Obituaries - 1964
from Adair County newspapers

Newspapers (A)  Adair News Adair 1881-1971
  (C)  Casey Vindicator Casey 1881-1971
  (F)  Fontanelle Observer Fontanelle 1885-present
  (G)  Adair County Free Press Greenfield 1907-present
  (S)  Stuart Herald Stuart 1885-present

 


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Last Name First Name Maiden Name Paper Date of Paper "Comment" / (Location)
      - A -
Abbott Louise Acker (G) July 1 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Adams Kenneth H.   (G) July 1  
Anderson* Henry   (G) November 25  
Arahood Grace Johnston (G) January 15  
Atwood Geroge Forest   (G) May 27 (Creston, IA)
August Earl   (G) January 22 (Laurel, NE)
August* Harold L.   (G) March 25  
Augutine Harry E. 'Mike'   (G) December 16 (Des Moines, IA)
Avey* Henry William   (G)    
      - B -
Baker
Baker
Charles
Charles
  (G)
(G)
June 10
June 17
(Colorado)
(Fort Collins, CO)
Bakerink Carl T.   (G)   (Des Moines, IA)
Balzer* Carroll   (G) December 9  
Barlow
Barlow
Edward Edwin
Edward Edwin
  (G)
(G)
 
May 27
(Mead, NE)
(Nebraska City, NE)
Barnett Virginia Duff (G)   (Des Moines, IA)
Barr Goldie May Carnes (G) November 11  
Barringer* William R.   (G) December 2 (Des Moines, IA)
Barrowcliff Ole I.   (G) October 14 (Ames, IA)
Bean William H.   (G) December 30 (Iowa City, IA)
Belden Retta Evaline Smith (G) May 13 (Des Moines, IA)
Bell* J. C.   (G) October 28  
Bickford* Frank   (G) September 16 (Vashon, WA)
Billingsley* Orlo   (G) October 7 (Griswold, IA)
Bishop Mytle Graham   (G) November 18 (Chicago, IL)
Black
Black
Rilla Mae
Rilla
 
Bruce
(G) August 5
August 12
 
Blackmer Carrie Louise Nittler (G) November 18 (Des Moines, IA)
Bohling George Fredrick   (G) October 28  
Boom*
Boom*
A. H.
A. H.
  (G) December 2
December 9
 
(Fort Collins, CO)
Booth Alta Leota Lake (G) October 7 & 14  
Brawdy John   (G) October 26 (Iowa City, IA)
Brotherton Leonard Elton   (G)   (Creston, IA)
Brown Elmyra Eliza Witham (G) September 16 (Thompsonville, IL)
Brown
Brown
Gail
Gail
  (G)
(A)
April 1
April 2
(Atlantic, IA)
(Atlantic, IA)
Brown Jennie May Pierce (G) February 5 & 12  
Brown* Myra E.   (G) September 9 (Thompsonville, IL)
Bryson Belvia June Penwell (G) March 25 (Villisca, IA)
Bryson Everett Glee   (G) April 29 (Des Moines, IA)
Bruce* Lyle   (G) September 23 (California)
Bundlett* Robert   (G) December 2 (Creston, IA)
Burkheimer* Hazel Hemphill (G) August 5 (Conoga Park, CA)
Burmeister* George C.   (G) September 2  
      - C -
Caltrider Clara Sherman (G) December 23  
Carl*
Carl
Irene
Irene Cynthia
 
Peterson
(G)
(G)
April 8
April 15
 
Carlson Alice Maude Clayton (G) September 16  
Carlyle
Carlyle
Ernest John
E. John
  (G)
(G)
November 4
November 11
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Carr Ethel Mae Masten (G)   (Eau Gallie, FL) (Cocoa, FL)
Cass* Murial   (G)   January 29
Chapman
Chapman
Etta Ann
Etta
Lane
Lane
(G)
(G)
April 1
April 8
 
Charles Harley B./G.   (G) July 1  
Christensen Blanche L. Wasmer (G) April 1  
Christian Effie L. Winebrenner (G) November 4  
Clark
Clark
Charles
Charles Francis
  (G)
(G)
August 19
August 26
 
Cline Franklin Pierce   (G) August 17 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Clyde Leon   (G) July 8 (Minneapolis, MN)
Coffman John Oscar   (G) July 29  
Comly Elisabeth T. Petit (G) January 8 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Cook* Roy   (G) March 25 (Denver, CO)
Cooper I. Prentiss   (G) November 25  
Cooper
Cooper
Walter J.
Walter John
  (G)
(G)
February 12
February 19
 
