Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area
Cheryl Lyn Harper
Nov 26, 2017
Cheryl Lyn Harper, daughter of Vicky Lynn Harper, was born November 29, 1978 in Norfolk Virginia. The family relocated to Iowa and Cheryl attended the Iowa School for the Deaf, graduating in 1998. The love she had for the school always came up in conversation. She enjoyed going to their homecoming games every year. Following her graduation, Cheryl moved to...
Clifford L. Anderson
Nov 26, 2017
Clifford Leroy Anderson, the son of Elmer G. and Alice May (Foster) Anderson, was born in Creston, Iowa on October 1, 1924. He graduated from Creston High School with the class of 1942. Clifford worked various construction jobs when he was younger and then worked for Singer Sewing Machine and the Gambles Store. In 1950, Clifford married Pearlie McNichols and...
Frank Swain
Nov 25, 2017
Frank Swain was born August 24, 1922 in Corning to Florence (Walton) and Charles S. Swain. He passed away November 25, 2017, at home at the age of ninety-five years, three months, and three days. Frank was a lifelong resident of Corning and graduated from Corning High School with the Class of 1940. Frank married his high school sweetheart, Patricia...
Lynn Scott Day
Nov 8, 2017
Lynn Sue Scott Day, daughter of Lester and Maxine Scott, was born in Corning Iowa on November 19, 1952. Lynn entered eternal rest on November 8, 2017 at her home in Corning Iowa. Lynn attended Corning High. She spent her early years tending to her children. Later, she worked as a caregiver in nursing homes and group homes for individuals...
Percy West, Jr.
Nov 5, 2017
Percy Sylvester West, Jr., the son of Percy Sylvester West, Sr. and Hannah (Pinkney) West, was born in Chicago, IL on February 12, 1954. Percy grew up in Chicago where he attended public school and later received his GED. He moved from Chicago to Creston in 1996 where he worked for Dollar General when he first arrived. Percy then worked...
Wanda E. Moore
Oct 30, 2017
Wanda E. Moore, daughter of Roy Levi Eschle and Winnie Ireen (Looney) Eschle, was born in New Richland, Minnesota on July 24, 1923. Wanda moved with her family to Cromwell when she was a young girl and was educated in the Cromwell School. She was athletic and played forward on the high school 6 on 6 basketball team. Wanda graduated...
Margaret Maggie Hoyt
Oct 29, 2017
Margaret Evelyn (Overholser) Hoyt, the daughter of Joseph and Bessie Overholser, was born in Creston, IA on April 10, 1938. She lived most of her life in Creston except for a few years when she lived in Burlington, IA. Margaret owned and operated a gas station in Creston before she began working at Bunn-O-Matic. She worked in the housekeeping department...
Sarah Conley
Oct 24, 2017
Sarah Lenora Conley, daughter of Leo Wellington Moore and Marjorie Jane (Shoemaker) Moore, was born in Creston, IA, on June 22, 1950. Sarah lived all of her life in Creston where she attended public school. She married Marvin “Butch” Conley and they had two children, Jamie and Ginger. They later divorced. Sarah welcomed a third child, Chad, with Danny Turner....
Tim Obrien
Oct 22, 2017
Timothy Mark O’Brien, the son of Leo Edwin and Irma Jeanne (Bennett) O’Brien, was born March 19, 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tim entered eternal rest on October 22, 2017 at Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa, at the age of fifty-seven years, seven months and three days. Tim and his family moved from Des Moines to Omaha when he...
Clair L. Boyd
Oct 19, 2017
Clair Loyce Boyd, the son of Alvin Vernie and Nellie (Holkison) Boyd, was born on June 6, 1924 in Creston. Clair graduated Creston High School in 1943 and attended Iowa State University in Ames for two years. He married Jean Mattelyn Boyle on June 23, 1948 in Somonauk, IL. Three girls were born to this union, Connie, Barb and Ronda....
Penelope Penny Turner
Oct 17, 2017
Penelope “Penny” Leigh Turner, the daughter of Vestal and Peggy (Gray) Stone, was born on March 13, 1962, in Kansas City, Kansas. Her family moved to Des Moines when Penny was a young girl. She attended school through the tenth grade in Des Moines. Penny married Michael Turner, Sr., in Des Moines and three boys, Mike, Matt and Steve, were...
Maxine L. Vogel
Oct 17, 2017
Maxine Lillian Vogel, daughter of Lloyd and Mae (Hagen) McPherren, was born April 9th, 1916, on the family farm in Lincoln Township, Adams County Iowa. Maxine entered eternal rest on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at CHI Health Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of one-hundred-one years, six months, and eight days. Maxine attended country schools in Adams County, where...
Genevieve Helen Leonard
Oct 11, 2017
Genevieve Helen Leonard, the daughter of Daniel J. and Letitia (McConnell) Rodgers was born October 8, 1919, in Queens, New York. She entered eternal rest Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of ninety-eight years and three days. Genevieve graduated from the City of New York Jamaica High School, New York, with the class...
Jeanine Lynn Richards
Oct 7, 2017
Jeanine “Jeanie” Lynn Richards, 49, of Creston passed away, with her sister by her side, on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Creston Specialty Care, Creston, Iowa. She passed away from heart complications due to her long battle with diabetes. Memorial Services will be held at a later date at Pearson Family Funeral Service in Creston. Memorials may be directed to...
Darlyne Tussey
Oct 5, 2017
Darlyne Vivian Tussey, the daughter of Henry Jacob and Martha Jane (Huffman) Balius, was born on August 26, 1917, in Creston, Iowa. Darlyne entered eternal rest on October 5, 2017, at Creston Specialty Care, Creston, Iowa, at the age of one hundred years, one month, and nine days. Darlyne attended Country School in Union County and attended Creston High School...
Mary Florence Mckay
Oct 5, 2017
Mary Florence McKay, the daughter of Ralph Gerald and Erma Vilena (Lewis) Huntington, was born February 12, 1932, in rural Taylor County Iowa. She entered eternal rest on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at the Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa, at the age of eighty-five years, seven months, and twenty-three days. Mary graduated from Corning High School with the class...
Clark Larry Carmichael
Oct 1, 2017
Clark Larry Carmichael, the son of Clark Wayne and Helen Effie (Simpson) Carmichael, was born June 15, 1936, in Creston, Iowa. Larry entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Villisca, Iowa, at the age of eighty-one years, three months, and sixteen days. Larry attended Jasper #5, a one-room elementary school, through the first semester...
Deborah Jensen
Sep 27, 2017
Deborah Lynn Jensen, the daughter of Frederick Clem and Martha Jean (Spriggs) Collings, was born on June 19, 1952 in Creston, Iowa. Debbie entered eternal rest on September 27, 2017 at Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa at the age of sixty-five years, three months, and eight days. Debbie lived most of her life in Creston. She lived in Sioux...
Steven Blazek
Sep 25, 2017
Steven James Blazek, the son of Edward B. and Marilyn Jane (Wager) Blazek, was born on July 31, 1963 in Creston, Iowa. Steven entered eternal rest on September 25, 2017 at Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa at the age of fifty-four years, one month and twenty-five days. Steven lived all of his life in the Prescott area. He attended...
Robert Bob Kiley
Sep 22, 2017
Robert Elmer Kiley, the son of Lee Elmer and Geneva Mae (Schnebly) Kiley, was born October 12, 1929, in Kanawha, IA. Bob entered eternal rest on September 22, 2017 at the Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, Iowa, at the age of eighty-seven years, eleven months and ten days. Bob was raised in Hancock County and attended country school. He joined...
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