Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Stanley Frederick

Stanley Frederick

May 11, 2014

Stanley Edward Frederick, the only son of Frank Calkins and Lois Wilma (Wild) Frederick, was born in Corning, IA on February 18, 1933. Stanley passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Corning Nursing Rehab Center at the age of 81 years, two months and 23 days. Stanley grew up in the Carbon, IA area and attended school there...

Ronald Neely

Ronald Neely

May 5, 2014

Ronald Gene Neely, the son of Elvis Verne and Fern Marie (Shafer) Neely, was born on March 2, 1931 at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Ronald entered eternal rest on May 5, 2014 at his home in Creston, Iowa, at the age of eighty-three years. Ronald lived most of his life in the Creston area. Ronald graduated from Cromwell High School with...

Tammy Forsee

Tammy Forsee

Apr 26, 2014

Tammy Dawn Forsee, the daughter of James H. Cable and Edna Mae Self, was born in Warrensburg, Missouri on November 20, 1964. Tammy passed away in her sleep on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at her home in Corning, Iowa. She was 49 years, five months and six days old. Tammy was raised in the Warrensburg area and attended school in...

Dennis Denny Haley

Dennis Denny Haley

Apr 24, 2014

Dennis Lloyd Haley, the son of Lloyd and Mona (Miller) Haley, was born April 9, 1948 in Creston, Iowa. “Denny” entered eternal rest on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 66 years and 15 days. Denny attended school in Creston until moving to Corning when he was a...

Charles Brightwell

Charles Brightwell

Apr 20, 2014

Charles "Chuck" Dennis Brightwell, 76, of Creston passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at his home in Creston. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, April 25, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Mary ORiley will officiate. A luncheon will be held at the funeral home following the service. Interment will be at 3:30 P.M....

Jo Ann G. Turner

Jo Ann G. Turner

Apr 19, 2014

Jo Ann Gustafson Turner of Corning, Iowa, departed this life on April 19, 2014, at Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital in Corning. Jo Ann was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 9, 1930, to Roy H. Gustafson and Billie F. Gustafson. She graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1948. She attended Colorado Womens College in...

James Jim Junior Walter

James Jim Junior Walter

Apr 18, 2014

James “Jim” Junior Walter, son of James Alfred and Agnes Lucille (Findley) Walter was born on a farm near Prescott, Iowa May 2, 1926. He entered into rest on Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center In Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 87 year 11 months and 16 days. Jim attended grade school at Prescott...

Norma Marxen

Norma Marxen

Mar 27, 2014

Norma Ruth Marxen, the oldest of three children born to Ralph Roscoe and Naomi Ruth (Griffin) Brown, was born on January 24, 1929, near Spaulding in Union County, Iowa. Norma entered eternal rest on March 27, 2014 at the Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Iowa at the age of eighty-five years, two months, and three days. Norma graduated from Orient High...

Doris Oriley

Doris Oriley

Mar 24, 2014

Doris Gayle O’Riley was born to Anna Mae (Mateer) and Herbert James O’Riley on February 24, 1921 at Mount Vernon, South Dakota. Doris joined her much loved family and entered eternal rest on March 24, 2014 at the Creston Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Creston, Iowa at the age of ninety-three years, and one month. Following the death of her...

Varel E. Dodge

Varel E. Dodge

Mar 21, 2014

Varel E. Dodge, son of Grover Dodge and Ruby (Kerkmann) Dodge was born on August 22, 1920 in Massena, Iowa. He entered eternal rest on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Clearview Nursing Home in Clearfield, Iowa at the age of 93 years and 7 months. Varel attended rural school in Lincoln Township .He grew up south of Massena later...

Jennifer Mason

Jennifer Mason

Mar 20, 2014

Jennifer Lynne Mason, the daughter of James and Helen Irene (Bennett) Case, was born in Iowa City, Iowa on September 13, 1959. Jennifer entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa at the age of fifty-four years. Jennifer has lived in Muscatine and moved to Creston thirty-five years ago. Jennifer attended...

John Williamson

John Williamson

Mar 18, 2014

John Phillip Williamson, the son of John Charles and Virginia Jean (Welcher) Williamson, was born on August 16, 1958 in Greenfield, Iowa. John entered eternal rest on March 18, 2014, at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa at the age of fifty-five years, seven months and two days. John has lived in Creston most of his life. John married Kim...

David Johns

David Johns

Mar 12, 2014

David Max Johns, the son of Sylvia (Moen) and Max Johns, was born on February 2, 1940, in Creston, Iowa. David entered eternal rest on March 12, 2014 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa at the age of seventy-four years. As a young child and man, David loved to use his hands and mind, and was able to...

William Hiatt

William Hiatt

Mar 8, 2014

William Joseph Hiatt, 60, of Creston died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at his home in Creston. Memorial Services are pending at Leonard Funeral Home, Dubuque, Iowa www.leonardfuneralhome.com. Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery Street, Creston, Iowa is assisting with local arrangements. On-line condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com. William Joseph Hiatt, the son of Earl William and Esther Gertrude...

Franklin Red Walter

Franklin Red Walter

Mar 6, 2014

George Franklin “Red” Walter, son of James Alfred and Agnes Lucille (Findley) Walter, was born on March 28, 1932 on a farm three miles east of Prescott, Iowa. Franklin entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at the age of eighty-one years, eleven months and six days. Franklin attended first...

Florence Allen

Florence Allen

Mar 4, 2014

Florence Catherine Allen, 93, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at her home in Creston Iowa. Florence was born on September 20, 1920 to Luna Mary Sloan Montag and Henry Adolph Montag in West Bend Iowa. On May 15, 1943, she married Phillip Floyd Allen in West Bend Iowa. They lived in Chicago, Illinois while Phil trained at the Great...

Vern Mccarty

Vern Mccarty

Mar 3, 2014

Charles Laverne (Vern) McCarty was born April 3, 1930 in the countryside north of Prescott, Iowa, the son of Nellie Mae Freeman and Charles Daniel McCarty. He graduated from Prescott High School with the class of 1947. He served his country in the Iowa National Guard after high school. On July 26, 1959, he married Veda Marie Bailey in Anita,...

Patricia Schlapia

Patricia Schlapia

Feb 26, 2014

Patricia Jane (Harvey) Schlapia, the daughter of Teresa (Bradley) and Harry Harvey, was born October 23, 1930 in Creston, Iowa. Patty entered eternal rest on February 26, 2014 at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston, Iowa at the age of eighty-three years, four months, and three days. Patty attended St. Malachy School and graduated from Creston High School with the...

Donald Myers

Donald Myers

Feb 25, 2014

Donald Dean Myers, son of William Arnold and June Irene (Ternahan) Myers, was born on July 1, 1957 in Corning, Iowa. Don entered eternal rest on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his home in Corning at the age of fifty-six years, seven months and twenty four days. Don attended Corning High School and graduated with the Class of 1976. Don...

Lorane Leonard

Lorane Leonard

Feb 13, 2014

Edith Lorane (Lynam) Leonard, daughter of Ralph and Edith Lynam, was born on August 2, 1930 in Corning, Iowa. Lorane entered eternal rest on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Clearview Homes in Clearfield, Iowa at the age of eighty-three years, six months and eleven days. Lorane attended school in Adams County and graduated from Corning High School with a Normal...