Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Jack C. Carpenter

Jack C. Carpenter

Jul 24, 2016

Jack C. Carpenter, the son of Dewey Carpenter and Verlea Joann (Gay) Sands, was born on June 2, 1963 in Red Oak, Iowa. Jack entered eternal rest on July 24, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of fifty-three years. Jack attended Red Oak Community School. He has worked as a roofer and did construction work. Jack helped at...

Jim Cihak

Jim Cihak

Jul 24, 2016

Jim Cihak was born on December 1, 1924, in Union County Iowa to James Vincent and Josephine Mary (Deholein) Cihak. Jim Cihak ,91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at his residence in Norwalk, Iowa . As a boy, Jim worked alongside his parents and fell in love with farming. He attended and graduated from Afton High School...

Sharon Scott

Sharon Scott

Jul 15, 2016

Sharon Ann (Brittain) Scott the daughter of Gerald Seth and Emma Maxine (Flesher) Brittain was born August 5, 1943 in Norwalk, Iowa. Sharon entered eternal rest on Friday, July 15, 2016 at her home with family by her side, at the age of seventy-two years, eleven months, and ten days. Sharon graduated from Corning High School with the class of...

Helen Stutt

Helen Stutt

Jul 13, 2016

Private Family Services will be held at a later date at Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Helen Jean Stutt, the daughter of Alfred August and Mabel Belva (Filmer) Stutt, was born on February 5, 1931, on a farm near Creston, Iowa. Helen entered eternal rest on July 13, 2016 at Creston Specialty Care, Creston, Iowa at the age of eighty-five years, five...

Mark Moose Meier

Mark Moose Meier

Jul 13, 2016

Mark “Moose” James Meier, the son of Gary Loran Meier and Penelope Leigh (Stone) Turner, was born on April 5, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa. Mark entered eternal rest on July 13, 2016 at his home in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of twenty-eight years, three months and eight days. Mark began working at local factories in Creston,...

Nicole Carmichael

Nicole Carmichael

Jul 10, 2016

On January 26, 1980, a baby girl was born at 6:29 P.M. at Red Oak, Iowa. She was named Nicole May. On July 9, 1980 Nicole had a change in her life and on July 10 came to live with Leland and Linda Carmichael as a foster child. There are no words to describe the feeling we felt when she...

Coletta Bradley

Coletta Bradley

Jul 9, 2016

Coletta Katherine (Baker) Bradley, the daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Katherine Agnes (Britten) Baker, was born March 21, 1924 in rural Union County near Creston, Iowa. Coletta entered eternal rest on July 9, 2016, at Clearview Home, Clearfield, Iowa at the age of ninety-two years, three months and eighteen days. Coletta attended Harmony Country School (#4) in Grant Township, Union...

Betty Crill

Betty Crill

Jul 6, 2016

Betty Joan Crill born December 2, 1933 in Gravity, Iowa. Passed away July 6, 2016 in Littlerock, CA. Betty is survived by her husband, Gary Crill, children, Mark Crill, Melody Strouse, Mechelle Roudebush and husband Mark, and Marshall Crill and wife Donnagale, sisters, Patricia Nelson and husband Jim, and Joy Morey and fiancé Bob, 9 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Betty...

Nancy Bauman

Nancy Bauman

Jun 30, 2016

‘Tis sad we are to share that Nancy Jane (Knight) Bauman slipped quietly from this life at the end of a long story on June 30, 2016 at age 93 surrounded by her children. Nancy is survived by son Michael Thomas of Des Moines, Iowa and several step children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; daughter Mary Hovelson and her husband Eric...

Kathleen Elizabeth Cook

Kathleen Elizabeth Cook

Jun 30, 2016

Kathleen Elizabeth (Ford) Cook was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 8, 1922, the eldest child of Frank Ford and Pauline (Machlan) Ford. She entered into eternal rest on June 30, 2016, at Southern Hills Specialty Care, in Osceola, IA at the age of ninety three years, six months, and twenty-two days. Kathleen was raised in Indianola, Iowa, and...