Cox (Rev) Orval   (G) December 9 (Sheridan, IN)
Crees
Crees
 
Gertrude Mabel
 
Zimmerline
(G)
(G)
June 10
June 17
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Creighton Beulah Armstrong (G) January 8  
Creswell John Kermit   (G) August 19 (Des Moines, IA)
Crow John W.   (G) April 29 (Atlantic, IA)
Croxton Loyde Ellsworth   (G) November 25 (Weston Co., WY)
Cullen Edward Lawrence   (G) February 26 (Creston, IA)
      - D -
Darby
Darby
(Dr) Wesley
(Dr) Wesley Collins
  (G)
(G)
April 15
April 22
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Darnold Mary Logan Smith (G) June 3 (Council Bluffs, IA)
Davis Alvia N.   (G) October 7 (Hawthorne, WI)
Davis Ema Izola Casteel (G) September 16  
Day
Day
Charles W.
Charlie W.
  (G)
(G)
April 22
April 29
 
Delaney* George   (G) June 24  
DeWester May Myra Green Lauer (G) March 25 (Omaha, NE)
Dickerson William   (G) January 22 (Leon, IA)
Dilley LeRoy   (G) April 22 & 29 (Anita, IA)
Donnellan*
Donnellan
Gregory
Greg Lyn
  (G)
(G)
 
June 24
(Oregon)
(Oregon)
Dorsey Harvey Brown   (G) August 5 (Des Moines, IA)
Doud
Doud
James R.
James Richard
  (G)
(G)
August 12
August 26
 
Driscoll John   (G) October 21  
Duckett Jennie May 'Mayme' Casey (G) April 29 (Hampton, IA)
Dudley Claude   (G) August 5 (Mason City, IA)
Dunkerson
Dunkerson
Malvern
Malvern Wayne
  (G)
(G)
February 26
March 4
(Iowa City, IA)
(Iowa City, IA)
Duthie Vernon J.   (G) October 28 (Atlantic, IA)
Dwyer
Dwyer*
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore R.
  (G)
(G)
September 23
September 30
 
      - E -
Earl
Earl
J. C. 'Cody'
John Coates
  (G)
(G)
June 10
June 17
 
Eatinger Scottie   (G) December 23 (Sioux Falls, SD)
Eichorst Flora   (G) April 22 (Yorktown, IA)
Erbes
Erbes
Walter L.
Walter Louis
  (G)
(G)
December 16
December 23
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Everling* Warren Arthur   (G) December 2 & 9 (Las Vegas, NV)
Ewing
Ewing
Hattie
Hattie
Stinman
Stinman
(G)
(G)
May 27
June 3
(Kansas City, ??)
 
Eyman*
Eymann
Cornelius
Cornelius D.
  (G)
(G)
December 16
December 23
(Wolverton, MN)
(Wilkin Co., MN)
      - F -
Fagan James B.   (G) November 25  
Fairholm Daisey Leona Harmon (G) October 7 (Des Moines, IA)
Faust Lulu Thraikill (G) April 22 (Des Moines, IA)
Fessler Margaret R. Reardon (G) December 16 (Creston, IA)
Ficken Joseph L.   (G) September 2 (Stratford, IA)
Firkins Donald   (G) October 7 (Omaha, NE)
Flood Warren Nathaniel   (G)   (Dexter, IA)
Ford* David Lee   (G) September 2  
Ford* Eldon   (G) December 30  
Foster Charles L. I.   (G) May 6 (San Francisco, CA)
Freese* Nancy   (G) June 17 (Rochester, MN)
Frus James   (G) July 1 (Creston, IA)
Fry     (G) January 15 "Mrs. J. N." / (Des Moines, IA)
Funke Frank E.   (G)   (Sheridan, WY)
Fust William Carl   (G) November 4  
      - G -
Gabrielsen* Martin   (G) April 8 (Minnesota)
Galbraith
Galbraith
Edith M.
Edith M.
 
Sinkey
(G)
(G)
December 9
December 23
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Galloway*
Galloway
Marguerite
Marguerite
 
Edwards
(G)
(G)
October 14
October 21
 
Garside George Benton   (G) November 18 (Creston, IA)
Gatch Stella   (G) July 22  
Gessman
Geesaman*
Charles E.
Charles E.
  (G)
(G)
July 1
July 8
 
Gilbert* Loyal 'Curly'   (G) December 2 (Earlham, IA)
Glassinger* Ben   (G) May 27 (Filer, SD)
Golly Ernest Lee   (G) April 22  
Golly John M.   (G) April 15  
Golz
Golz
Friedrich J.
Friedrick Johan
  (G)
(G)
July 1
July 8
 
