OBITUARIES

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Mabel Swartz

Mabel Swartz

Jun 19, 2009

Mabel was born on January 17, 1913 and passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009. Mabel was a resident of Arnolds Park, Iowa.

Martha Hammans

Martha Hammans

Jun 16, 2009

Service: Memorials may be directed to the Winterset Public Library. Memorial: A private gathering will be held at a later date. Martha is survived by her son, Paul Hammans and his wife, LaVonne of Lorimor; her 2 grandchildren, Joshua Hammans and his wife, Kimberly of Virginia Beach, VA; Alyce Hammans of Iowa City; her great grandson, Hunter Hammans; a...

Mary Kay Lifer

Mary Kay Lifer

Jun 14, 2009

Mary Kay Lifer, daughter of Elvie Bailey and Gertie Lacey Bailey, was born December 10, 1939 at Little Rock, Arkansas and died June 14, 2009 in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 69 years, 6 months, and 4 days. Mary grew up in San Joaquin Valley, California, the Visalia area. She married Don Little and they were parents of...

Michael Mcfarland

Michael Mcfarland

Jun 13, 2009

Michael McFarland was born March 31, 1948 in Leon, Iowa to Jack and Niada (Honn) McFarland. Michael was a Navy Veteran and worked as an Operating Engineer for Corell Construction. He had many skills and enjoyed being a jack of all trades which included woodworking and creating wacky cooking recipes. Michael was preceded in death by his parents. Michael...

Paul E. Kennedy

Paul E. Kennedy

Jun 11, 2009

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Phyllis J. Stiles

Phyllis J. Stiles

Jun 9, 2009

Phyllis Jean Whisler Stiles was born January 12, 1938 in the Whisler Family farmhouse established in 1856 southwest of Panora, Iowa in Guthrie County, Iowa. Her parents were Paul and Alberta Reeves Whisler and her grandparents were Jesse and Julia Wilcox Reeves and Frank and Hollie Smithson Whisler. Phyllis died June 9, 2009 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon...

Martha Campbell

Martha Campbell

Jun 5, 2009

Martha Catherine Meier Campbell, daughter of Peter Meier Jr and Elizabeth Ann Haberer Meier, was born March 17, 1916, on her parents' farm in Boone County, Iowa and died June 5, 2009 at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, CA at the age of 93 years, 2 months and 19 days. Martha graduated from Perry High School and...

Mehl M. Bequette

Mehl M. Bequette

May 31, 2009

Service: Memorials may be directed to the family. Memorial: A Memorial Gathering will be held Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Patterson Community Building where the family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. There will be no services or viewing since Mr. Bequette has been cremated. Mehl is survived by his children, Gary Bequette...

Mabel Rose

Mabel Rose

May 28, 2009

Mabel Elizabeth Rose, 94, of Hawthorne, NV and Mesa, AZ, died at Mount Grant Hospital on May 28, 2009. Mabel was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on October 21, 1914 to John and Lily (Schulz) Leiss. She had been a resident of Hawthorne since 1942, moving there from Iowa. She was a longtime member of the Community Presbyterian Church...

Ethelean Elizabeth Severns

Ethelean Elizabeth Severns

May 28, 2009

Ethelean passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Ethelean was a resident of Iowa.

Ronald G. Woodley

Ronald G. Woodley

May 25, 2009

Ronald G. Woodley was born October 17, 1925 in Cherokee, Iowa; the son of M. B. and Effie (McCullough) Woodley. He was married to Bettie Jean Nitzche for 28 years and to this union two daughters were born, Connie and Peggy. He later married Norma (Kirk) Hines on April 4, 1976 in Winterset, Iowa. Ronald is survived by his...

Violet Fay Sigler

Violet Fay Sigler

May 25, 2009

Violet was born on November 16, 1922 and passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009. Violet was a resident of Coon Rapids, Iowa.

Channing Duane Robinson

Channing Duane Robinson

May 24, 2009

Channing Duane Robinson, son of Duane Wilbur Robinson and Verva Mae Kempf Robinson was born March 13, 1940 in Des Moines, IA and passed away May 24, 2009 at Bright Kavanagh Hospice in Des Moines, IA. He was 69 years old. Channing graduated from Dawson High School in 1958 and immediately began farming with his father. He was always...

Donald E. Thomas

Donald E. Thomas

May 23, 2009

Donald Eldon Thomas was born April 10, 1934 on a farm near Pitzer in Madison County, Iowa, to Eldon and Buelah (Eyerly) Thomas. He was a 1953 graduate of Winterset High School. His marriage to Margaret Hester took place on March 10, 1957 and to this union four children were born. He later married Esther Agee Cox on September...

Frances Nadine Friedrichsen

Frances Nadine Friedrichsen

May 22, 2009

Frances Nadine Friedrichsen, daughter of Vinton Parker and Laverna "Babe" Black Parker, was born September 9, 1929 in Perry, Iowa, and died May 22, 2009 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Frances graduated from Perry High School in 1947 and then took clerical training. She...

Nadine L. Anderson

Nadine L. Anderson

May 20, 2009

Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Nadine Anderson, 87. Nadine died Wednesday at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry.

Delp Ronald Sr.

Delp Ronald Sr.

May 18, 2009

Delp passed away on Monday, May 18, 2009. Delp was a resident of Grand Junciton, Iowa.

Evelyn Eckles

Evelyn Eckles

May 18, 2009

Evelyn was born November 6, 1932 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of George W. and Vava Gladys (Delaplain) Shade. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1949 and later married Dean B. Eckles on November 20, 1949 in Winterset. Evelyn is survived by her partner, Jack Jeffs of Winterset; her daughter, Patricia Weeks and husband, Steve of Winterset;...

Louise Harmsen Smith

Louise Harmsen Smith

May 14, 2009

Louise Harmsen Smith 87, of Perry, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at the Perry Health Care Center.Louise was born October 7, 1921, in Audubon, Iowa to Hans C. and Ana (Michaelson) Christensen. She lived in Walnut, Brayton, and Atlantic, Iowa before moving to Perry, Iowa. She married Martin C. Harmsen on August 22, 1937. He...

Marie Heath

Marie Heath

May 12, 2009

Marie passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Marie was a resident of Jefferson, Iowa.