Obituaries

Creston and Corning, IA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Creston and Corning, IA area

Virginia B. Stearns

Virginia B. Stearns

Mar 22, 2007

Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Israel Family Hospice House, Ames, Iowa. Virginia Belle Stearns, the daughter of Marion James and Genevieve May (Bell) Lund, was born on October 22, 1928, at Glendale, California. Virginia entered eternal rest, surrounded and loved by her family, on March 22, 2007, at the Israel Family Hospice House,...

Harvey Oriley

Harvey Oriley

Mar 7, 2007

Interment at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Peaceful Passage Hospice House, Creston VFW or Williamson American Legion. Harvey R. ORiley, was born June 13, 1920 in Cromwell, Iowa to Harry and Flo (McGregor) ORiley. He was educated in the Prescott school system and graduated from Prescott High School in May 1939. Harvey joined the Army in 1942, serving...

Vesper Sackett

Vesper Sackett

Mar 2, 2007

Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton. Memorials may be directed to the Creston Animal Resue Effort. Vesper Kaye Sackett, the daughter of Howard Everett and Veda Ruth (Clark) Sackett, was born on the Oak Park Turkey Farm, October 2, 1939, near Greenfield in Adair County, Iowa. Vesper entered eternal rest on March 2, 2007, at her home...

Donald Rasmussen

Donald Rasmussen

Feb 26, 2007

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery with Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens Post #1797. Memorials may be directed to the Greater Regional Hospice. Donald Morris Rasmussen, the son of Axel Marinus and Elsie Pearl (Collier) Rasmussen, was born on July 30, 1920, at Beaconsfield, in Ringgold County, Iowa. Donald entered eternal rest on February 26, 2007, at the...

Raymond Thompson

Raymond Thompson

Feb 24, 2007

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church in Creston. Raymond Archie Thompson, the son of Maurice Edward and Clara Myrna (Siddens) Thompson, was born in Dodge Township, Union County, Iowa, on May 24, 1918. Raymond entered eternal rest on February 24, 2007, at the Corning Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at...

Evelyn G. Odson

Evelyn G. Odson

Feb 23, 2007

Memorials may be made in memory of Evelyn. Interment at Strand Cemetery. Evelyn Genevieve Peterson Odson, the only daughter of Henry and Julia Peterson, was born November 22, 1915 in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa. Evelyn entered eternal rest on Friday, February 23, 2007 at the Villisca Good Samaritan Nursing Home at the age of ninety-one years, three months and...

Margaret Ann Blazek

Margaret Ann Blazek

Feb 21, 2007

Burial will be at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Adams County. Memorials may be directed to the Bohemian National Cemetery and/or Williamson Legion Hall. Margaret Ann “Bid” Blazek was born July 4, 1936, to James Fenton and Mary Cecilia (Dant) Garity in Maloy, Iowa. Bid entered eternal rest on February 21, 2007, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa,...

Donald Simmer

Donald Simmer

Feb 19, 2007

Inurnment will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, Prescott. Memorials may be made to the family of Donald Simmer, Jr. Donald Simmer, Jr., son of Margaret (Roseander) and Donald L. Simmer, Sr. was born November 26, 1938 in Adel, Iowa. Donald entered eternal rest on Monday, February 19, 2007 at his home in Prescott, Iowa at the age...

Iola E. Carlson

Iola E. Carlson

Feb 18, 2007

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Church. Iola Elaine Carlson, the daughter of Alice Eleanor (Olson) and Howard Filmore Harris, was born October 8, 1920, near Stuart, Iowa. Iola entered eternal rest on February 18, 2007, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age of eighty-six years,...

Doris Roach

Doris Roach

Feb 10, 2007

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Doris. Internment will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Doris Marie Roach of Des Moines formerly of Corning, Iowa, the daughter of Augusta Mae (Sutton) and Thomas Pennington was born March 13, 1926 in Corning, Iowa. Doris entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa at...

