Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Oct 6, 2018

Malcolm “Bruce” Hodge was born in Creston on September 14, 1951 to Malcolm Elbridge and Mary Maxine (Walker) Hodge. Bruce was raised in Creston and attended the Creston Public Schools. He graduated from Creston High School with the Class of 1969. In his youth, Bruce and his family attended the Salem Lutheran Church in Creston. He also served on the...

Oct 4, 2018

Ramona Nadine Johnson, the daughter of Leland and Grace Elizabeth (McMorran) Carter was born in Adams County January 30, 1936. Ramona went to live with the Lord, Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Bergen Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of eighty-two years. Ramona grew up the youngest of four girls in the Carbon and Corning area, as well as...

Sep 23, 2018

Margie Joyce McMurray was born January 25, 1934 to parents Grover Cleveland and Mamie Ellen (Vest) Ulmer. Margie went to meet her Lord, Sunday, September 23, 2018, at the age of eighty-four years. Margie graduated from Greenwood High School in Arkansas. She was raised in Arkansas and then lived 20 years in California. Margie married Robert McMurray on January 29,...

Sep 23, 2018

Craig Nauman, 55, of Kent, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Craig Allen Nauman, son of Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Nauman and Vesper Kaye (Sackett) Nauman was born on May 29, 1963 in Creston, IA. Craig lived most of his life in Creston and attended Creston Public Schools. He also resided...

Sep 22, 2018

Steven Ray, 64, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Winterset Care Center North in Winterset, Iowa. Memorial Services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Pearson Family Funeral Service Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery Street, Creston, Iowa. Pastor Rick Titus, Officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Wednesday, prior to...

Sep 19, 2018

Beryl Twyla (Randol) Booth was born June 2, 1923 in Clarke County Iowa to George Herbert Randol and Irene Ulabelle (Waugh) Randol. Beryl entered eternal rest Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the Afton Care Center, Afton, Iowa, at the age of ninety-three years. Beryl attended Wildcat School and loved to tell stories of her time spent there. Later, Beryl graduated...

Sep 12, 2018

Dorothy Lola Ambrose, daughter of Clara (Johannes) and Mose D. Wilson was born January 4th, 1920 on a farm near Mount Etna Iowa. Dorothy entered eternal rest Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at the Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa, at the age of ninety-eight years. Dorothy graduated from Corning High School in 1938. Dorothy taught school in a one room...

Sep 12, 2018

Loraine Elizabeth Johnson Evans was born in Wanette, OK on September 18, 1920 to Booty P. Johnson and Elizabeth Renfro Johnson. Loraine entered eternal rest Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of ninety-seven years. Loraine grew up on the family farm and was the ninth of eleven children. She graduated from...

Sep 11, 2018

Carole Ruth (Rogers) Rayhons, 70, of Lenox, entered into peace Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at CHI Mercy Hospital in Corning. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 14, 2018 at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Lenox, with family receiving friends from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. in the church fellowship hall. Burial will be at the Nebo Baptist...

Sep 4, 2018

John Anthony Giefing, the son of George and Florence Mae (Mahurin) Giefing, was born November 6, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri. John entered eternal rest Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at his home in Grant, Iowa, at the age of seventy-six years. John attended Center High School in Kansas City, Missouri, through the eleventh grade and would later receive his G.E.D....

Aug 26, 2018

Ricky (Rick) Nauman, 58, of Creston, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston. A celebration of Rick’s life will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made in Ricks honor to Greater Regional Hospice House, 1111 Country Club Dr., Creston, IA 50801. Ricky Dean Nauman, son of Howard Nauman and Barbara...

Aug 13, 2018

Jack Reese Butler, the son of Thomas Edwin and Hazel Marie (Reese) Butler, was born February 29, 1928, in Kent, Iowa. Jack entered eternal rest Monday, August 13, 2018, at the Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Iowa, at the age of ninety years. Jack attended the Platte #9 Prairie Star Country School in Union County, Iowa. He rode his horse “Twinkle”...

Aug 3, 2018

John Aloysius Hogan, the son of Robert Albert and Clara Belle (Pendleton) Hogan was born February 19, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. John entered eternal rest Friday, August 3, 2018, at CHI Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of seventy-six years. John attended country school at Mercer Center and Corning High School until he was 17. He then enlisted in...

Aug 1, 2018

Rex Eugene Haley, 70 of Van Buren passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018. He enjoyed being around his family, friends and being in nature; He was a vintage car enthusiast. He was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Van Buren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Evelyn (Stevens) Haley; one sister, Luann Haley; one...

Jul 30, 2018

Marilyn Joan Briles, the daughter of James Albert and Ruth May (Marhon) Sharp was born June 28, 1936 in Osceola, Iowa. She passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at Corning Specialty Care at the age of 82 years. As a teenager she played on a traveling softball team, playing in Atlantic, Greenfield, Shenandoah, Clarinda, and many other neighboring towns. Marilyn...

Jul 30, 2018

Leo (Bill) Randolph Stalder died peacefully with Dixie by his side, at the Lenox Care Center on July 30, 2018, at the age of ninety-nine years, one month, and twenty-eight days. The son of Georgia (Roberts) and Fred Stalder, was born a twin June 2, 1919 on the family farm. He grew up attending school, until the 8th grade, along...

Jul 26, 2018

Jul 25, 2018

James Daniel Hatton, the son of Joseph Daniel and Eleanor Marie (Preston) Hatton, was born December 24, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska. Jim entered eternal rest on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of seventy-nine years. Jim graduated from Corning High School with the class of 1956. He was a life-long resident of Adams...

Jul 19, 2018

Cleo H. Hawthorne was born December 31, 1912 in rural Prescott, Iowa. His parents were Page L. Hawthorne and Mary Muzetta (Gray) Hawthorne. He attended country school in Dodge Township, Union County and graduated from Prescott High School. On November 28, 1937 he married Jeanne Craft, until her passing in 1984. Cleo worked at the Farmers Co-Op Creamery in Corning,...

Jul 9, 2018

Howard Lynn “Lindy” Stargell, was born May 13th 1927 in Creston, Iowa to James Glenn and Lela LaMaster Stargell. Lindy entered eternal rest on Monday, July 9, 2018, at Bergen Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of ninety-one years. At a very early age the family moved to Corning where he spent the majority of his childhood outdoors...