Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area
Marcella R. Ingram
Jul 1, 2017
Marcella Ruth Ingram, the daughter of William Thomas and Helena (Scherbarth) Williams, was born February 14, 1927, near Villisca, Iowa. Marcella entered eternal rest on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Allen Place Assisted Living, Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of ninety years, four months, and seventeen days. As a young girl, she loved riding her pony, “Billy Boy” to Frog...
Theo Ted Russell
Jun 29, 2017
Theo Howard Russell, the son of Howard Cecil and Hazel Florence (Kempton) Russell was born May 6, 1932, in rural Adams County, near Corning, IA. Ted entered eternal rest on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, at the age eighty-five years, one month, and twenty-three days. Ted graduated from Jamaica High School, Jamaica, IA with the...
Andrew Jay Mack
Jun 27, 2017
Andrew Jay Mack, the son of L. Francis and Phyllis Jeanne (Watts) Mack was born in Corning, Iowa, August 5, 1952, and died June 27, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. Andy graduated from Corning High School in 1970 and received a Bachelors Degree from Iowa State University. He worked for the City of Des Moines and the Army Corps of...
Larry Pete Dewitt
Jun 23, 2017
Lawrence Ellis Dewitt Jr., the son of Lawrence Ellis and Milla (Furman) DeWitt Sr., was born in Kimball, Nebraska on October 21, 1937. Pete entered eternal rest on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Afton Care Center, Afton, Iowa, at the age of seventy-nine years, eight months, and two days. Pete graduated from Rushville High School, Rushville, Nebraska, with the...
Merrill Eugene Toby Edwards
Jun 22, 2017
Merrill “Toby” Eugene Edwards, the son of Glen Maxwell and Elinore Dorothy (Welcher) Edwards, was born in Fontanelle, Iowa, on February 12, 1931. Toby entered eternal rest on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at his home in rural Prescott, Iowa, at the age of eighty-six years, four months, and ten days. Toby attended Fontanelle High School, in Fontanelle, Iowa. Following school,...
Phillip Kenealy
Jun 18, 2017
Phillip J. Kenealy, 91, of Liberty, Missouri, and formerly of Creston, Iowa, passed away June 18, 2017 at his home with his loving wife of 66 years, Patricia, and family by his side. Phil was born September 28, 1925, in Neola, Iowa, to the late Jerome and Florence (Schierbrock) Kenealy. He attended Beebeetown High School, leaving in eighth grade to...
William Bill Schafer
Jun 17, 2017
William “Bill” Dean Schafer, the son of Roy “Foxy” Fredrick and Mildred Francis (Ginn) Schafer, was born in Stringtown, Adams County, Iowa, on August 29, 1928. Bill entered eternal rest on Saturday , June 17, 2017, at Corning Specialty Care, at the age of eighty-eight years, nine months, and nineteen days. Bill attended Lenox High School where he played football...
Mary Ann Johnson
Jun 6, 2017
Mary Ann Johnson, the daughter of Joseph Tolbert and Julia Anne (Waters) Maeder, was born on March 28, 1927 in Victoria Township, Cass County, Iowa. Mary Ann entered eternal rest on June 6, 2017, at Greater Regional Medical Center, Creston, Iowa, at the age of ninety years, two months, and nine days. Mary Ann attended Country School in Adair County,...
Clara Irene Tull
May 25, 2017
Clara Irene Tull, died peacefully on May 25, 2017 at 100 years and 364 days old. Born on May 26, 1916 on a rural farm near Diagonal, Iowa, to Willard Wilford and Nora Beatrice Burnworth Baker, Irene was lovingly married to Alvin Lee Tull, who died in 2001. A talented quilter, avid Bingo player and wicked card opponent, Irene was...
