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Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Richard Dick Driskell

Richard Dick Driskell

Feb 25, 2019

Richard Arlan Driskell was born in Creston on December 17, 1935.  He was the the third of five children born to Everett Franklin Elijah and Mardell Aileen (Lombard) Driskell.  Dick was raised in Creston and was educated in the Creston Public Schools and graduated from Creston High School with the Class of 1954. Dick continued his education by attending Creston...

Lois Wilkinson

Lois Wilkinson

Feb 25, 2019

Lois Marie Wilkinson, the daughter of Cliff and Lillian (Hendrickson) Haley was born February 26, 1930 in Adams County on a farm near Strand and was raised by her grandparents, Hiram and Clara Hendrickson. She attended country school and later Corning High School. Lois was baptized and confirmed at the Strand Lutheran Church. On February 8, 1948 Lois married Harold...

George W. Adams

George W. Adams

Feb 22, 2019

George Wendell Adams, the son of George Wilson and Adrian Ellen (Sibbett) Adams was born September 25, 1934, in Osceola, Iowa.  He was raised and educated in Osceola, Iowa, graduating from Osceola High School with the class of 1954.  George was united in marriage to Dorothy Ilene Mason on September 3, 1955, at the Christian Church in Osceola, Iowa.  George...

Dick L. Bissell

Dick L. Bissell

Feb 13, 2019

Dickie “Dick” Lee Bissell was born to Mary Margaret (Devereaux) and Kenneth Virgil Bissell on October 15, 1942 in Adams County, Iowa. Dick entered eternal rest on February 13, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa after suffering a stroke. He passed away at the age of 76 years, 3 months and 29 days. When Dick was two...

Andrew Drew Giesken

Andrew Drew Giesken

Feb 7, 2019

No obituary will be posted.

Lawrence Pete Peterson

Lawrence Pete Peterson

Feb 3, 2019

H. Lawrence Peterson, the son of Herman Nathaniel and Velma Lorene (Hoops) Peterson, was born March 25, 1943 in Union County Iowa. Lawrence entered eternal rest Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska at the age of seventy-five. Lawrence was a lifelong resident of Adams County. Early in his work life he operated a 500 to 700...

Saundra Sue Lamgo

Saundra Sue Lamgo

Jan 30, 2019

Saundra Sue Lamgo, the daughter of Willis Leroy and Noreen Rose (Kaufman) Scovell, was born July 14, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas. Saundra entered eternal rest on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa at the age of seventy-six years. Saundra graduated from East High School, Des Moines, Iowa with the Class of 1960. She also was a...

Marilyn Blazek

Marilyn Blazek

Jan 29, 2019

Marilyn Jane Blazek, the daughter of Elmer Edwin and Myrtle Victoria (Westenburg) Wager, was born in Creston, Iowa on December 20, 1935. Marilyn graduated from Creston High School with the Class of 1954 and married Edward B. Blazek on December 9, 1956 at the Methodist Church in Creston.  Three children were born to bless this union:  Cindy, Scott and Steve....

Helen A. Harvey

Helen A. Harvey

Jan 17, 2019

Helen Ann Harvey was born August 14, 1934 in Creston, Iowa to Edward Thomas Harvey Sr. and Loretta Mary Howe Harvey. She was raised in Creston, Iowa with her older brother, Edward Thomas Harvey, Jr. Helen was educated at St. Malachy School in Creston and graduated from Creston High School in 1952. She graduated from Creighton University with a B.S....

Sandra Ann Schafer

Sandra Ann Schafer

Jan 12, 2019

Sandra Ann Schafer, the daughter of William Leo and Shirley Ann (Morris) Valles, was born in Los Angeles County, California on June 16, 1962. She entered eternal rest on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at her home in Corning, Iowa, at the age of fifty-six. Sandy spent most of her early youth in Buena Park, California. She moved to Nebraska and...

Ida Mae Cook

Ida Mae Cook

Jan 10, 2019

Ida Mae Cook, the daughter of Frank and Laura (Oglesby) Cook, was born March 26, 1939, in Wicks, Arkansas. She was united in marriage to Elbert “Al” Dedrick on April 3, 1955. Al and Ida lived in California and owned and operated several bakeries for many years. Ida later worked as an assembler in a factory. She moved to Creston...

James Oberkamper

James Oberkamper

Jan 10, 2019

Memorial Services with Military Honors will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Creston.

Josephine Jo Steele

Josephine Jo Steele

Jan 7, 2019

Josephine “Jo” Steele, 94, of Creston, Iowa passed away Monday, January 7, 2019, at Greater Regional Hospital, Creston, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial Services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 11, 2019, at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, with Fr. Kenneth Halbur Jr., Celebrant. Open visitation with family receiving friends will be 9:00 – 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 11, 2019...

Ron Fox Clinton

Ron Fox Clinton

Jan 6, 2019

Ron “Fox” Clinton, 82, of Creston passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be at 11:00AM Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, 702 West Prairie Street, Creston, Iowa with Rev. Cynthia Ripperger officiating. Open visitation will be from 2:00PM - 7:00PM with family receiving friends from 5:00PM-...

Chester Chet Abel

Chester Chet Abel

Jan 5, 2019

Chester “Chet” Earl Abel, the son of Abner Earl and Gladys Olevia (Worden) Abel, was born September 11, 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Chet entered eternal rest Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa at the age of eighty-three years. Chet’s family moved from Walnut, Iowa to a farm west of Creston in 1945 where...

Virginia Virgie Routh

Virginia Virgie Routh

Dec 29, 2018

Virginia “Virgie” Doris Routh, the daughter of Albert and Jesse (Perks) Dhone, was born November 2, 1924 in Carbon, Iowa. Virgie entered eternal rest Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Easter Star Masonic Home, Boone, Iowa, at the age of ninety-four years. Virgie graduated from Corning High School and received her Normal Training Certificate. She taught school in Carbon, Iowa,...

Rita K. Frey

Rita K. Frey

Dec 28, 2018

Rita Kay Frey, the daughter of William Leonard and Ruby Vera (Hailey) Dudley, was born in Creston, Iowa on May 3, 1948. Rita was educated in the Creston Public Schools, graduating from Creston High School with the Class of 1965. Rita was united in marriage to Robert John Frey on February 27, 1965 at the United Methodist Church in Creston....

Virginia S. Boden

Virginia S. Boden

Dec 22, 2018

Virginia S. Boden, 93, of Creston, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Afton Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston with Father Kenneth Halbur as celebrant. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be from 1:00 to 7:00 PM...

Victoria I. Woods

Victoria I. Woods

Dec 9, 2018

Victoria Ida Woods, the daughter of Caroll Melvin and Dorothy Isabel (Lane) Robison, was born August 30, 1945 in Creston, Iowa. Victoria entered eternal rest Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of seventy-three years. Victoria graduated from Prescott High School, Prescott, Iowa, with the Class of 1963. She was united in...

Jerry Dean Kirkpatrick

Jerry Dean Kirkpatrick

Dec 1, 2018

Jerry Dean Kirkpatrick, the son of Dwight L. and Anna Irene (Peairs) Kirkpatrick, was born at the home of his parents in Ringgold County, Iowa on October 7, 1939. The family moved to Creston when Jerry was 5 years old and he attended Creston Public Schools. As a Junior in High School, Jerry enlisted in the US Navy as part...

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