Graden*
Graden
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
  (G)
(G)
April 15
April 22
(Denver, CO)
(Denver, CO)
Grant* Viola   (G) April 29 (Corning, IA)
Grantham Arta Bell Hanks (G) August 5 (Des Moines, IA)
Green* Jacob L.   (G) July 8 (Osceola, IA)
Greenlief Myrtle Edna Green (G) April 1 (Creston, IA)
Griffin*     (G) September 9 "Jerry's infant" / (California)
Grimes* Floyd   (G) September 2 (Iowa City, IA)
Groomes*
Groomes
 
Mary Lillian
 
Varley
(G)
(G)
November 25
December 2
"Mrs. Franklin" / (Iowa City, IA)
(Iowa City, IA)
Gross Emma Baudler (G) December 8  
Guthrie Daisy McNally (G) July 15 (Guthrie Center, IA)
      - H -
Hall Mary Blanche Porter (G) December 30 (Creston, IA)
Harden
Harden
Maggie M.
Maggie Mattie
 
Lauer
(G)
(G)
May 27
June 3
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Harden Ronald Durl   (G) August 19  
Harlow* Addie   (G) December 9  
Harper* Mae   (G) October 28 (California)
Hauptmeier Henry   (G) September 30  
Havens Virgil Pearce/Pierce   (G) April 22 (Winterset, IA)
Hayes* Kenneth Samuel   (G) November 4 (California)
Heckman Emil   (G) July 8  
Heniger* Cyril   (G) September 2 (California)
Henson Walter F.   (G) December 30 (Billings, MT)
Herrick
Herrick
Frank W.
Frank William
  (G)
(G)
September 16
September 23
(Winterset, IA)
(Winterset, IA)
Heuckendorf Paul H.   (G) May 13  
Heuckendorf William H.   (G) March 25 & April 1  
Hightower Glayds Endres (G) February 5 (Oklahoma)
Hilderbrand Russell Loyd   (G) October 7  
Huffer
Huffer
William F.
William Franklin
  (G)
(G)
June 10
June 17
 
      - I -
      - J -
Jacobson Bertha Margaret Huff (G) October 14 (Winterset, IA)
Jenkins Ivan Earl   (G) March 25 (Omaha, NE)
Jenkins Wesley   (G) April 22 (Detroit, MI)
Jensen Jens Marius   (G)   (Council Bluffs, IA)
Jensen Marie Necine Neilson (G) November 4  
Jergens Fred J.   (G) April 22 (Iowa City, IA)
Jones
Jones
Bertha
Bertha Caroline
Kliss
Kliss
(G)
(G)
June 10
June 17
(Creston, IA)
"Mrs. John H." / (Creston, IA)
Jones
Jones
Clarence M.
Clarence Milton
  (G)
(G)
August 30
September 2
 
Jones Edith Iowa   (G) July 8 & 15 (Los Angeles, CA)
      - K -
Kading
Kading
Randall
Randall Keith
  (G)
(G)
May 27
June 17
 
Kading Robert William   (G) December 16 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Kaemmerer Glen E.   (G) October 21  
Keith Myrtle Edith Silverthorn (G) April 1 (Adel, IA)
Kelsey Arthur   (G) January 22 (Atlantic, IA)
Kerns*
Kerns
Maud
Maude Byrd
 
Cummins
(G)
(G)
April 15
April 22
(Lake City, IA)
(Lake City, IA)
King*     (G)   "Mrs. Frank" / (Des Moines, IA)
King John G.   (G) March 25 (Oelwein, IA)
Kinyon
Kinyon
Wilfred G.
George Wilfred
  (G)
(G)
November 2
December 2
 
Kirkpatrick Elsie Irene Caltrider (G) August 5 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Kirlin
Kirlin
Gertrude
Gertrude
 
Warner
(G)
(G)
October 28
November 4
 
Kirlin
Kirlin*
Ivan
Omer Ivan
  (G)
(G)
September 30
October 7
(Dexter, IA)
 
Kliss Dora Mitchell (G) December 2 (Buhl, ID)
Knauer
Knauer*
Knauer*
Lester Cleo
Lester
Lester C.
  (G)
(G)
(G)
 
July 22
July 29
 
Knorr
Knorr
Phillip J.
Phillip John
  (G)
(G)
July 8
July 15
 
Kordick Leo J.   (G) December 15 (Des Moines, IA)
Krabiel
Krabiel*
Mae
May
 
Johnson
(G)
(G)
January 22
January 29
(Wheeling, MO
(Wheeling, MO)
Kralik* Louis   (G) April 1 (Omaha, NE)
Kromrie Frank Leonard   (G) September 23 (Des Moines, IA)
Kromrie* Judith Kay   (G) January 8  
Kromrie Michael John   (G) July 29  
Kuhns Elsie Brown (G) December 23 (Iowa City, IA)
      - L -
Lahey*
Lahey
Frank
Frank Walter
  (G)
(G)
September 16
September 23
 
