OBITUARIES

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Raymond Dean Ford

Raymond Dean Ford

Mar 22, 2009

Raymond Dean Ford, son of Hugh Ford and Irene Schissel Ford, was born June 10, 1943 in Cushing, Iowa, and died March 22, 2009 at his home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 65 years, 9 months and 12 days. Mass Of Christian Burial was at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Perry,...

Mary Bernice Saunders

Mary Bernice Saunders

Mar 22, 2009

Mary passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Mary was a resident of Iowa.

Alberta Mary Knoll

Alberta Mary Knoll

Mar 21, 2009

Alberta Mary Knoll, daughter of John H. Stockburger and Mary Rose Wolber Stockburger, was born September 24, 1911 on a farm north of Bouton, Iowa, and died March 21, 2009 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa at the age of 97 years, 5 months and 27 days. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday March 26, 2009,...

Cheryl Joyce Carrel

Cheryl Joyce Carrel

Mar 15, 2009

Cheryl was born on September 28, 1944 and passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2009. Cheryl was a resident of Woodward, Iowa.

Karen Jean Roberts

Karen Jean Roberts

Mar 14, 2009

Karen Jean Jones Roberts, daughter of Robert Clare Jones and Orpha Marie Laughman Jones was born November 4, 1942 at 602 S. Second Street in Perry, Iowa and died March 14, 2009 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 66 years, 4 months, and 10 days. Karen grew up in Perry, attending Lincoln...

Waneta Plath

Waneta Plath

Mar 10, 2009

Waneta Faye Plath, daughter of Samuel Delbert Anderson and Ruth Minerva Raaz Anderson, was born October 22, 1934 in Jamaica, Greene County, Iowa, and died March 11, 2009 at the Boone County Hospital in Boone, Iowa, at the age of 74 years, 4 months and 19 days. Growing up, she lived in Cooper, Iowa. She attended and graduated from...

Glenn R. Reed

Glenn R. Reed

Mar 8, 2009

Glenn R. Reed was born April 29, 1934 in Madison County, Iowa, the son of Clyde and Edith (Huss) Reed. He served in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1956. Glenn later married Bertha Louise Bailey on February 14, 1957 in Des Moines, Iowa. Glenn is survived by his wife, Bertha of Winterset; two sons, Michael Reed (Launa)...

Edna Florence Albright

Edna Florence Albright

Mar 8, 2009

Edna Florence Albright, daughter of Hershel Houston and Nova Ruth Kirkman Houston was born April 27, 1928 in Arroll, Missouri and died March 8, 2009 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 11 days. Edna graduated from High School in Grand Junction, Iowa. On March 30, 1947, she...

Craig Allen Mcdowell

Craig Allen Mcdowell

Mar 2, 2009

Funeral Services were held for Craig Allen McDowell, son of Gary Neil McDowell and Jaclynn Sue Rutenbeck McDowell, was born December 10, 1968, in Perry, Iowa and died Monday, March 2, 2009 in Perry, at the age of 40 years, 2 months and 22 days. A Service Of Remembrance was held at 7:00 p.m. Friday March 6, 2009at Hastings...

Robert L. Heater

Robert L. Heater

Feb 27, 2009

Robert "Bob" Heater was born November 1, 1913 at Rippey, Iowa. He died February 27, 2009 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 95 years. Bob was a life long farmer in Greene County and raised the best beef cattle in the midwest. Robert married Vera Anschutz on May 4, 1931. They lived...

Don Ziemann

Don Ziemann

Feb 17, 2009

Don was born December 25, 1922 in Madison County near Van Meter; to Otto and Eveline (Wishmier) Ziemann. He graduated from Van Meter High School and was united in marriage to Norma Fogler on June 15, 1945 in Patterson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Norma on July 23, 2002; a daughter, Donella and a...

Leonard R. Gortmaker

Leonard R. Gortmaker

Feb 16, 2009

Leonard Raymond Gortmaker, son of Wirt Gortmaker and Susie Frieze, was born September 8, 1918 in Foley, Minnesota, and died February 16, 2009 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 5 months, and 8 days. Leonard attended school in Turner County, South Dakota. He farmed with his father near Parker, South...

Edna Kephart

Edna Kephart

Feb 13, 2009

Edna was born April 5, 1917 in Peru, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Marvie (Smith) Kephart. She lived most of her life at the Horton’s County Home which later became Summerset Haven in Madison County. When Summerset Haven closed, Edna moved to the Winterset Care Center North. She was preceded in death by her parents and 11 siblings,...

Margaret Mae Jordan

Margaret Mae Jordan

Feb 12, 2009

Margaret Mae Jordan, daughter of Fred Maddux and Alice Nystrom Maddux, was born February 19, 1919 in Mora, Minnesota and died at her home in Jefferson, Iowa, on February 12, 2009 at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 23 days. Her family was anticipating celebrating her 90th birthday in a week. Margaret moved with her family to...

Ed Schilling

Ed Schilling

Feb 6, 2009

Edward George Schilling, son of George Emerson Schilling and Esther Lavon Ritter Schilling, was born January 1, 1924 north of Jefferson, Iowa and died February 6, 2009 at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 5 days. Ed, as he was fondly known, graduated from Jefferson High School in...

Virginia Jones

Virginia Jones

Feb 3, 2009

Virginia Lee Saum was born November 12, 1923 in Jamaica, Iowa, the daughter of Leland A. and Myrtle L. (Haynes) Saum. She was a 1941 graduate of Winterset High School and on September 9, 1941 she married Hubert Jones in Maryville, MO. To this union three children were born, Garnalee, Rodney and Mindy. Survivors include two daughters, Garnalee Chandler...

Wilfred Lansman, Jr.

Wilfred Lansman, Jr.

Feb 2, 2009

Wilfred Gene Lansman Jr., son of Wilfred Eugene Lansman Sr. and Lucille Arbutice Blanchard Lansman, was born September 7, 1949 in Carroll, Iowa, and died February 2, 2009 in Rippey, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 4 months and 25 days. Willie, as he was lovingly known, started school when he was four in Guthrie Center, Iowa. His...

Diana J. Springer

Diana J. Springer

Feb 2, 2009

Diana Jeanne Springer was born June 9, 1938 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa, to LaVerne Spearing and Alma Marie Crispin Spearing and died February 2, 2009 at the Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 70 years, 5 months, and 23 days. She was married in Princeton, MO, to Roy...

Lester Donald Gardiner, Sr.

Lester Donald Gardiner, Sr.

Jan 31, 2009

Lester Donald Gardiner Perry, Iowa Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Lester Donald Gardiner, 97, of Perry. Mr. Gardiner died Saturday at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry. Funeral Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 4 at the Woodward Methodist Church with burial in the Woodward Cemetery. Visitation will be at the...

Charles Dean

Charles Dean

Jan 30, 2009

Chuck Dean, 47, of Macksburg, died Friday, January 30, 2009 at his home. Chuck will be deeply missed by his wife, Rhonda of Macksburg, his five daughters, Tonya Payton and husband, Lenny of Ackworth, GA; Misty Miller; Amy Smith and husband, Dan; Jenifer Dean all of Des Moines; Jess Vandwater of Macksburg; his father, Richard Dean and his wife,...