OBITUARIES
All Obituaries
Wanda J. Davis (Flynn) Cox
January 12, 2008
Wanda J. Davis (Flynn) Cox was born July 31, 1936 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Frank M. and Iris Pauline (Hendricks) Davis. She married Howard P. Flynn on June 1, 1953 at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Leon, Iowa. Wanda later married Loren Cox on May 4, 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was employed at General Telephone Electronics/Verizon...
Corgie Marie Courtney
January 10, 2008
Corgie Marie Courtney was born November 22, 1918 in Madison County, Iowa; the daughter of Finly Carson and Carrie (Maunders) Addy. Her marriage to Walter Courtney took place on September 18, 1942 in Grant City, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1971. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Hiatt (Dennis) of Lorimor; her son, Donn...
Rose Maurine Ozbun
January 8, 2008
Rose Maurine Ozbun, daughter of Lloyd Everett Hoskins and Ruth Elaine Dudley Hoskins was born April 5, 1932 in Jefferson, Iowa, and died January 8, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 75 Years, 9 Months, and 3 Days. Rose attended school in Paton. She married Dwight Ozbun on February 26, 1950....
Mary Anne Porter
January 7, 2008
Mary Anne Porter was born November 9, 1920 in Potwin, Kansas; the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Fulton) Long. She graduated from Elk Point, South Dakota High School and later from Tri-State College of Commerce in Sioux City, Iowa. Her marriage to James Martin Porter took place on September 17, 1941 in Grant City, Missouri. She is survived by...
Richard C. Wilson
December 31, 2007
Richard C. Wilson was born May 22, 1927 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Eldon Lee and Carita Mae (Neely) Wilson. He graduated from Winterset High School in 1945 and later attended linotype school. Richard served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. His marriage to Loretta Lekin took place on July 11, 1953 and she died...
Edith R. Renshaw
December 28, 2007
Edith Renshaw, daughter of Jacob Ratzlaff and Annie Fletcher Ratzlaff, was born June 12, 1916 in Fortuna, Missouri, and died December 28, 2007 in Coon Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 91 Years, 6 Months, and 16 Days. Edith moved to the Bagley area in 1920 and graduated from Bagley High School in 1934. She always lived close to...
William 'Bill' L. Van Werden
December 26, 2007
William Bill L. Van Werden was born September 26, 1933 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Charles and Virginia (Parish) Van Werden. He graduated from Winterset High School and later attended the University of Iowa. His marriage to Sylvia Bartleson took place on October 11, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. Bill and his family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1967...
Thomas John Bordenaro
December 24, 2007
Thomas John Bordenaro, son of Frank and Catherine Lloyd Bordenaro, was born August 12, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died December 24, 2007 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 75 years. Tom started school at St. Anthony Parochial School in Des Moines. He moved to Perry, Iowa, with his family and...
Edna Joanne Edmondson
December 23, 2007
Edna JoAnne Edmondson, daughter of John Nicolaisen and Meta Leibe Nicolaisen, was born December 21, 1938 in Perry, Iowa, and died December 23, 2007 in Perry, Iowa at the age of 69 years and 2 days. Edna was a life-long resident of Perry. She graduated from Perry High School in 1956. Edna Married Norman Eldon Edmondson on November 8,...
Kenneth D. Cunningham
December 19, 2007
Kenneth was born May 13, 1918 at West Bend, Iowa to Harry Warford Cunningham and Neva Frances Munson Cunningham, and died Wednesday at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, at the age of 89 years 7 months and 6 days; He attended schools in the Perry area and graduated from Greeley High School, Greeley, Iowa. He served with the...
Eunice K. Winebrenner
December 18, 2007
Eunice K. Winebrenner was born May 27, 1913 in Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of George and Serena (Smith) Moore. Her marriage to Marshall R. Winebrenner took place on October 4, 1932 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Eunice is survived by her two sons, Kenneth Winebrenner and wife, Fay of Des Moines and Richard Winebrenner and wife, Jean of Peru;...
Carolyn L. Muzney
December 17, 2007
Carolyn L. Muzney was born on April 4, 1943 to Floyd Knight and Edna Frances Evalena Samuelson Knight, and died December 17, 2007 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames at the age of 64 years, 8 months and 13 days. Carolyn was born in Boone, where she attended school there. By age 3 Carolyn was singing. She married...
Lee Cox
December 16, 2007
A. Lee Cox was born April 24, 1922 in Madison County, Iowa to Casper and Hannah (Palmer) Cox. He served in the United States Army during WWII and married Joan Janes on January 25, 1948 at the First Christian Church in Winterset. Lee is survived by his wife, Joan Cox of Winterset; three sons, Harry Cox of Winterset, Gene...
Jim Lyons
December 12, 2007
Jim Lyons son of Harry Lyons and Wyona Kennett-Lyons was born on February 26, 1934 and went to be with his Lord December 12, 2007 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 16 days old. Jim was born in Bristol Township, Greene County, IA. While he was growing...
Bryan Eugene Greene
December 11, 2007
Bryan Eugene "Gene" Greene, 82, of Ames, died December 11, 2007 at Riverside Manor in Ames. Gene was born on August 5, 1925 in Jefferson, Iowa to John and Puline Greene. He enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during WW II. He moved to Ames in 1947. On August 6, 1950 he married Marjorie Blackburn...
Larry H. Kirkland, Sr.
December 9, 2007
Service: The family has requested no services. Memorial contributions may be directed to Middle River Hospice and the Winterset Public Library. Memorial: Larry Hilton Kirkland, 53, of Winterset, died of lung cancer on December 9, 2007 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. He is survived by his wife, Linda of Winterset; his son, Larry, Jr. and...
Dorothy Mildred Lewis
December 7, 2007
Dorothy D. Mildred Lewis was born October 18, 1918 in Windom, Minnesota and died December 7, 2007 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Perry at the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 19 days. As a child, Dorothy moved with her family north of Redfield and graduated from Redfield High School. She married Raymond Eugene "Gene" Lewis...
Frank Edwin Orwan
December 5, 2007
Frank Edwin Orwan was born May 28, 1917 in Harcourt, Iowa, the son of Lewis Edwin and Edith (Greene) Orwan. He lived in the Dayton area before moving to Lorimor. Frank met Gale Lurene Wearmouth while going to high school in Lorimor. They were married in Baltimore, Maryland while Frank was working for Martin Aircraft. He traveled to South...
Lorna Leona Charlet
December 4, 2007
Lorna Leona Charlet, daughter of William Thuernau and Marie Keup Thuernau, was born August 29, 1921 at Andover, South Dakota, and died December 4, 2007 at her home in Minburn, Iowa, at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 5 days. Lorna attended school at the Pleasant View School District #59 one-room school in South Dakota. She remembered...
David R. Brelsford
December 2, 2007
David Rollin Brelsford, son of Fred and Emma Donelson Brelsford, was born November 5, 1922 in Perry, Iowa, and died December 2, 2007 at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 85 years, 27 days. David attended Douglas rural school, and graduated from Perry High School. David married Phyllis Fisher on May 26, 1949....