(east of Dedham, IA)
Larsh*
Larsh
Ona
Lillian Iona
  (G)
(G)
May 27
June 17
(Pampa, TX)
(Pampa, TX)
Larson Marius Marinus   (G) April 1 (Des Moines, IA)
Launder Ira Cleveland   (G)   (Bell Gardens, CA)
Lawler Edna Katherine Corrigan (G) April 8 (Des Moines, IA)
Lawson Robin   (G) September 30 (Des Moines, IA)
Leeper Wanda Miller (G) April 29 (Omaha, NE)
Lewis Stella   (G) November 18 (Erie, CO)
Little Lee J.   (G) February 29 (California)
Lizar* Paul   (G) March 4 (Cameron, MO)
Lovell* Alfred   (G) May 13 (Des Moines, IA)
Lutz     (G) January 29 "Mrs. Henry"
Lydon* Ellen   (G) September 30  
      - M -
Maas Tena Johnson (G) July 8  
Malone Florence Reeves (G) July 8 (Arkansas)
McBride* Anna Vandiver (G) June 10 (Tulsa, OK)
McCreight Ruth   (G) November 18 (Des Moines, IA)
McElfish Mary Erickson (G) October 28  
McIntire Alma   (G) November 4 (Audubon, IA)
McLarnand
McLarnand*
Emma
Emma L.
  (G)
(G)
December 9
December 16
 
McQuillen* Fred H.   (G) July 22 (Whiting, IA)
McVay Ross H.   (G) January 15  
Meisenheimer May M. Bruhn (G) July 15  
Miller Art   (G) December 30  
Miller Ethel B. Gerken (G) September 2  
Miller* Frank   (G) July 22 (Conrad, MT)
Mitchell
Mitchell
Raymond
Raymond Ellis
  (G)
(G)
September 9
September 16
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Molyneux Mable Brown Gerard (G) January 29 (Creston, IA)
Montgomery Addie C.   (G) December 16 (Des Moines, IA)
Morace Edward Davis   (G) November 18  
Mosey* Anna Krisinger (G) June 17 (Neboosa, WI)
      - N -
Nash Minnie E. 'Dollie'   (G) June 3  
Needles Charles E.   (G) May 27 & June 10 (Clarinda, IA)
Nelson     (G)   "Mrs. Melvin" / (Des Moines, IA)
Nickelson Ione   (G) January 22 (California)
Nielsen Sam P.   (G) December 30  
      - O -
Olson
Olson
Wendall H.
Wendall Homer
  (G)
(G)
September 9
September 23
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
Osborn Harold   (G) July 22 (Des Moines, IA)
Oshel* Elsie Everling (G) October 7 (Creston, IA)
      - P -
Palma
Palma*
Laura
 
Kralik
 
(G)
(G)
December 23
December 30
 
"Mrs. William"
Parker
Parker
C. E.
Clarence Emmett
  (G)
(G)
April 8
April 15
 
Paxton Eva Harris (G) January 15  
Peckham
Peckham
Minor A.
Minor Albert
  (G)
(G)
December 9
December 16
 
Pedersen Ronald Lee   (G) September 2 (east of Osceola, IA)
Perry* Ira I.   (G) February 19  
Peterson Ellen I. Gallagher (G) February 26 (Michell, SD)
Pettigrew Marilyn Kay   (G) May 20  
Purscell
Purscell*
Lonnie Dow
Lonnie Dow
  (G)
(G)
September 23
September 30
(Iowa City, IA)
 
Putney
Putney
Vera
Vera Gertrude
Young
Young
(G)
(G)
July 29
August 5
(Osceola, IA)
(Osceola, IA)
      - Q -
      - R -
Ramsbottom Leslie C.   (G) May 13 (Creston, IA)
Reed Pearl L.   (G) October 21 (Creston, IA)
Reighard* John   (G) July 29  
Reynolds
Reynolds
Marie
Marie
  (G)
(G)
August 5
August 12
(Roswell, NM)
 
