Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Fonda M. Strong

Fonda M. Strong

Aug 9, 2008

Burial will be at the Oakland Cemetery in Quincy. Fonda “Peggy” Strong was born to Arthur and Rachel Peterson on April 1, 1929, in Carbon, Iowa. Peggy entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at the Corning Nursing Rehab Center in Corning, Iowa at the age of seventy-nine years old. Peggy has lived in Adams County her entire life...

Frank Tallmon

Frank Tallmon

Aug 4, 2008

Burial will be at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning with military honors from American Legion OURCQ Post #0117. Frank Lee Tallmon was born in Blue Mound, Kansas, November 1, 1910 to parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Costin) Tallmon. Frank entered eternal rest on Monday, August 4, 2008 at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa at the age of ninety-seven...

Juanita Johnston-Cooley

Juanita Johnston-Cooley

Jul 21, 2008

Burial will be at the Oakland Cemetery, Quincy, Iowa. Juanita Johnston-Cooley was born in Chariton, Iowa on May 27, 1909 to parents, Carl and Mae (Matheny) Atha. She went to be with Jesus at the Maple Crest Nursing Home in Omaha, Nebraska on July 21, 2008 at the age of ninety-nine years, one month and twenty-four days. When she was...

Mary A. Kenfield

Mary A. Kenfield

Jul 18, 2008

Burial will be at the Bohemain National Cemetery, Williamson, Iowa. Memorials may be made in Marys name. Mary Anna Kenfield was born on May 9, 1927, northeast of Prescott, Iowa to Rudolph and Gladys Faye (Coleman) Blazek. Mary entered into rest on July 18, 2008, at the Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age of eighty-one...

Opal Bird

Opal Bird

Jul 11, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family in Opals name. Opal Bird, one of six children born to George and Minnie (Zollinger-Estel) Tindle, was born in Ringgold County, near Diagonal, Iowa on June 16, 1917. Opal entered eternal rest on Friday, July 11, 2008 at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, at the...

Thomas E. Matya

Thomas E. Matya

Jul 1, 2008

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Corning, with Military Honors by OURCQ Post #117 American Legion. Memorials may be directed to Alegent Home Health and St. Patrick Catholic Church. Thomas Eugene Matya, Jr., the son of Thomas and Katherine (Browers) Matya, was born on September 8, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Thomas entered eternal rest on July 1, 2008,...

Verlea J. Sands

Verlea J. Sands

Jun 27, 2008

Family will greet friends at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 1, one hour prior to the service at Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa. Memorials may be made in the name of Verlea J. Sands to be decided at a later date. Verlea J. Sands, the daughter of Art and Hazel (Christie) Gay, was born on October 7, 1932, at Carbon, Iowa....

Don Scheel

Don Scheel

Jun 25, 2008

Burial will be at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Cromwell. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice and/or Trinity Lutheran Preschool. Donald Dean Scheel, the son of Frederick John and Vera Irene (Hubbard) Scheel, was born on November 16, 1937, at Gretna, Nebraska. Don entered eternal rest on June 25, 2008, at Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston, Iowa,...

Leonard R. Allen

Leonard R. Allen

Jun 20, 2008

No Visitation is planned. Military Honors by the Iowa National Guard. Memorials may be directed to the family. Leonard Ray Allen, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Carrie Ann (Cavitt) Allen, was born on May 1, 1917, at the home of his Grandparents west of Mt. Zion near Prescott, Iowa. Leonard entered eternal rest on June 20, 2008, at the...

Wilbur H. Clayton

Wilbur H. Clayton

Jun 16, 2008

Interment will be at the Greenfield Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Greater Regional Hospice House and/or Crest Ridge Estates. Wilbur Henry Clayton, the son of William Henry and Anna Mae (VanVleet) Clayton, was born on March 18, 1909 near Greenfield in Adair County, Iowa. Wilbur entered eternal rest on June 16, 2008, at Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Creston,...

