OBITUARIES
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Cleopha S. Luther
Jun 16, 2008
Cleopha Luther was born July 27, 1910 in Bayard, Iowa and died June 16, 2008 at the Greene County Medical Center at the age of 97 years 10 months and 19 days. A Celebration of her life was celebrate Tuesday evening at Hastings Funeral Home, with a graveside service Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the Jefferson Cemetery Jefferson, Iowa...
Vida Ruth Snyder
Jun 13, 2008
Vida Ruth Kimpton Snyder was born July 18, 1915 in Taylor County, Iowa to John Ackerman and Ethel Clara (Beery) Kimpton. She grew up on a farm near Gravity, Iowa with her three older brothers, Homer, Wilbur and Paul Kimpton; her older sister, Edith (Hendrickson) and her two younger sisters, Iva (Heller) and Lois (Anderson). Vida graduated from Gravity...
Gay Agan
Jun 12, 2008
Agatha Gertrude Beem was born December 16, 1923 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Iva (Weaver) Beem. She graduated from Winterset High School. Gay went on to marry James Agan on June 29, 1946. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Berry (Stephen) of Winterset; 2 grandchildren, Bart Berry of Des Moines, Bret Berry of Watsonville, CA;...
Leonard 'Butch' Chance
Jun 11, 2008
Leonard was born March 3, 1942 in rural Dallas County, Iowa, the son of Lester and Edith (Butler) Chance. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. His marriage to Wava Blauer took place on April 14, 1962 at the Earlham Methodist Church and they renewed their vows...
Paul Henry Brooks
Jun 9, 2008
Paul Henry Brooks, son of Henry Leighty (H.L.) and Sarah Evalyn Brooks, was born December 2, 1918 near Dows, Iowa, and passed away June 9, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa at the age of 89 Years, 6 Months, and 7 Days. At age 3 months he moved with his parents to a farm near Iowa City....
Jeneta Weltha
Jun 9, 2008
Jeneta Weltha died, Monday, June 9, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She was 79. Memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospice of Johnston. She is survived by her husband, William ‘Bill’ Weltha of Winterset; children, Steve Weltha (Cathy) of Azle, TX, Billy Weltha (Carol) of Patterson, Roger Weltha (Cheryl) of Winterset, Lana Drebes of Hanibal, MO, Lynn Weltha...
Clyde Neil Foust
Jun 6, 2008
Clyde Neil Foust was born in Best, Arkansas on September 21, 1930 to Clarence Leroy Foust and Maude Marie Bogart Foust and died June 6, 2008 at the Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson at the age of 77 years, 9 months, and 15 days. Neil as he was known to most people grew up in Best, Arkansas and went...
Wilma Jean Nicholas
Jun 6, 2008
Wilma Jean Nicholas, daughter of Edward Noack and Lena Alborn Noack, was born December 29, 1929 on her parents farm north of Dawson and died June 6, 2008 at Kavanaugh Hospice on 56th in Des Moines at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 7 days. Wilma attended school in Perry. She married Edward Samuel Nicholas on February...