Richards June Donnellan (G) Aug 19 & Sep 2 (Albany, OR)
Richardson* Duard   (G) April 15 (Oregon)
Richardson* Fritz   (G) January 29 (Missouri)
Rivenburgh Clarence Reed   (G) October 7  
Roberts Wayne D. 'Hap'   (G)    
Robertson Florence Marie Hann (G)    
Rochholz Clyde   (G) November 4 (Omaha, NE)
Roe Clyde M.   (G) October 21  
Ryan
Ryan
Kenneth
Kenneth R.
  (G)
(G)
December 23
December 30
(Iowa City, IA)
(Iowa City, IA)
      - S -
Sackett
Sackett
Mabel Gertrude
Mabel
Head
Head
(G)
(G)
September 9
September 16
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Sawhill* Harold   (G) June 17 (Winterset, IA)
Schalow Frederick John   (G) June 3  
Schmeling*
Schmeling
Hattie
Hedwig Bertha
 
Raduenz
(G)
(G)
December 9
December 16
 
Schroder Walter Herman A.   (G) November 4 (Des Moines, IA)
Schwab Hannah L. McFee (G) June 10 & 17  
Schwanebeck Oscar Albert   (G) December 30 (Winterset, IA)
Seerley Flora   (G) July 8 (Winterset, IA)
Seley Elvin Lynn   (G) August 5  
Shipman   Kilburn (G) April 15 "Mrs. Raymond M." / (Fort Dodge, IA)
Skelton Lilah Virginia Tucker (G)   (Creston, IA)
Smart Goldie Dunkerson (G) April 8 (Corning, IA)
Smith Eby Byron   (G) April 8 (Council Bluffs, IA)
Smith Harlie   (G) March 11 (Waterloo, IA)
Smith
Smith
Harry B.
Harry Clayton
  (G)
(G)
August 19
August 26
 
Smith Jack   (G) February 5  
Sorensen
Sorensen
Donald
Don
  (G)
(G)
March 25
April 1
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
South Benjamin N.   (G) July 15 (Clarinda, IA)
Sparks John Marion   (G) October 7 (Council Bluffs, IA)
Staggs Russell E.   (G)   (south of Afton, IA)
Stahl*   Perkins (G) July 1 "Mrs. Henry" / (Knoxville, IA)
Standley Elizabeth Casteel (G) December 8 (Creston, IA)
Stevenson* Jeffrey   (G) December 8 (Illinois)
Stowell Ona Jane Beaman (G) October 14  
Sturdy Jack W.   (G) April 15 (Iowa City, IA)
Stuva Mary Meyer (G) March 25  
Sulgrove Lewis Clifford   (G) May 20  
Swain Fred   (G) November 18  
      - T -
Tassell Wyman E.   (G) May 20  
Thompson Anna B. Meisenheimer (G) December 8  
Thompson John Edgar   (G) June 3  
Tipling Fred   (G) January 15  
Tipling Kenneth Cecil   (G)   (Wilcox, AZ)
Tracy Dayton Vernon   (G) September 9  
Tucker Wesley Cameron   (G) April 22 (Creston, IA)
Turner* Edward   (G) June 17 (Missouri)
      - U -
Uhlig Ivor R.   (G) October 28  
Ury* William   (G) August 12  
      - V -
VanDkye Lambert B.   (G) February 26 (Omaha, NE)
      - W -
Wahlert Christian Edward   (G) December 2 (east of Anita, IA)
Walker Earl   (G) April 8 (Aberdeen, SD)
Walker Robert Lester   (G) December 9 & 16  
Wallace Clyde C.   (G) October 28 (Des Moines, IA)
Wallace Nellie Bell Frogley (G) June 10 & 17 (Des Moines, IA)
Wallace Verne W.   (G) November 4  
Wark Sina B. Harry (G) September 16  
Waters Dorsey Dale   (G) May 27 (Des Moines, IA)
Welch Alvena C. Karstens (G) June 10  
Welsch George F.   (G) June 24  
Wheatley Marjorie Mae Baudler (G) November 18  
White Ila Faye Hodges (G) August 19 (Oakland, CA)
White Walter Harvey   (G) May 27 & June 3 (Mason City, IA)
Wight Jane   (G) March 4 (Elmhurst, IL)
Williams Maud Myers (G) April 29 (Kansas City, ??)
Williamson Clarence H.   (G)    
Williamson*
Williamson
Donald
Donald D.
  (G)
(G)
November 4
November 18
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Wilmeth Archie   (G) February 19 (Creston, IA)
Wollenhaupt Ida   (G) December 2 (Woodbine, IA)
Woods
Woods*
Nellie Elnora
 
Lilly
 
(G)
(G)
Juine 3
June 10
(Dexter, IA)
"Mrs. J. F."
Wyllie Hiram A.   (G) March 25 (Omaha, NE)
      - X -
      - Y -
Yarger Belva May Hawks (F) June 18  
Yarger N. H.   (G) June 10  
      - Z -