Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Stu Nielsen

Stu Nielsen

Dec 8, 2009

Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Corning. Memorials may be directed tot he family. Stu was born in North Platte, Nebraska on July 18, 1947, to Ingvar and Evelyn Stewart Nielsen. While growing up in North Platte, Stu developed his lifelong love of debate and politics. After graduation from North Platte High School in 1965, Stu attended...

Ivan L. James

Ivan L. James

Dec 7, 2009

Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Ivan Loye James, son of Merlin Wheatland and Florence (Bissell) James, was born on Monday, September 8, 1930, Corning, Iowa. Ivan passed away at his home in rural Adams County on Monday, December 7, 2009 at the age of seventy-nine years, two months and thirty-one days....

Joseph E. Jones

Joseph E. Jones

Dec 5, 2009

Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery with Military Honors provided by Corning American Legion OURCQ Post #117. Memorials may be directed to St. Patricks Catholic Church and/or Corning American Legion OURCQ Post #117. Joseph Earl Jones, son of Walter and Alice Leona (OConnell) Jones, was born on September 16, 1923 on his familys farm 3 miles south of Corning....

Bonnie Bell (Hunter) Mccaulley

Bonnie Bell (Hunter) Mccaulley

Nov 30, 2009

Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Creston. Memorials may be directed to the Assembly of God Ministries. Bonnie Bell McCaulley, the daughter of Frank and Mary C. (Piatt) Hunter, was born on April 12, 1918, at Pacific Junction, Iowa. Bonnie entered eternal rest on November 30, 2009, at Syracuse Good Samaritan Center, Syracuse, Nebraska, at the age of ninety-one years,...

Evelyn E. Hardisty

Evelyn E. Hardisty

Nov 21, 2009

Interment will be at the Carl Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital and/or Alegent Health Hospice and/or Vintage Park, Lenox, Iowa. Evelyn attended Methodist Grove country school and graduated from Nodaway High School. After high school, Evelyn was united in marriage to Paul Frederick Hardisty, of the Carbon area, on June 23, 1944 in Creston, Iowa...

Harold Kingery

Harold Kingery

Nov 20, 2009

Inurnment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family in Harolds name. Harold Keith Kingery, the son of Roy J. and Ruby Gladys (Nauman) Kingery, was born on May 21, 1929, on the family farm near Afton, Iowa. Harold entered eternal rest on November 19, 2009, at the Afton Care Center, Afton, Iowa, at...

Dillard Paxton

Dillard Paxton

Nov 18, 2009

Inurnment will be 9:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 24, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa, with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW Post #1797 and Fred N. Davis Lorimor American Legion Post #96. Memorial contributions may be directed to the PKD Foundation. Dillard Ivan Paxton, the son of Joseph Ray and Minnie Mary (Meyers) Paxton, was born on...

Lucile Core

Lucile Core

Nov 16, 2009

Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Corning High School Scholarship Fund and/or the Corning Public Library. Anita Lucile Core, daughter of Prentis Omar and Ennice Aneita (Preston) Lawrence, was born on Wednesday, November 2, 1932 in Iowa City, Iowa. Lucile went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 16, 2009 at...

Leo W. Schaffer

Leo W. Schaffer

Nov 12, 2009

Burial will be at the East Fairview Cemetery in Lenox with Military Honors from the Corning American Legion OURCQ Post #0117. Memorials may be directed to the family. Leo William “Red” Schaffer, son of William Frank and Alta Almeda (Nash) Schaffer, was born on August 10, 1917 in Taylor County near Lenox, Iowa. Leo entered eternal rest on Thursday, November...

Larry V. Young

Larry V. Young

Nov 12, 2009

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Creston, Iowa. Memorials may be made in Larrys name. Larry Vincent Young, son of Francis Aloysious and Doris Irene (Miller) Young, was born on March 21, 1946 in the old Greater Community Hospital, Creston, Iowa. Larry went to be with his Lord on Thursday, November 12, 2009 after an extended illness at...

