Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Dorothy Baker

Dorothy Baker

Feb 6, 2013

Dorothy Baker, 90, of Afton, formerly of Creston, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Afton Care Center, Afton, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial Services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, February 9, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Father Kenneth Halbur, Jr. will officiate. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Creston. Open visitation will be 1:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday,...

Keith Daniels

Keith Daniels

Feb 3, 2013

Keith M. Daniels, 81, of Creston died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Greater Regional Hospice Home, Creston, Iowa. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church, Creston. Rev. Jim Morris and Rev. Jim Woodworth will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date. There will be no public viewing. Family will receive friends...

Jeanne Strahorn

Jeanne Strahorn

Jan 30, 2013

Martha Jeanne Strahorn passed from this life on Wednesday afternoon, January 30, 2013. Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M., Monday, February 4, at Prairie View Assisted Living in Creston. Rev. Janna Steed will officiate. Inurnment will be private at a later date. Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston is in charge of the arrangements. There will be...

Diana Price

Diana Price

Jan 26, 2013

Diana Price, 50, of Creston, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, January 26, 2013, following complications of pneumonia, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 1:30 P.M., Saturday, February 2, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Creston. Officiates will be Pastor Phil Price, Pastor Randy Morgan and Pastor Dan Fields. Interment will be in...

Daryl Bradley

Daryl Bradley

Jan 24, 2013

Daryl Bradley, 92, of Minneapolis, Minnesota formerly of Creston died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Providence Place Nursing Home, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial Services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, January 28, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston. Father Kenneth Halbur, Jr. will officiate. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Creston with Military Honors by Theodore...

Mary Baird

Mary Baird

Jan 20, 2013

Mary Baird, 93, of Creston, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Crest Haven Care Centre, Creston, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M., Thursday, January 24, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Father Kenneth Halbur, Jr. will officiate. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Creston. Open Visitation will be from 1:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 23,...

Marjorie Blair Schmoll

Marjorie Blair Schmoll

Jan 11, 2013

Marjorie Blair Schmoll, 95, of Rogers, Arkansas died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Ashley Health and Rehab., Rogers, Arkansas. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 18, at Graceland Cemetery Chapel, Creston. Rev. Gideon Gallo, United Methodist Church, Creston, will officiate. Inurnment will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston is handling...

Mike Mulford

Mike Mulford

Jan 4, 2013

Mike Mulford, 66, of Delano, Minnesota, formerly of Creston died Friday, January 4, 2013 at his home in Delano, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 12, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Pastor Dan Moore will officiate. Interment will be at the Graceland Cemetery, Creston. There will be open visitation from 9:00 –...

Fern Adams

Fern Adams

Jan 4, 2013

Fern Adams, 91, of Newton, formerly of Creston, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Newton Healthcare Center, Newton, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 9, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Rev. Tim Maxa of Lenox will officiate. Interment will be at the Grand River Cemetery in Grand River, Iowa. Visitation will be...

Darlene Armstrong

Darlene Armstrong

Dec 18, 2012

Phyllis “Darlene” Armstrong, daughter of Merle D. and Goldie O. (Oziah) Akers, was born on June 10, 1936 in New Market, Iowa. Darlene entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the age of seventy-six years, six months and twenty-eight days in Villisca, Iowa. On August 17, 1954, Darlene was united in marriage to Rodney Dale Armstrong in Carbon,...

Neal Brown

Neal Brown

Dec 17, 2012

Neal Nathan Brown, 82 passed away surrounded by family December 17, 2012 at Corning Alegent Creighton Hospital. He was born October 16, 1930 in Lewis, IA to George and Burnidette Brown (Doty). He married Evelyn Brown (Rork) on August 28, 1954. He grew up in Childrens Square in Council Bluffs and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, he then went...

Peg Gadberry

Peg Gadberry

Dec 13, 2012

Margaret “Peg” Rosezella Gadberry, daughter of Paul Wilbur and Luella May (Brown) Everett, was born on December 13, 1932 in Castana, Iowa in Monona County. Peg entered eternal rest on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, she was eighty years old. Peg graduated from Castana High School in 1951. Following graduation, Peg...

Evelyn Reed

Evelyn Reed

Nov 28, 2012

Evelyn Reed, 92, of Creston died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Crest Haven Care Centre, Creston, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 1:30 P.M., Saturday, December 1 at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Father Kenneth Halbur will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Open Visitation will be from 2:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday, November 30. Family...

Carol Oneill

Carol Oneill

Nov 22, 2012

Carol Fannie (Bixler) ONeill was born to Carl Kenneth and Mabel Belle (Day) Bixler on March 2, 1936 at their home six miles west of Corning, Iowa. Carol entered eternal rest on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Midland Living Center in Councils Bluffs, Iowa at the age of seventy-six years, eight months and twenty days. Carol attended Highland Country...

Glen Weaver

Glen Weaver

Nov 5, 2012

Glen L. Weaver, 97, of Creston died Monday, November 5, 2012, at Creston Nursing and Rehab Center in Creston. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M., Thursday, November 8 at the United Methodist Church in Creston. Rev. Jim Morris will officiate. Interment will be at the Greenfield Cemetery. Open Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 7,...

Leora Mae Sheets

Leora Mae Sheets

Oct 30, 2012

Mae Sheets, 85, of Clearfield, formerly of Creston, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the Clearview Nursing Home, in Clearfield, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 3, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Mary O’Riley will officiate. Interment will be at the Graceland Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the funeral home....

Paul Conaway

Paul Conaway

Oct 22, 2012

Paul E. Conaway, 79, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at his home in Creston. Pauls wishes were to be cremated and no services are planned at this time. A graveside service will be held in the summer of 2013 at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines. Paul was born June 26, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA to Frielie and...

Raymond Cottrell

Raymond Cottrell

Oct 8, 2012

Raymond Cottrell, 85, of Creston died Monday, October 8, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa. Graveside Services will be private at Graceland Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M., Thursday evening at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Memorials may be directed to the family in Raymond’s name. On-line condolences may...

George Bothell

George Bothell

Oct 7, 2012

George Olin Bothell, son of Robert N. and Pearl Elizabeth (Johnston) Bothell, was born on July 24, 1920 in Adams County, near Prescott, Iowa. George entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his home in rural Prescott, Iowa at the age of ninety-two years, two months and thirteen days. George attended country school in Adams County and graduated...

Jo Powe

Jo Powe

Oct 7, 2012

Jo Powe, 86, of Creston died October 7, 2012, at Greater Regional Hospice Home, Creston, Iowa. Memorial Services will be 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at the First Christian Church, Creston, Iowa. Pastor Diana Clark will officiate. Inurnment will be at the Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Iowa. There will be no public viewing. Family will receive friends from 1:00 –...