OBITUARIES

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Theresa Cain Harkin

Theresa Cain Harkin

Sep 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

Joe Wesley Griffith

Sep 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

Hannah Louise Swain

Sep 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

Charles King

Sep 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

Patsy Joan Stofer Dowd

Sep 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

Lavern Schirmbeck

Aug 31, 2008

LaVern passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008. LaVern was a resident of Jefferson, Iowa.

Sharon Street

Sharon Street

Aug 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

Lucile (Ogburn) Martens

Aug 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

Marie Mischke

Aug 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

J.D. Wildin

Aug 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

Charles 'Burt' Bennett

Jul 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

Carl 'Dean' Mcneley

Jul 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

Dwaine A. Koch

Jul 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

Patrick Franklin Kelley

Jul 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...

Edith Erma Mcclellan

Edith Erma Mcclellan

Jul 12, 2008

Edith Erma McClellan, daughter if Allen and Zella Eich Hagaman, was born January 17, 1916 in Glidden, Iowa and died July 12, 2008 in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 92 Years, 5 Months, and 25 Days. She graduated from Glidden High School in 1936. On October 23, 1936, Edith was united in marriage to Paul Ellsworth McClellan...

Craig Stuart Marcks

Craig Stuart Marcks

Jul 6, 2008

Craig Stuart Marcks was born on November 27, 1959 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Raymond Marcks and Donna Leah McQuerry Marcks and died July 6, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 48 years, 7 months, and 9 days. Craig graduated from Perry High School in 1978. He worked for Weise Corporation in Perry...

Rikelme Moises Tellez

Rikelme Moises Tellez

Jul 3, 2008

Rikelme Moises Tellez was born April 27, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and died July 3, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 2 months and 6 days. Rikelme was the beloved son of Ana Gabriela Dorantes and Victor Manuel Tellez. At birth he...

Roy Rex Kilts

Roy Rex Kilts

Jun 27, 2008

Roy Rex Kilts, the oldest of four sons born to Elba Wayne "Doc" Kilts and Nellie Lucile Bever Kilts, was born at the King's Daughters Hospital in Perry, Iowa, on November 28, 1943 and died June 27, 2008 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry at the age of 64 Years, 6 Months, and 29 Days. Rex, as he...

Shelly Smith

Shelly Smith

Jun 24, 2008

Shelly Ross was born in Winterset, Iowa on July 15, 1962, the daughter of David and Juanita (Sprunger) Ross. Shelly was a life-long resident of Madison County. She is survived by her two sons, Andrew Smith (Brandi) and Tyler Smith both of Winterset; a granddaughter, Hally Marie Smith of Winterset; mother, Juanita Ross of Winterset; four sisters, Teresa Chapman...

Charlotte Fern Lambert Peterson

Charlotte Fern Lambert Peterson

Jun 21, 2008

Charlotte Fern Lambert Peterson was born September 19, 1939 in Yale, Iowa to Raymond Lambert and June Campbell Lambert and died June 21, 2008 at the Perry Health Care Center in Perry at the age of 68 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Charlotte attended school in Perry. She continued her education at Malcom College where she became an...

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