OBITUARIES
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Edwin L. Bates
Jul 11, 2009
Edwin LeRoy Bates, son of Don Arnold Bates was born March 7, 1943 in Grimes, Iowa, and died at his home in Windsor Heights, Iowa, July 11, 2009 at the age of 66 years, 4 months and 4 days. Ed attended Johnston High School, graduating in 1961. While in high school he lettered in four sports and his interest...
Phyllis V. Sturtz
Jul 7, 2009
Phyllis was born November 30, 1923 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of William Ray and Myrl (Tyer) Leach. She married Norman Sturtz on January 25, 1986 at the Little Brown Church of the Vail in Nashua, Iowa. She is survived by her husband, Norman Sturtz of Winterset, two sons, Larry (Linda) Simmons of St. Charles; Bruce (Kathy) Simmons...
Nedra M. Cornelius
Jul 6, 2009
Nedra Maxine Cornelius passed Monday July 6, 2009 at the Dallas County Hospital of Perry Iowa at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 20 days. Nedra was welcomed to her home near Bagley by Otis and Elizabeth (Duncan) Whitcher on March 16, 1913. She was baptized at the Bagley Christian Church; where she would later teach Sunday...
Gertrude F. Folz
Jul 6, 2009
Gertrude Fay Folz (Sailer), born November 10, 1913 to Herbert and Irma (Jamison) Sailer in Jefferson, Iowa died July 6, 2009 at the Boone County Hospital of Boone, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 7 months, and 26 days. Gertrude grew up in the Jefferson area attending the country school. On February 10, 1937 Gertrude took Franklin Lewis...
Albert Jenkins
Jun 26, 2009
Arthur Albert Jenkins, the son of Arthur Reginald Jenkins and Agnes Elizabeth Muir Jenkins, was born March 13, 1921, in Sebeka, Minnesota, and died Friday, June 26, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Services were held at 1:00 p.m.Tuesday, June 30 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Burial was in Violet Hill Cemetery. Pastor Charles Compton...
Brandie Bermudez
Jun 26, 2009
Brandie Sue Bermudez, daughter of, Roy Rex Kilts and Gay Lynn Beaman, was born May 1, 1978 in Iowa City, Iowa, and died June 26, 2009 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 31 years. She lived all of her life in Perry and graduated in 1997 from Perry High School. Brandie loved children...
Lois E. Estell
Jun 26, 2009
Lois was born March 28, 1923 in Madison County, Iowa, to John and Inus (Pace) Potter. The second of three daughters, Lois grew up on a farm where she learned and loved to cook. She married E. Wayne Estell on August 9, 1944 and established their lifelong home in Winterset. Lois worked at the Selective Services Office during World...
Lois M. Lamborn
Jun 21, 2009
Lois M. Lamborn was born December 3, 1938 in St. Louis County, Missouri, the daughter of Louis and Leona (Wooldridge) Moeller. She graduated from Herculanium High School in Missouri and later attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri and Ouachita College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was united in marriage to Richard Lamborn August 15, 1958 at the First Baptist...
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
May 28, 2009
Ethelean passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Ethelean was a resident of Iowa.
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
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.