Robert Hellmeister

Robert Hellmeister

Jun 24, 2016

No services are planned for Robert Hellmeister, recently of Lamoni, Iowa; formerly of Ontario, Canada.

Joan A. Brace

Joan A. Brace

Jun 15, 2016

Joan Alice Brace, the daughter of Clifford Kenneth and Hazel Mae (Livermore) Teasel was born June 27, 1933 at home in Sandusky, OH. Joan entered eternal rest on June 15, 2016 at the Greater Regional Hospice House in Creston, IA at the age of eighty two years, eleven months and nineteen days. Joan was educated in the Sandusky, OH school...

Sherrie L. Baker

Sherrie L. Baker

Jun 11, 2016

Sherrie Lou Baker, the daughter of Louie Arnold and Bonnie Kay (Killen) Watson, was born on August 10, 1968 at Des Moines, Iowa. Sherrie entered eternal rest on June 11, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa at the age of forty-seven years, ten months and one day. Sherrie lived in the Des Moines area around Carlisle, Pleasantville, and...

Randy White

Randy White

Jun 8, 2016

Randy Eugene White, 8th child of Willard Wayne and Darlene Louise (Keller) White was born May 5, 1959 in Greenfield, Iowa. Randy passed into Gods hands on June 8, 2016 at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston at the age of 57. Randy was educated in the Shannon City and Arispe Schools and a 1977 graduate of East Union...

James Earl Sanburn

James Earl Sanburn

May 27, 2016

James Earl Sanburn was called home to rope his final calf on Friday, May 27, 2016 surrounded by his wife, Jane and children. Earl was born on August 7, 1942 to H. Lee and Mable (Franklin) Sanburn in Lenox, Iowa. He was welcomed home by his sister, Jean. As a child, he enjoyed playing farmer with his sister, making fences...

Russell Rusty James

Russell Rusty James

May 25, 2016

Russell “Rusty” Eugene James, the son of Cecil Irvin and Francis Lucille (Aber) James, was born August 2, 1955, in Youngstown, Ohio. Rusty entered eternal rest on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center in Manning, Iowa, at the age of sixty years, nine months, and twenty-three days. Rusty’s youth was spent in Florida where he attended...

Lillian Marie Mckay

Lillian Marie Mckay

May 12, 2016

Lillian Marie McKay, the daughter of John H. and Mary Suzanne (Walton) Woodbury, was born July 26, 1922, in Carbon, Iowa. Marie entered eternal rest on May 12, 2016 at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and sixteen days. Marie lived most of her life in Adams County, having spent a few years...

Tammy Jo Oltman

Tammy Jo Oltman

May 12, 2016

Tammy Jo Oltman, the daughter of James Davis and Virginia Anne (Norman) Sash, was born on May 16, 1963 in Creston, Iowa. Tammy Jo entered eternal rest on May 12, 2016 at her home in Creston, Iowa at the age of fifty-two years. Tammy graduated from Creston High School with the Class of 1981. Tammy received an Associate Degree from...

Marilyn Brownrigg

Marilyn Brownrigg

Apr 26, 2016

Marilyn Kay Brownrigg, the daughter of Harold Marion and Martha Kay (Devig) Bolton, was born on September 25, 1935 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Marilyn entered eternal rest on April 26, 2016 at her home in Creston, Iowa at the age of eighty years, seven months and one day. Marilyn graduated from Creston High School with the Class of 1953. She attended...

Joyce Roshto

Joyce Roshto

Apr 19, 2016

Joyce Marie Roshto, the daughter of Joseph Melvin and Sally Lee (Simpson) Hazel, was born May 4, 1937, Columbus, Mississippi. Joyce entered eternal rest April 19, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa at the age of seventy-eight years, eleven months, and fifteen days. On December 24, 1955, Joyce married James “Jimmy” Roshto, Sr. in Woodville, Mississippi. Joyce...