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Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Linda Miller

Linda Miller

May 20, 2019

Linda Jeanne Miller was born July 2, 1943 in Nodaway, Iowa, the daughter of Glen A. and Imogene N. (Reynolds) Miller. She passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at the age of 75. Lindas folks had 3 cows that Linda and her brother, Larry milked every morning and night, 7 days a week. Linda and Larry gathered eggs together,...

Virginia Fay Pierce

Virginia Fay Pierce

May 19, 2019

Virginia Pierce, 82 of Creston, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Crest Haven Care Centre. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery Street in Creston, IA. Pastor Rick Titus, Officiating. Visitation is open to the public from 1-7 PM Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the...

Charles Edward Chuck Reich, Ii

Charles Edward Chuck Reich, Ii

May 17, 2019

Charles “Chuck” Edward Reich II, the son of Charles Edward and Margret Josephine (Mealey) Reich, was born January 11, 1955 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Chuck entered eternal rest Friday, May 17, 2019 at his home in Corning, Iowa, at the age of sixty-four years. Chuck graduated high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia. During school he worked with his father and...

Letty Hansen Hethcote

Letty Hansen Hethcote

May 11, 2019

Oletta Ruth Wilson was born December 13, 1922 to Agustus and Sudie (Talent) Wilson in Boliver Missouri, and moved to Nevinville, Iowa as a child. Letty entered eternal rest on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Red Oak Rehab in Red Oak, Iowa at the age of ninety-six years. Letty lived most of her adult life in Creston and moved to...

Larry Davis

Larry Davis

May 10, 2019

Larry Ellis Davis the son of William Cleo and Lucille Katherine (Jones) Davis was born on September 8, 1941 in Osceola, Iowa. Larry entered eternal rest on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the EveryStep Hospice House, Creston, Iowa, at the age of seventy-seven years. Larry attended school in Le Roy, Iowa. On August 27, 1966 he married Joan Leona Reeve...

Velma Jane Levi

Velma Jane Levi

May 9, 2019

Velma Jane Huntington Levi was one of identical twin girls born on October 24, 1920, to Ada (LaPorte) Huntington and Franklin Huntington. The twins were born on a farm near Brooks, Iowa. Velma attended a country school, Jasper No. 2, in Adams County. When the twins were in eighth grade, their school teacher had them enter the county spelling contest,...

Dannie Schafer

Dannie Schafer

May 5, 2019

Dannie Roquell Schafer, son of Ronald and Viola (Houck) Schafer was born August 4, 1938 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dannie entered eternal rest Sunday, May 5, 2019 at CHI Health Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of eighty years. Dannie attended country school and graduated with the Corning High School, Class of 1956. Dannie served proudly with the...

Geneva Claybaker

Geneva Claybaker

Apr 22, 2019

Geneva Irene Claybaker, the daughter of Rex Franklin and Anna Mary (Webb) Keller, was born March 28, 1933 at home, on the farm in Kellerton, IA. Geneva graduated from Shannon City High School with the Class of 1951. Following high school, she attended Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, MO and earned her Teaching Certificate. Geneva then returned to Creston...

Lucille Elizabeth Vogel

Lucille Elizabeth Vogel

Apr 21, 2019

Lucille Elizabeth (Jungst) Vogel was born to Arthur and Letha (Gunn) Jungst September 12, 1921 in the same home in which her father was born, located in rural Afton. She graduated from Afton High School in 1939 and began teaching the same fall in rural Union County Schools.  She was too young to sign a contract so taught for two...

Farren Mccrory

Farren Mccrory

Apr 19, 2019

Farren McCrory was born October 16, 1960 to James Farren, and Carol Jean (Taylor) McCrory in Albia, Iowa. Farren passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at his home in Creston at the age of fifty-eight years old. He graduated from Carlisle High School with the class of 1979. Farren worked for various companies, including: Service Master, the Creston News Advertiser,...

Hal Dean Thompson

Hal Dean Thompson

Apr 18, 2019

Hal Dean Thompson, 67, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the HCI Kavanaugh House in Des Moines. Celebration of Life Services will be held in Des Moines, at The Thoreau Center, 3500 Kingman Blvd., on Saturday, April 27, at 2:00PM. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior. The Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus, of which...

Barb Johnston

Barb Johnston

Apr 16, 2019

Barbara Ellen Johnston was born August 14, 1951, in Corning, Iowa to Leo Lyle and Alice Marie (Vogel) Johnston. Barb was raised by Rex and Beulah Bissell from the time she was six months old, due to her parent’s untimely deaths. Barb entered eternal rest Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at her home in rural Prescott, Iowa, at the age of...

Gail A. Kinser

Gail A. Kinser

Apr 13, 2019

Gail A. Kinser, son of Eligah and Bessie (Sowers) Kinser, was born June 5, 1940, west of Griswold. Gail entered eternal rest at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the age of seventy-eight years. At a young age, the family moved to town. Gail went to work for Baldwin Dairy at the age of seven...

John Cimock

John Cimock

Apr 5, 2019

John Joseph Cimock was born in the Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL on June 20, 1929. His parents were Lawrence and Kamila (Pietraszewska) Cimoch. John attended Chicago Catholic Schools. Following the deaths of both of John’s parents during the 1940’s, John and his twelve siblings lived among various homes until they grew to legal age. John met Harriet while traveling...

Millard H. Sink

Millard H. Sink

Apr 4, 2019

Millard Henry Sink was born May 11, 1927 to John Henry and Nellie Mae (Coulthard) Sink at Mt. Etna, Iowa. Millard entered eternal rest Thursday, April 4, 2019, at CHI Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one years. Millard was a lifelong resident of Adams County and moved to Corning in the Fall of 1974. He attended Mt....

Donna K. Porter

Donna K. Porter

Apr 1, 2019

Donna Kay Porter, the daughter of Donal Eugene and Edith Lucille (Dawson) Morlan was born December 5, 1943 in Chanute, Kansas. Donna entered eternal rest on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa at the age of seventy-five. Donna graduated from Altoona High School, Altoona, Iowa with the Class of 1961, and later received an...

Enid R. Grundman

Enid R. Grundman

Mar 20, 2019

Enid Rowena Grundman, 90, passed away peacefully on March 20 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston following a stroke. Enid was born on March 5, 1929, to Harry K. and Dora E. (Hickman) Rogers south of Mt. Etna in Adams County. She was the second youngest of 11 children (one child died soon after birth). Enid attended country school near Mt....

Tim King

Tim King

Mar 19, 2019

Tim King, 61, of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home. No services are planned, a private family burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Corning at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. Cards may be sent in care of Pearson Funeral Home, 701 7th Street, Corning, Iowa. Memories can...

David Libby

David Libby

Mar 19, 2019

David Sylvester Libby, the son of Glenn Orin and Cleo Marie (Gilbert) Libby, was born in the family farmhouse in Madison County, IA on June 20, 1935. David was raised on the farm and educated in Grand River Township #7 Country School until attending high school in Macksburg. After his school years, David helped on the family farm and farming...

Jerry Barnard

Jerry Barnard

Mar 15, 2019

Jerry Lee Barnard, the son of Harry Hobart and Mildred Ann (Wuelser) Barnard was born November 21, 1932, in New Bloomfield, Missouri. Jerry entered eternal rest Friday, March 15, 2019, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of eighty-six years. Jerry attended school through the eighth grade in Jefferson City, Missouri, and later obtained his G.E.D. Jerry joined...

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