 2021, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 701 7th Street, Corning, Iowa with Pastor LeAnn Robine officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Corning, Iowa. Open Visitation with...

Suzi  Bonham  (Meadows) Dehart

Suzi Bonham (Meadows) Dehart

Aug 4, 2021

Suzi Bonham (Meadows) DeHart went to be with Jesus on August 4, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Suzi was born in Galax, Virginia on May 16,1953 to Ryan and Alfred Meadows. She was a resident of Wytheville, VA where she resided with her loving friend and husband, Rick DeHart. Rick remembers her as a wonderful wife who enjoyed their...

Robert Frey

Robert Frey

Aug 3, 2021

Robert Frey, 76, of Creston, Iowa, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Creston Specialty Care. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Creston. Rev. LeAnn Robine of the Corning United Methodist Church will officiate. Robert will be laid to rest in the Graceland Cemetery, Creston. Open visitation...

Donald Downing

Donald Downing

Jul 25, 2021

Donald “Donny” Downing, 86 of Orient, Iowa, passed away July 25, 2021 at EveryStep Hospice House. Memorial services are 3:00 PM, August 3, 2021 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center. Family will receive friends 1:30 – 2:30, before the service. A private interment will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. Donald Lester Downing, the son of Earl Daniel and...

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