Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

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....

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...

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...

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...

Nov 30, 2018

Nov 28, 2018

Robert J. (Bob) Coulter was born on July 17, 1922 south of Corning, Iowa to Robert Leslie and Belva (Johnston) Coulter. Robert passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the EveryStep Hospice House in Creston at the age of 96 years, 4 months and 11 days. Bob attended the rural schools of Adams and Taylor County and graduated from...

Nov 19, 2018

Warren Morton Johnston, the son of Clarence and Ethel (Wimmer) Johnston, was born July 27, 1927 in rural Adams County Iowa. Warren entered eternal rest Monday, November 19, 2018, at Eiler Place, Clarinda, Iowa, at the age of 91 years. Warren attended Washington Township District #1 School and graduated from Corning High School with the Class of 1944. Warren entered...

Nov 19, 2018

Author: Kathy Schafer Kathy Schafer was born on December 25th,1939 at 1 PM per stories repeated to me by my grandparents. I was born in a little house over the railroad crossing in Prescott. Don’t remember that one but remember the house in Prescott. Remember walking to school and it was a long walk for a little girl who was...

Nov 12, 2018

Grace Lavone Holdren, the daughter of Henry J. and Pearl (Wilson) Holker, was born July 17, 1923, in Hopkins, Missouri. Lavone entered eternal rest Monday, November 12, 2018, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of ninety-five years. Lavone graduated from Bedford High School, Bedford, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Robert D. Holdren on July 5,...

Nov 12, 2018

Alma Louise (Leighton) Graham was born in Maine on March 4, 1951, the daughter of George and Florence Evelyn (Babbitt) Leighton When Alma was only 2 years old, her father, George passed away. Florence would later marry Everett L. Bickford and he became Almas loving step-father. Alma would graduate from Sumner Memorial High School with the Class of 1969. In...

Nov 11, 2018

Larry Lee Marn was born to Clair Eugene and Margaret “Peg” Rosezella (Everett) Marn in Mapleton, Iowa, on May 13, 1960. Larry entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at his home in Corning, Iowa, at the age of fifty-eight years. Larry attended school in Omaha, Nebraska, through the fourth grade, his family then moved to Corning in 1972,...

Nov 3, 2018

Mary Evelyn (Lacy) Morehouse was born in Adams County, Iowa on April 18, 1937, the daughter of Christopher Leroy and Margaret Florence (Meeks) Lacy. During her childhood, Mary attended Corning Public Schools and received her GED later, in 1954. A year later, on May 28, 1955, Mary was united in marriage to Floyd Neal Morehouse at St. Patrick Catholic Church...

Oct 31, 2018

LaDoris Fayrene Moffitt, the daughter of Chester Orville and Peggy Madge Marie (Jones) Abell, was born in Creston on November 13, 1937. LaDoris was one of 12 siblings born to Chester and Peggy and was educated in Country Schools. Fayrene was united in marriage to Charles Mac Moffitt on July 3, 1959. She devoted her life to caring for her...

Oct 25, 2018

Gerald “Jerry” Dwayne Evans, the son of Roland Evans and Julia Mahoney was born October 21, 1942 in Illinois. Jerry entered eternal rest Thursday, October 25, 2018, at the Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Iowa, at the age of seventy-six years. Jerry received his high school and college education in New Jersey. He served his country in the United States Marine...

Oct 21, 2018

Esther Mable Huddleson was born on June 19, 1925 in Lincoln Twp. in Cass County Iowa, to George A. and Wilma Margaret (Maas) Huddleson. Esther was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 21, 2018, there to be reunited with her husband of 49 years, Kenneth, and her sons, Kennie Dean and Burdette Lee. At...

Oct 20, 2018

Oct 16, 2018

John Martin Nevius Jr. was born at home, corner of 5th street and Loomis, in Corning, Iowa on May 25, 1930 to Bertha (Gillet) and John Martin Nevius Sr. He passed away on October 16, 2018. John was a lifelong resident of Corning and graduated with the class of 1948. He married Jean Pembrook Warner on June 26, 1965 and...

Oct 15, 2018

Barbara Savage, the youngest of three daughters, was born to Peter and Mable Kastrenos on July 16, 1932 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. As a young girl, her family moved from Massachusetts to Lincoln, California. Barbara was raised there and attended school in Lincoln, California where she graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1950. On December 16, 1956, Barbara...

Oct 9, 2018

Edith Henrietta DeBord, the daugher of Robert J. and Blanche Belle (Chappell) Karg, was born on October 17, 1915 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. As a young girl she enjoyed being active in 4-H. She attended country school, Pleasant Hill High School and Fedora graduating in May of 1933. In the fall of 1933, Edith moved to Iowa and settled in...

Oct 9, 2018

Larry Leon “Tiz” Antisdel, the son of Leon Junior and Vina Mae (Gourley) Antisdel, was born September 13, 1945, in Creston Iowa. Tiz entered eternal rest on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of seventy-three years. Tiz started his life at Carl, Iowa, where he spent many hours as a...