Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Marilyn J. Steele

Marilyn J. Steele

Jan 30, 2009

Burial will be at the Carl Cemetery in Adams County. Memorials may be directed to the Corning Youth Boosters. Marilyn Joyce Steele was born near Mt. Etna, Iowa on Sunday, January 5, 1936 to parents Charles Elmer and Gladys Viola (Bilderback) Hight. Marilyn entered eternal rest on Friday, January 30, 2009 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at...

Helen A. Mernaugh

Helen A. Mernaugh

Jan 27, 2009

No Visitation is planned. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Creston. Memorials may be directed to Holy Spirit Catholic Church and/or St. Malachy School. Helen Aramantha Mernaugh, the daughter of John and Myrtle Belle (Beam) McIntyre, was born on November 5, 1914, at Letcher, South Dakota. Helen entered eternal rest on January 27, 2009, at Creston Nursing and...

Lois Mitchell

Lois Mitchell

Jan 17, 2009

Burial will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Gus, Iowa. Memorials may be made in Lois Name. Lois Darlene (Ridnour) Mitchell, youngest daughter of Joseph Rufus and Delphia Verda (Means) Ridnour, was born June 19, 1920 at her home in Adams County. Lois passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa...

Dorothy M. Yearington

Dorothy M. Yearington

Jan 15, 2009

Private family burial will be 2:00PM on Tuesday at the Victoria Cemetery near Massena, Iowa. Dorothy Marie Yearington, 90, of Corning, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Nora Springs Care Center. A celebration of life service for Dorothy will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, January 20th at the Christian Church in Corning, Iowa. There will be open visitation...

David E. Fife

David E. Fife

Jan 9, 2009

Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Corning. Memorials may be directed to the family of David E. Fife and/or The United Methodist Church in Corning. David Edward Fife, son of Edward Arthur and Rosena Ruth (Adamson) Fife was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 7, 1946. David entered eternal rest on Friday, January 9, 2009 at...

Dean Hartsook

Dean Hartsook

Jan 7, 2009

Pastor Dwayne Henrichs will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Creston Fire Department. Dean Richard Hartsook, the son of Ralph S. and Elsie (Capps) Hartsook, was born on April 14, 1930, in Richland Township, west of Orient in Adair County, Iowa. Dean entered eternal rest on January 7, 2009, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center,...

Harold L. Williams

Harold L. Williams

Jan 5, 2009

Burial will be at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Mt. Etna, rural Adams County, with Military Honors provided by OURCQ Post #117, Corning American Legion. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association and/or Mt. Etna Church of the Brethren. Harold LeRoy Williams, son of Selby and Tressie (Yarrington) Williams, was born on December 1, 1916 in Adair County...

Marsha J. Engle

Marsha J. Engle

Dec 21, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Foundation. Marsha Jean Engle, the daughter of Roy Leo and Martha Jean (Allen) Moore, was born on March 30, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Marsha entered eternal rest on December 21, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of sixty-four...

Ilene Johnston

Ilene Johnston

Dec 16, 2008

Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Prescott. Memorials may be directed to the family in Ilenes name. Ilene Marie (Polson) Johnston, daughter of Forest J. and Lela Marian (Reed) Polson, was born February 2, 1927 on a farm north of Prescott, Iowa, and passed away at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida on December 16, 2008. On November 6, 1950,...

Vera P. Emerson

Vera P. Emerson

Dec 15, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice Home and/or the United Methodist Church. Vera Pearle Farnsworth was born March 1, 1923, in Pleasant Township, Afton, Iowa, to Lester John and Pearle (Nee LeCocq) Farnsworth. She attended schools in Afton, Prescott, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and graduated from Creston...

Mabel Swaim

Mabel Swaim

Dec 14, 2008

Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice. Mabel Blanche Swaim, the daughter of John and Marie (Mika) Pashek, was born December 20, 1911 on the family farm in Adams County near Nevinville, Iowa. Mabel entered eternal rest on December 14, 2008, at Crest Haven Care Centre, Creston, Iowa, at the age of ninety-six...

Carol L. Griffith

Carol L. Griffith

Dec 10, 2008

Burial will be at the Nodaway Cemetery in rural Adams County, Nodaway, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed the Adams County Speedway. Carol LaVonne Griffith was born on August 8, 1947 to Ernest Lee and Bernice Lucille (Anderson) Brown in Creston, Iowa. Carol entered eternal rest on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at her home in Brooks, Iowa...

Orval E. Boswell

Orval E. Boswell

Dec 5, 2008

Burial will be at the Victoria Cemetery with Military Honors by Williamson American Legion #719. Memorials may be directed to St. Peters U.C.C. and/or Greater Regional Hospice Home. Orval Elza Boswell, the son of Elza Lamont and Mabel Gertrude (Scott) Boswell, was born on a farm on October 10, 1923, in rural Adams County, near Corning, Iowa. Orval entered eternal...

Bonnie Mooney

Bonnie Mooney

Dec 3, 2008

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Corning. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Corning Nursing Rehab Center in Corning, Iowa. Bonnie Lou Mooney was born on April 29, 1935 to Arthur J. and Elnora G. (Shulte) OTool in Sac City, Iowa. Bonnie entered eternal rest on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Corning Nursing Rehab Center in...

Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards

Dec 3, 2008

Steven Edwards, age 54, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in Corning, Iowa. Inurnment will be at the Weirich Cemetery at Lyman, Cass County, Iowa at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the...

Ladean G. Hermansen

Ladean G. Hermansen

Nov 23, 2008

Burial will be at the Carl Cemetery in rural Adams County. Memorial contributions may be directed to Corning Nursing Rehab Center in Corning, Iowa. LaDean Gertrude (Shinkle) Hermansen was born on September 10th, 1920. She was the last of eight children to Luther Franklin and Laura Jane (Fickel) Shinkle. She was born at home, south of Carl, Iowa. LaDean entered...

Pat Harpin

Pat Harpin

Nov 20, 2008

A luncheon will follow the Memorial Service at the First Christian Church in Creston. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice. Mary Patricia Harpin, the daughter of Glenn Edgar and May Fayrene (Burchett) Proctor, was born on June 13, 1924, at Burlington, Iowa. Pat entered eternal rest on November 20, 2008, at Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation, Creston, Iowa, at...

Ilene Maeder

Ilene Maeder

Nov 19, 2008

A luncheon will immediately follow the service at the Parish Center. Interment will be at the Greenfield Cemetery at 3:00 PM Saturday. Memorial contributions may be directed to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital and/or St. Patrick Catholic Church. Rosella Ilene Maeder, the daughter of Joseph Tolbert and Julia Ann (Waters) Maeder, was born on March 19, 1916, near Massena, in Cass...

Harold W. Warnock

Harold W. Warnock

Nov 13, 2008

Burial will be at the Carl Cemetery in Adams County, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to th Carl United Methodist Church. Harold Warnock, the son of Welrose Marshall and Emma (Steele) Warnock, was born on April 11, 1910, at Carl, Iowa. Harold entered eternal rest on November 13, 2008, at Corning Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Corning, Iowa, at the age...

Albert W. Boswell

Albert W. Boswell

Nov 5, 2008

Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital. Albert William Boswell the son of Elza Lemont and Mabel Gertrude (Scott) Boswell, was born on March 31, 1918 in Mt. Etna, Iowa. Albert entered eternal rest on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Corning Nursing Rehab in Corning, Iowa at the age of ninety...