Brandy Jo Harms

Brandy Jo Harms

Jun 10, 2008

A memorial fund has been established in Brandys name at Okey Vernon Bank in Corning, Iowa. Burial at Harlan Cememtery at 5:00PM on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Brandy Jo Harms, wife of Doug, mother of Tyler and daughter of Russ and Joan Chamberlain, was born November 14, 1978, in Harlan, Iowa. From the first day of her young life she...

Hadley Pauline

Hadley Pauline

Jun 7, 2008

Burial at Prairie Rose Cemetery. Pauline Hadley was born on November 11, 1913 to Elzy Perry and Isibelle Louisa (Schade) Baker, on a farm SW of Corning, IA. She passed away at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital on June 7, 2008 at the age of 94. Pauline grew up on farms and lived in the parental home built in 1913 which...

Charles Lomicka

Charles Lomicka

Jun 7, 2008

No visitation is planned. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Creston, Iowa, with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW Post #1797. Memorials may be made in Charlies name. Charles Michael Lomicka, the son of Charles Henry and Anna Marie (Sklenar) Lomicka, was born on March 21, 1921, at Creston, Iowa. Charlie entered eternal rest on June 7, 2008,...

Jeanne M. Shires

Jeanne M. Shires

Jun 6, 2008

Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Prescott, Iowa. Jeanne Hayes Hair Shires was born on January 6, 1924 to Paul and Vera Driftmeier Hayes in Clarinda, Iowa. She passed away at her home in Prescott on June 6, 2008 at the age of 84. Jeanne graduated from Prescott High School in 1941. On May 11, 1946 she married Robert D. (Bunny) Hair...

Richard Cantieri

Richard Cantieri

Jun 5, 2008

Burial at Calvary Cemetery in Corning with Military Honors by Corning American Legion-Ourcq Post #117. Memorials may be made to the Adams County Community Foundation; the Corning American Legion; and/or St. Patricks Catholic Church. Richard Wallace Cantieri was born on June 5, 1925 in Oak Park Illinois to John and Elizabeth (Gasparotto) Cantieri. He passed away on his birthday 83...

Matthew Brian Wynn

Matthew Brian Wynn

Jun 1, 2008

Burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning. Matthew Brian Wynn was born at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa on August 14, 1979, to parents Paul and Jackie (Amdor) Wynn. Matt entered eternal rest on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his home in Thayer, Iowa, at the age of twenty-eight years, nine months and nineteen days. He was raised...

Valora M. Jackson

Valora M. Jackson

May 30, 2008

Burial at Prairie Rose Cemetery in rural Corning, Iowa. Valora “Connie” (McIntire) Jackson was born on June 1, 1929, to parents Benjamin Franklin and Effie Syvilla (Dotson) McIntire, at their home in rural Adams County, Iowa. She was the first born child of three and the last one to leave the home. She attended Corning High School and graduated in...

Luetta M. Klos

Luetta M. Klos

May 21, 2008

Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton. Memorials may be made in Luettas name. Luetta Marie Klos, the daughter of Carl and Grace Irene (Beaman) Jennings, was born on January 20, 1931 in Clarke County, near Hopeville, Iowa. Luetta entered eternal rest on May 21, 2008, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age...

Pauline B. Wilkinson

Pauline B. Wilkinson

May 18, 2008

Burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery in rural Adams County. Pauline (Polly) Berniece Sanford was born on June 10, 1918, in Emporia, Kansas, to Herman and Luellen Dunn Sanford, and went to be with her Lord on May 18, 2008, at the age of 89 years. She married Orville Francis Wilkinson on November 11, 1935. She was the middle one of...

Maxine Thompson

Maxine Thompson

May 17, 2008

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church and/or American Heart Association. Maxine Thompson, the daughter of James Blaine and Maude Edrie (Anderson) Keefer, was born in Creston, Iowa on May 14, 1916. Maxine entered eternal rest on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Hillcrest Health Plaza in Bellevue, Nebraska at the...