Bonnie I. Blazek

Bonnie I. Blazek

Feb 10, 2007

Burial will be at the Carl Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Bonnies name. Bonnie Irene Blazek, the daughter of Clara Belle (Kirkpatrick) and Lynn Wells Antisdel, was born on April 17, 1916, in Adair County, near Bridgewater, Iowa. Bonnie entered eternal rest on February 10, 2007, at the Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Creston, Iowa, at the age...

Tim Goodvin

Tim Goodvin

Jan 25, 2007

Tim “Hoot” Eugene Goodvin, the son of Bryan and Edna Maple (Lacox) Goodvin was born December 28, 1954 in Corning, Iowa. Tim entered eternal rest January 25, 2007 at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 52 years and 29 days. Tim attended school in Corning and graduated with the Class of 1973. Tim also attended Southwestern...

William L. Hayter

William L. Hayter

Jan 24, 2007

Memorials may be directed to Adams County Speedway, Adams County Hospice or United Methodist Church. Interment at Macedonia Cemetery, Macedonia, Iowa. William “Bill” Layle Hayter, the son of Mable (Lett) and Paul Hayter was born on November 21, 1935 in Anita, Iowa. Bill entered eternal rest on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa at the...

John R. Fletcher

John R. Fletcher

Jan 24, 2007

Military Honors by Theodore J. Martens VFW Post #1797. Burial will be at the Diagonal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be directed to the family. John Robert Fletcher, the son of Everett Troy and Alice Alcista (Wimer) Fletcher, was born on May 14, 1937, near Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa. John entered eternal rest on January 24, 2007,...

Alberta Mae Miller

Alberta Mae Miller

Jan 21, 2007

Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah with Graveside Services at 12:30 P.M. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made in Albertas name. Alberta Mae Miller, the daughter of Lonnie and Bessie (Benson) Pace was born on August 26, 1946, at New Market, Iowa. Alberta entered eternal rest on January 21, 2007, at Crest Haven Care Centre in...

Bertha Walter

Bertha Walter

Jan 21, 2007

Bertha Marie Walter, 95, died January 21, 2007, at Kavanagh House Hospice in Des Moines of complications following a fall. Services will be Wednesday, January 24, 11:00 AM at the Lenox United Presbyterian Church with burial at the Lenox North Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday 3:00 - 6:00 PM at the Coen-Beaty-Pearson Funeral Home in Lenox. Bertha was born...

Kevin Williams

Kevin Williams

Jan 16, 2007

There will be open visitation on Thursday, January 18, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM with family present after 6:00 PM at Braman Mortuary, Omaha, Nebraska. Inurnment services will be held at a later date. Kevin R. Williams, age 43 of Omaha, passed away January 16, 2007. Kevin graduated from Benson High School, and attended UNO and UNL. He was...

Dorothy M. Henry

Dorothy M. Henry

Jan 11, 2007

Dorothy Maxine Henry, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Olson) Henry, was born on January 29, 1921, at Creston, Iowa. Dorothy entered eternal rest on January 11, 2007, at the Afton Care Center in Afton, Iowa, at the age of eighty-five years, eleven months, and thirteen days. Dorothy attended Creston Public Schools and graduated from Creston High School with the...

Albert D. Miller

Albert D. Miller

Jan 4, 2007

Albert Dale “Bert” Miller was born December 31, 1912 in Adams County, Iowa to Clyde and Florence (Maeder) Miller. Bert passed away on January 4, 2007 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital at the age of ninety-four. He was the fourth child in a family of eight children. Bert resided in Adams County and graduated from Cumberland High School. He farmed...

Elizabeth Means

Elizabeth Means

Dec 28, 2006

A private service will be held at a later date. Elizabeth Marie (Haggerty) Means, daughter of Luella G. Alexander and Jesse O. Haggerty was born on a farm in Mercer Township on June 6, 1919 along with her twin brother Lawrence. She died at Mercy Hospital in Corning on December 28, 2006 at the age of 87, six months and...