OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Ronald D. Reitz
September 30, 2008
A memorial service for Ron will be held at a later date at the Perry Country Club.
Earl Conard
September 29, 2008
A memorial celebration is planned for Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Sahuaro Baptist Church in Tucson, Arizona. He is survived by a daughter, Yvonne Meyer of Tucson, AZ; a son, Kenneth Conard (Carol) of Winterset; 6 grandsons, Joel, Jeremy, Jamie Conard of Winterset, Daniel Conard of West Des Moines, Steve Mead of Winterset, and David Meyer of Evergreen,...
Lucile Marie Friedrichsen
September 27, 2008
Lucile Marie Nagel Friedrichsen was born September 27, 1910 at her childhood home in Wichita, Kansas and died September 27, 2008 at the Perry Lutheran Home at the age of 98 years. She was the second of five children born to Henry John and Marie Anna Moser Nagel. As a youth she helped on the family farm and stayed...
Richard C. Loest
September 25, 2008
Richard C. Dick Loest was born October 18, 1938 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Carl and Dorothy (Nunn) Loest. After graduating from high School and attending junior college in Calgary, Dick moved to Des Moines and attended Drake University; where he was a member of the SAE fraternity. He later married Rene Shipley on March 26, 1978...
Nancy Jean Mcclintick
September 24, 2008
Nancy Jean McClintick, daughter of Keith Harder Louk and Jeanne DeWitt Louk was born on September 12, 1942 in Jefferson, Iowa and died September 24, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 66 years, and 12 days. Nancy graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. She married Hubert McClintick on April 7, 1961...
Mary Ann Erwin
September 22, 2008
Mary Ann Erwin, daughter of John Henry Fischer and Mary Elizabeth Emberling Fischer, was born on February 3, 1933 in Perry, Iowa and died September 22, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 7 months, and 19 days. Mary Ann grew up in Perry and graduated from Perry High School. She married Hershel Erwin on...
Theresa Cain Harkin
September 21, 2008
Theresa Elleen Dooley was born December 27, 1931 in Des Moines, the daughter of Thomas Bertram and Laura (Kelly) Dooley. She attended rural Madison County Schools before attending Mt. Loretto’s in Council Bluffs graduating in 1949. She married Hugh Francis Cain in 1952 at St. John’s in Cumming and after his death in 1964 she married Joseph Harkin in...
Joe Wesley Griffith
September 18, 2008
Joe was born on April 18, 1931 and passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Joe was a resident of Jefferson, Iowa.
Hannah Louise Swain
September 12, 2008
Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of arrangements for Hannah Louise Swain, 68, of Jefferson. Hannah died September 12 at the Greene County Medical Center. She is survived by her sons, Larry Swain (Jannet), and Lance Swain (Colleen), both of Jefferson; daughter, Delona Lagunas of Benton, Arkansas; 5 grandchildren; sister, Ruth Lee of California. Private services will...
Charles King
September 9, 2008
Charles ‘Bill’ King was born April 15, 1933 in Macksburg, Iowa, the son of George and Daisy Dell (Herren) King. He graduated from Lorimor High School and then went on to serve in the United States Army during the Korean War. Bill later married Barbara Jo Dowler on August 10, 1953 in Fort Bellvoir, Virginia. Together they raised their...
Patsy Joan Stofer Dowd
September 2, 2008
Patsy Joan Stofer Dowd was born May 5, 1931 in Greenbrier Township, near Cooper, Iowa to Claude Stofer and Mary Elizabeth Miller Stofer and died September 2, 2008 at Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard, Nebraska at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 27 days. She graduated from Cooper High School where she was active in basketball. After...
Lavern Schirmbeck
August 31, 2008
LaVern passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008. LaVern was a resident of Jefferson, Iowa.
Sharon Street
August 28, 2008
Sharon was born December 9, 1963 in Nixon, Nevada; the daughter of Ronald and Ardythe (Rhodes) Kochampanasken. Sharon married Larry Street and had lived in the Winterset area since 1992. She is survived by her husband, Larry Street of Winterset; her mother, Ardythe Kochampanasken of Nixon, Nevada; two children, Carisa Kochampanasken Street of Anadaroka, Oklahoma, Richard Street and wife,...
Lucile (Ogburn) Martens
August 22, 2008
Lucile Hazel Ogburn was born April 13, 1917 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of William Oscar and Cassie (Hess) Ogburn. She graduated from Winterset Schools and taught for several years in country schools in Madison County. Lucile’s marriage to Irvin Martens took place on June 20, 1943 in West Des Moines. Following their marriage they lived in Baltimore,...
Marie Mischke
August 20, 2008
Marie Mischke, daughter of Charles M. Arbuckle and Winifred Pettit Arbuckle was born July 13, 1914 at Trenton, Missouri and died August 20, 2008 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 94 Years, 1 Month, and 7 Days. Marie moved to Jefferson when she was just 3 months old. She attended the country...
J.D. Wildin
August 12, 2008
J.D. Wildin was born May 19, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Vin and Kathy (Henson) Wildin. He graduated from Winterset High School where he was active in many sports. His marriage to Lynn Utsler took place on August 24, 1996 and to this union a son was born, Jayden. J.D. is survived by his wife, Lynn...
Charles 'Burt' Bennett
July 24, 2008
Charles Burton Bennett was born in Madison County, Iowa at the family farm on July 7, 1927, the son of Kyle and Fannie (Gideon) Bennett. He attended Winterset Schools and later entered the United States Army at the age of 17. He married Inez Woods in 1992. She preceded him in death on April 11, 2008. He is survived...
Carl 'Dean' Mcneley
July 23, 2008
Carl Dean McNeley was born June 6, 1930 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Roy Russell and Lottie (Hamblin) McNeley. He was the tenth child of fourteen. He is survived by his siblings; Mary Jungst of Winterset, Gladys Archer (Francis) of Logan, Billy McNeley (Shirley) of Lorimor, and Donald McNeley (Mary Lou) of Wichita, KS; and several nieces and...
Dwaine A. Koch
July 19, 2008
Dwaine Alfred Koch was born June 5, 1925 in Madison County near DeSoto, the son of Alfred and Nora (Lienemann) Koch. He was a 1943 graduate of DeSoto High School. On February 12, 1950 he married Irene Rehbein at the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Dwaine was a farmer his whole life beginning...
Patrick Franklin Kelley
July 14, 2008
Pat Kelley was born March 25, 1950 at The Boone County Hospital to Gladys and James A. Kelley. Pat passed away July 14, 2008. He served in the United States Air Force, and was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the National Defense Service Metal, Vietnam Service Metal with one bronze star, and the Vietnam...


