Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Jun 28, 2023

Joseph Albert Gauthier was born in Corning on March 28, 1951, and died peacefully of natural causes in Omaha, Nebraska on June 28, 2023. Joe lost the love of his life, his wife Beverly Horton, who died on September 3, 2009; but he occupied prominent spaces in the hearts of countless, vigilant friends and family members as he made his...

Jun 26, 2023

Marjorie Ruth Collings, a former resident of Creston, died on June 26 at the Southeast Iowa Behavioral Healthcare Center in Keokuk, Iowa where she had been a patient for the last 11 years. She is now in heaven with her Savor, Jesus Christ.

Marjorie was born April 24, 1943 in Creston, Iowa. She attended School in Creston and was a member...

Jun 25, 2023

Cora Travis, 87 of Corning, Iowa passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Corning Specialty Care. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Corning. Pastor Lauri Greenlee will officiate. Cora will be laid to rest in the Stringtown Cemetery, Prescott, Iowa. Visitation is open to the public...

Jun 22, 2023

Funeral Services for John Blazek, 93 of Prescott, Iowa will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center. Rev. Mary O’Riley will officiate. John will be laid to rest in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Adams County, Iowa with Military Honors by the US Army, Williamson American Legion Post #719 and the Creston...

Jun 19, 2023

George Foster, 90 of Creston, Iowa entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 19, 2023 at Creston Specialty Care. Graveside services will be 12:30 PM, Monday, July 3, 2023 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa. Rev. Tony Thurston will officiate. Military Honors provided by the US Army and Creston VFW Post #1797. Memorial contributions may be directed to the...

Jun 18, 2023

Jim Damewood,75 of Prescott, Iowa passed away at home on Sunday, June 18, 2023. No services are planned at this time. Jim will be laid to rest in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for the Adams County Quilt of Valor. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center of...

Jun 11, 2023

June Balius, 69 of Creston, Iowa entered eternal rest Sunday, June 11, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family. No services are planned. June will be laid to rest in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton, Iowa at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Creston Animal Rescue Effort. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center is...

Jun 4, 2023

Janice “Jani” Yvonne (Stuart) Shepherd, 78 of Creston, Iowa entered eternal rest on Sunday, June 4, 2023 surrounded by her family. Jani was born June 18, 1944 in Lenox, Iowa the daughter of Avery William and Alma Lucille (Johnston) Stuart. Jani graduated from Lenox high school and married Gary Shepherd. Together they had four children, Eric, Corena, Mark and Mannie....

May 25, 2023

Thomas Ray Wood, age 82, died at his home in Prescott, IA on May 25th, 2023. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Corning, Iowa, with Pastor Gary Shea officiating. The family requests casual attire for all events. Burial will be in the North Fairview Cemetery, Lenox, Iowa. Open...

May 25, 2023

May Huss Carlisle, 106 of Creston passed away peacefully at Creston Specialty Care, Thursday, May 25, 2023. Services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor John Rutz will officiate. Open visitation will be 3 – 7 PM, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Creston. The family will...

May 14, 2023

Connie Castillo, 81, of Stanton, IA, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023 at the Clarinda Regional Health Center, in Clarinda, IA. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 19, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Corning, IA. Burial will be at Prairie Rose Cemetery, rural Corning, IA. Open visitation, with family receiving friends, will be 9:30...

May 12, 2023

Jim Barton, 92 of Corning, Iowa entered eternal rest Friday, May 12, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. Services will be 2:30 PM, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Corning. Mr. Larry Johnson will officiate and Rev. Dale Keel will assist. Open visitation with family receiving friends will be from 1-2 PM,...

Apr 27, 2023

Diana Loomis, 78 of Creston, Iowa passed away at her home Thursday, April 27, 2023. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be on Sunday, June 18, 2023, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at The Pantry Event Center in Creston.

Diana Ruth Kirkpatrick was born February 10, 1945 in Creston to Dwight L. and Anna Irene (Peairs) Kirkpatrick. She was raised in...

Apr 9, 2023

Floyd Dale Hall was born May 8, 1943, the son of Jesse E. and Mary Ellen (Keating) Hall in Union County, Iowa. He passed away on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age of 79.

Floyd attended country school in Union County and graduated from Creston High School. After high school...

Apr 8, 2023

Edwin Nelson Thomas, the son of Thomas Nelson and Wanda Elouise (Branson) Thomas, was born March 9, 1964 in Vancouver, Washington. Ed entered eternal rest on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at CHI Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa, at the age of fifty-nine years.

Ed is survived by his son Matthew Thomas of Creston, Iowa

Mar 31, 2023

Twila Carter, 85, of Creston, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Crest Haven Nursing Home in Creston, Iowa. Graveside Services will be 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at the McFall Cemetery in McFall, Missouri. Rev. Ron Ratliff will officiate. Family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Roberson Funeral Home, Pattonsburg, Missouri....

Mar 22, 2023

Teya Phipps, 38, of Creston, Iowa, entered eternal rest Wednesday, March 22, 2023, due to an auto accident. Her dog Titan was with her, also passing away. Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 31, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 809 West Montgomery, Creston, Iowa. Rev. Jodi Rushing will officiate. Memorials may be directed to...

Mar 22, 2023

Mar 17, 2023

Tommy R. Eads, 72 of Corning, Iowa passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, March 17, 2023 at his home in Corning. Celebration of Life Services will be held at the Masonic Lodge in Lathrop, Missouri on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Corning Volunteer Fire Department, 905 Davis Ave.,...

Mar 14, 2023

Clarence R. Steinbach, 80 of Rural Villisca, IA entered eternal rest Tuesday, March 14, 2023 surrounded by family. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Corning, IA. Family will receive friends from 9-10 AM, prior to the service. The family is asking everyone to dress casually as Clarence always dressed....