Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Florence James

Florence James

Nov 3, 2008

Burial will be at the Forest Hill Cemetery near Mt. Etna in Adams County. Memorials may be directed to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital and/or United Methodist Church of Corning. Florence James the daughter of Alva and Pearl (Morgan) Bissell, was born on July 6, 1911 in Mutual, Oklahoma. Florence entered eternal rest on Monday, November 3, 2008 at Alegent Health...

Dale Calkins

Dale Calkins

Nov 1, 2008

Burial will be at the Lincoln Center Cemetery in rural Adams County. Dale “Ding” Calkins the son of Franklin and Anna Pearl (Septer) Calkins, was born on March 26, 1915 in Holt County, near Lynch, Nebraska. Dale entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at the age of ninety-three years, seven...

Robert E. Clem

Robert E. Clem

Nov 1, 2008

Inurnment will be at the Graceland Cemetery with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens Post #1797. Memorials may be directed to the First Christian Church or the Creston Animal Rescue Effort. Robert Everett Clem, the son of Charles Everett and Edith Daisy (Rose) Clem, was born on April 15, 1923, at Creston, Iowa. Edith died on May 5, 1923 and...

Ellen M. Bochniak

Ellen M. Bochniak

Oct 20, 2008

Buial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Ellen “Bunny” (Haasjes) Bochniak, the daughter of Jimmy and Loraine (Beltman) Haasjes, was born on February 23, 1949, at Chicago, Illinois. Ellen entered eternal rest on October 20, 2008, at Greater Regional Medical Center, Creston, Iowa, at the age of fifty-nine years, seven months, and twenty-seven...

Bill And Vona Fryrear

Bill And Vona Fryrear

Oct 17, 2008

Vona J. Fryrear, 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 17, 2008 after a 15 year battle with Alzheimers. She was born and raised in Villisca, Iowa. Vona was the youngest of six children born to Thomas K. and Myrtle E. Wheeler. E. J. “Bill” Fryrear, 80, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his daughters home on...

Mary Starry

Mary Starry

Oct 16, 2008

Burial at the Graceland Cemetery at a later date. Mary Agnes (Cain) Starry was born June 22, 1921 to Joseph and Rose Katherine (Krohmer) Cain, Jr. near Lenox, Iowa in Adams County. Mary entered eternal rest on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Creston Nursing Rehab in Creston, Iowa at the age of eighty-seven years, three month and twenty-six days. Mary...

Frances L. Jungst

Frances L. Jungst

Oct 15, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Salem Lutheran Church, and/or Iowa Hospice. Frances L. Jungst was born May 1, 1919 to Frances Mabel (Kilgore) and John Albert Peterson near Creston in Platt Township, Union County, Iowa. Frances entered eternal rest on October 15, 2008, at Rolling Green Village, Nevada,...

Leland W. Swanger

Leland W. Swanger

Sep 27, 2008

Leland William Swanger, 92, died of congestive heart failure Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 1 to 8 p.m., with family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at Pearson-Coen-Beaty Family Funeral Service in Creston. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Orient Methodist Church in...

Erin Kelly Putzier

Erin Kelly Putzier

Sep 24, 2008

Inurnment will be at the Calvary Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the family. Erin Kelly Putzier, the daughter of Kevin Ray Putzier and Denise Ann Tedrow, was born on February 13, 1986, at Fullerton, California. Erin entered eternal rest on September 24, 2008, at Creighton University Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of twenty-two years, seven months, and twelve...

Helen M. Schadde

Helen M. Schadde

Sep 23, 2008

No Visitation is planned. Burial will be private at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the Salem Lutheran Church. Helen Marie Schadde, the only child of Fredrick Edward and Mary A. (Nord) Schadde, was born on April 5, 1923, at Creston, Iowa. Helen entered eternal rest on September 23, 2008, at Osceola Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Osceola, Iowa, at...

William Steele

William Steele

Sep 12, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery, Creston. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice. William Arthur “Bill” Steele, the son of Dwight Ralph and Grace Emma (Wakefield) Steele, was born on July 8, 1920, at Creston, Iowa. Bill entered eternal rest on September 12, 2008 at the Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age...

Mary Magdeline Dow

Mary Magdeline Dow

Sep 10, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery, Creston. Memorials may be made in Marys name. Mary Magdeline Dow, the daughter of John and Teresia (Swobodnik) Muschong, was born October 13, 1923, at Salem, Oregon. Mary entered eternal rest on September 10, 2008, at the Renown Medical Center Skilled Nursing in Reno, Nevada, at the age of eighty-four years, ten months,...

Raymond Lischer

Raymond Lischer

Sep 6, 2008

Raymond Fred Lischer went to be with our Lord on September 6, 2008 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. He was surrounded by family members in his final hours. Ray was 90 years old. Ray was born in Massena, Iowa on January 12, 1918. He was the third son of Fred and Blanche Lischer. He graduated from Red Oak...

Lois Scott

Lois Scott

Sep 5, 2008

Private Graveside Service. Lois Laughlin Scott of Dallas Center, Iowa, was born on July 12, 1916, to John and Maude (Krum) Laughlin in Spokane, Washington, and entered into rest on September 5, 2008, at the Taylor House in Des Moines at the age of ninety-two years, one month and twenty-five days. She was the only child of her parents to...

Rex L. Jones

Rex L. Jones

Aug 28, 2008

Cremated remains will be scattered at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Central Iowa. Rex LeRoy Jones, the son of Wesley William and Mamie Opal (Brown) Jones, was born on August 13, 1936, at his parents home in Murray, Iowa. Rex entered eternal rest on August 28, 2008, at his home in Tingley, Iowa, at the...

Greg Andrews

Greg Andrews

Aug 24, 2008

Gregory L. Andrews, the son of Clarence Lloyd and Bertha Mae (Lovell) Andrews, was born on January 5, 1956 in Vinton, Iowa. Greg entered eternal rest on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at the age of fifty-two years, seven months, and twenty days. Greg graduated from Urbana High School in 1974 and continued...

John W. Stalder

John W. Stalder

Aug 24, 2008

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the Methodist Grove Cemetery, southwest of Brooks, rural Adams County. John William Stalder was born November 21, 1913 in Adams County, Iowa and passed away August 24, 2008. He was the son of James and Elsie Myers Stalder. In adulthood he moved to Reno, Nevada. He married...

Winifred H. Britten

Winifred H. Britten

Aug 17, 2008

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to St. Malachy School and/or Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Winifred Henrietta (Clarahan) Britten was born September 29, 1912, to Joseph and Henrietta (Besser) Clarahan in Harper, Iowa. She graduated from Harper High School and Ottumwa Heights College. On June 6, 1933, Winifred married Herman Britten in Harper, Iowa. They...

E. Max Brown

E. Max Brown

Aug 15, 2008

Burial will be at the Westerville Cemetery north of Grand River, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Congregate Meal Site, Creston. Ellree Max Brown, the son of Ellree Monroe and Mary (Greenland) Brown, was born October 30, 1931 in Decatur County, Iowa near Grand River. Max entered eternal rest peacefully at Greater Regional Medical Center on Friday, August 15,...

Lois Oswald

Lois Oswald

Aug 15, 2008

Lois passed away on Friday, August 15, 2008. Lois was a resident of Iowa.