Kay Smith-Norris

Kay Smith-Norris

Nov 9, 2009

Inurnment will be at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Cromwell. Memorials may be directed to the family. Kay Smith-Norris, daughter of Floyd Dean and Nellie Marie (Peterson) Shell was born on Monday, January 19, 1942 in Adair County, near Casey, Iowa. Kay entered eternal rest on Sunday morning, November 8, 2009, at her home in Creston, at the age of sixty-seven...

Leland B. Mustain

Leland B. Mustain

Nov 9, 2009

A private graveside service will take place at a later date in Lelands hometown of Leon, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family, to be decided at a later date. Leland B. Mustain, son of Avery Ray and Jesse Marie (Bivens) Mustain, was born on November 10, 1922 in Otis, Colorado. Leland entered eternal rest on Monday, November 9,...

Mildred Milree Kissler

Mildred Milree Kissler

Nov 5, 2009

Interment will be at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning with a luncheon to follow at the United Methodist Church. Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church in Carl. Mildred Milree Kissler was born December 23, 1929 to Charlie Michael Reynolds and Mildred Cathleen Wallace in rural Adams County. Mildred entered eternal rest on Thursday, November 5, 2009...

Vernon Francis Maeder

Vernon Francis Maeder

Nov 5, 2009

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Creston, with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW #1797 and Williamson American Legion Post #719. Memorials may be directed to Creston Nursing and Rehab Center, Williamson American Legion, and/or Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Vernon Francis Maeder, the son of Joseph Tolbert and Julia Ann (Waters) Maeder, was born on June 9, 1925,...

Janet D. Reeves

Janet D. Reeves

Oct 28, 2009

Janet (Davenport) Reeves, age 87, passed peacefully to Heaven at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 30, 2009, at Pearson-Coen-Beaty Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston, Iowa. Family will receive friends from 9:30 - 10:30 A.M. Friday morning, one hour prior to the service. Rev....

Hollis W. Naven

Hollis W. Naven

Oct 19, 2009

Burial will be in the Prairie Rose Cemetery, Adams County, Iowa. Hollis W. Naven, 86, Corning, Iowa, died Monday afternoon, October 19, 2009 at Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, Iowa, following a period of declining health. Hollis Walter Naven was born March 3, 1923 on the family farm South of Brooks, Iowa, to Clarence Allen and Freda Mildred (Walter) Naven....

Edward Lee Schafer

Edward Lee Schafer

Oct 17, 2009

Internment will be a the Reno Catholic Cemetery in Cass County. Edward Lee Schafer, son of Seymore John and Helena Agnes (Waters) Schafer, was born at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa on April 3, 1948. Ed entered eternal rest on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at his home in Corning, Iowa at the age of sixty-one years. Ed lived...

Marie Lacox

Marie Lacox

Oct 5, 2009

Inurnment will be at the Methodist Grove Cemetery, southwest of Brooks. Marie Louise Elizabeth Bauer Lacox, 96 years, passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. She was most recently a resident at the Villisca Good Samaritan Care Center and before that, a resident of Corning (Westgate Apartments) and Nodaway. Marie...

Duane Lee Neely

Duane Lee Neely

Oct 4, 2009

Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW Post #1797. Memorials may be made in Duanes name to be decided at a later date. Duane Lee Neely, the son of Ronald Gene and Donna Jean (McFee) Neely, was born on October 14, 1955, at Primghar, Iowa in OBrien County near Sioux City. Duane entered...

Raymond R. Fogle

Raymond R. Fogle

Sep 26, 2009

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Creston with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW Post #1797. Memorials may be directed to the Creston Elks Lodge Building Fund. Raymond Rudolph Fogle, the son of Rudolph and Myrtle Myree (Stevens) Fogle, was born on March 30, 1927 on a farm northwest of Kellerton, Iowa. Ray entered eternal rest on...