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Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Laretta Lavaun Novak

Laretta Lavaun Novak

Dec 22, 2016

LaRetta LaVaun Novak, the daughter of Walter Lee and Aldah LaVaun (Waggoner) Brown, was born January 8, 1930, in Beaconsfield, Iowa. LaRetta entered eternal rest on December 22, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of eighty-six years, eleven months, and fourteen days. LaRetta graduated from Beaconsfield High School on May 25, 1949. On February...

John A. Weddle

John A. Weddle

Dec 21, 2016

John A. Weddle, age 70, of Creston and Lenox, Iowa passed away December 21, 2016, in Creston, Iowa. John was born March 31, 1946 at the 98th General Hospital in Munich, Germany to Victor and Ella (Gritsenko) Weddle. He was a 1964 graduate of North Harrison High School in Eagleville, MO. After high school, John enlisted in the United States...

Leona Kester

Leona Kester

Dec 20, 2016

Leona Georgia (Stalder) Kester, age 97, died peacefully at Vintage Park on December 20, 2016, at the age of ninety-seven years, six months, and eighteen days. The daughter of Georgia (Roberts) and Fred Stalder, was born June 2, 1919 on the family farm. She grew up attending country school along with her many siblings. On February 1, 1945 Leona married...

Sheila Russell

Sheila Russell

Dec 18, 2016

Sheila Elizabeth Russell, the daughter of Edward Steven and Elizabeth Pauline (Roarty) Clifford was born April 19, 1933, in Omaha, NE. Sheila entered eternal rest on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Vintage Park, Lenox, IA at the age of eighty-three years, seven months, and twenty-nine days. Sheila graduated from Bellevue High School with the Class of 1951. Sheila worked at...

Charles Gerard Clark, Iii

Charles Gerard Clark, Iii

Dec 18, 2016

Charles “Chuck” Clark, III, 43, of Creston passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his home in Creston. Memorial Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Open Bible Church, Winfield, Iowa. Pastor Asher Smale will officiate. Inurnment will be at the Winfield Scott Cemetery, Winfield, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family, for his children....

Doris Kirchgessner Calvin

Doris Kirchgessner Calvin

Dec 17, 2016

Doris Kirchgessner-Calvin, 87, of Creston passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston. A Celebration of Life Service will be planned at a later date. Pearson Family Funeral Service Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston is assisting with the arrangements. On-line condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com. Doris Jane Kirchgessner-Calvin, the daughter of Arthur A....

Anita Walter Thomas

Anita Walter Thomas

Nov 28, 2016

Per Anitas wishes no obituary will be published.

Jennifer Lynn Lovell

Jennifer Lynn Lovell

Nov 28, 2016

Jennifer Lynn Lovell, the daughter of Joleen Sue Branam and Steve Roby, was born March 17, 1977, in Jackson, Missouri. Jennifer entered eternal rest on November 28, 2016, in Creston, Iowa, at the age of thirty-nine years, eight months, and eleven days. Jennifer lived in Red Oak, Iowa, most of her life, having lived the past four years in Corning....

Ed Inman

Ed Inman

Nov 21, 2016

Edward Lee Inman, the son of Leland Wayne and Ella Mae (Johannes) Inman, was born June 15, 1956, in the old hospital in Creston, Iowa. Ed entered eternal rest on November 21, 2016, at his home in rural Massena, Iowa, at the age of sixty years, five months, and six days. Ed graduated from Corning High School with the class...

Gloria Romer

Gloria Romer

Nov 17, 2016

Gloria (Sanchez) Romer, the daughter of Frank T. and Consuelo (Vasquez) Sanchez, was born on December 18, 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Gloria entered eternal rest on November 17, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of sixty-eight years, ten months, and thirty days. Gloria attended school in Grand Island and later received her G.E.D....

Kathryn Kay (Weisshaar) Hawks

Kathryn Kay (Weisshaar) Hawks

Nov 12, 2016

A much-loved Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma, Kathryn Marie (Weisshaar) Hawks, 91, of Richland Center, Wisconsin, passed into God’s hands from natural causes on November 12, 2016. An open visitation will be held from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM on Friday, November 18 at Pearson Family Funeral Service Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston, Iowa, with family present from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM....

Richard Dick Shellenberg

Richard Dick Shellenberg

Nov 7, 2016

Richard Francis Shellenberg was born in Council Bluffs, IA on September 23, 1932, the eighth son to David and Bonnie (Burke) Shellenberg. Richard passed away peacefully at the Lenox Care Center on Monday, November 7, 2016, at the age of eighty-four years, one month, and fifteen days. Richard attended Pierce Street Elementary School and Abraham Lincoln High School where he...

John Henry

John Henry

Nov 6, 2016

John Gordon Henry was born May 2, 1929, at the farm south of Creston to Alfred and Della (McPherren) Henry. He and the family lived in Nebraska and Oregon before returning to the Shannon City area. He graduated from Shannon City High School in 1947. He went to college for a short time in Ames. He hitch-hiked back home, which...

Dorothy Roeder

Dorothy Roeder

Oct 26, 2016

Dorothy Rosa Lee Roeder, the daughter of Albert B. and Florence (Owen) Berry, was born September 7, 1918, in Killduff, Iowa. Dorothy entered eternal rest on October 26, 2016 at Creston Specialty Care, Creston, Iowa at the age of ninety-eight years, one month, and nineteen days. Dorothy graduated from Sully High School with the Class of 1936 and attended Simpson...

Richard Dick Quinn

Richard Dick Quinn

Oct 18, 2016

Per Dicks request, no obituary will be posted.

Randy James Dotson

Randy James Dotson

Oct 2, 2016

Randy James Dotson, 68, of Corning passed away at his home Sunday, October 2, 2016. Randy was born in Lancaster, Missouri, January 28, 1948, to Emogene and James W. Dotson. Randy served in Vietnam from 1965-1968. Randy worked for John Deere Seeding in Moline, Illinois, where he retired in 2004. Randy Married Bobbie Dotson November 4, 2006, in Davenport. One...

Ethylene Ray

Ethylene Ray

Sep 30, 2016

Ethylene Eleanor Ray, the daughter of Joe and Essie Leona (Bullock) Ray, was born on July 30, 1925, in rural Thayer, Iowa. Ethylene entered eternal rest on September 30, 2016 at Crest Haven Care Centre in Creston, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one years, and two months. Ethylene attended country school and began sixth grade in the Afton school district...

Jerry A Russell

Jerry A Russell

Sep 21, 2016

Jerry A. Russell, 78, of Prescott died suddenly in a farming accident at his home in Prescott on September 21, 2016. Jerry, son of Clarence and Marjorie Hoskinson Russell, was born on March 8th, 1938 at the family home in Adams County Iowa. He graduated from Corning High School in 1955 and began farming while still in high school. In...

Richard Marlin Ford

Richard Marlin Ford

Sep 20, 2016

Richard Marlin Ford was born July 19, 1938 to Otis D. and Wilma M. (Hepler) Ford at the family home in Washington Township. Richard was the second child of three and grew up on the family farm where he learned to work hard and be a true steward of the land. Richard attended Washington #4 school and graduated from Bridgewater...

Donald L. Pfander

Donald L. Pfander

Sep 18, 2016

Donald L. Pfander, the son of Burl Joseph and Martha Elvira (Trost) Pfander, was born April 27, 1932 in Creston, Iowa. Don entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of eighty-four years, four months, and twenty-four days. Don graduated Sharpsburg High School with the Class of 1951. He enlisted in...

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