Cannon Jacob Simmons
May 20, 2017
Cannon will always be loved by his family which includes: parents: Joshua Simmons and Faith Hahesy, Villisca, Iowa; grandparents: Dennis and Peggy Hill, Corning, Iowa; Bill and Chanda Hahesy, Corning, Iowa; Ron Simmons and Gailyn Garey, Creston, Iowa; Mark Howard and Sandra Garey, Corning, Iowa; brothers: Sawyer Hensley and Chase Simmons, Villisca, Iowa; step-brother; Jacob Dale, Clarinda, Iowa; step-sister: Joslyn...
Jerry Barton
Apr 29, 2017
Jerry Gene Barton, the son of Marion Charles and Nellie Marie (Walton) Barton, was born in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 2, 1943. Jerry entered eternal rest on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of seventy-three years, nine months, and twenty-seven days. Jerry’s father was killed in an accident moving heavy...
Timothy Armstrong
Apr 25, 2017
Timothy Kent Armstrong, the son of James Phillip Sr. and Dorothy Mae (Walton) Armstrong, was born July 22, 1960, in Des Moines, Iowa. Timothy entered eternal rest Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Clearview Home, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, at the age of fifty-six years, nine months, and three days. Timothy’s family moved to Casey, Iowa, when Timothy was in the second...
Shirley Johannes
Apr 21, 2017
Shirley Louise Johannes, the daughter of Howard Walter Mickey and Edith Mae (Walton) Mickey, was born May 2, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa. She lived in Taylor and Union County most of her life. Shirley attended Kent Elementary School and graduated from Cromwell High School with the class of 1956. Shirley married Boyd Junior Johannes on October 3, 1957 in...
Bob Nolte
Apr 19, 2017
Donald Robert Nolte, the son of George Robert and Mary Lucille (Batten) Nolte, was born in Milo, Iowa on January 25, 1929. Bob entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Corning Specialty Care, Corning, Iowa, at the age of eighty-eight years, two months, and twenty-five days. Bob lived with his family on a farm in Warren County until...
William Tom Rechsteiner
Apr 18, 2017
William Thomas (Tom) Rechsteiner passed away peacefully at his home in Carlsbad, CA surrounded by his family, Tuesday April 18, after battling an extended illness. Tom lived a full life which originated with humble beginnings in his small hometown of Lenox, Iowa. His mother, Pearl, birthed him at their family home in Lenox and Tom would spend the next 57...
Wayne Kenfield
Apr 16, 2017
Wayne Bixler Kenfield, the son of Chester Canterbury and Blanche (Bixler) Kenfield, was born August 4, 1930, in La Porte, Indiana. Wayne died April 16, 2017 at Creston Specialty Care, Creston, Iowa, at the age of 86 years. Wayne attended the La Porte schools and was a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in microbiology. He was an educator...
Mick Landers
Apr 13, 2017
Michael Joseph Landers, the son of Michael Eugene and Linda Catherine (Ripperger) Landers, was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 3, 1965. The family moved from the Des Moines area, when Mick was a young boy, and he was educated in the East Union Public Schools. Mick graduated from East Union High School with the Class of 1983. After...
J. Paul Downing
Apr 10, 2017
Jesse Paul Downing, the son of Earl Daniel and Cammie Marie (LeCocq) Downing, was born September 21, 1921, in Creston, Iowa. Paul was educated in the Union County Country Schools and Creston Public Schools, graduating from Creston High School. Following graduation, Paul enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII. He was stationed at the US Naval Training Station in...
Charles Lundquist
Apr 1, 2017
Charles Mannie Lundquist, the son of Mannie and Carrie (Wycoff) Lundquist, was born May 17, 1931, near Brooks, Iowa. Charles entered eternal rest with his family at his side, on April 1, 2017, at Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Iowa, at the age of eighty-five years, ten months, and fifteen days. Charles moved with his parents to a farm 3.5 miles...
Marilyn Mitchell
Mar 31, 2017
Marilyn Maxine Mitchell, the daughter of Melvin Lee and Mary Leona (Kurtz) Carson, was born May 17, 1942, in Oregon, Missouri. Marilyn entered eternal rest on March 31, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 74 years, ten month, fourteen days. Marilyn attended school in Missouri until her family moved to Iowa her junior...
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