Obituaries - 1973
from Adair County newspapers

  (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 George F.   (G) May 9 (Marshalltown, IA)
Abbott
Abbott
Sarah A.
Sarah Agnes
 
Gray
(G)
(G)
January 17
January 24
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Adamson     (G) April 25 "infant son"
Akin     (G) April 25 "infant son" / (Iowa City, IA)
Andersen*     (G) October 31 "Mrs. H. J." / (Kansas)
Arnold
Arnold
Mildred
Mildred Agnes
McBain
McBain
(G)
(G)
November 28
December 5
(Oceanside, CA)
(Oceanside, CA)
Augustine
Augustine
Ben A.
Ben
  (G)
(G)
August 22
August 29
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
      - B -
Barber* Gladys   (G) January 17  
Bauer
Bauer
Coral Myrtle
Myrtle
Starkey
 
(G)
(F)
June 6
June 7
 
Beane Lizzie Ellen Teague (G) November 21 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Belden Wayne E.   (G) February 21 (Adel, IA)
Belshaw Myrtle Skellenger (G) March 7 (Eugene, OR)
Belvel
Belvel
Valera 'Vera'
Vera M.
Greenlee
Greenlee
(G)
(G)
May 2
May 9
 
Benson Werner   (G) November 28 (LeMars, IA)
Bitcon
Bitcon
Lawrence 'Bub'
Lawrence Eugene
  (F)
(G)
May 2
May 9
(east of Monmouth, IL)
(east of Monmouth, IL)
Bittner Wilhemine 'Minnie' Weber (G) September 19 (Des Moines, IA)
Blosser Mary Algoe (G) January 31 (Winterset, IA)
Bochart Harold E.   (G) July 11 & 18  
Boelman* William L. / Ham L.   (G) May 23  
Bohling*
Bohling
Henry
Henry J.
  (G)
(G)
November 14
November 21
 
Bolger
Bolger
Ada L.
Ada L.
 
Lundy
(G)
(G)
September 19
September 26
 
Bosier Robert   (F)   (Marshalltown, IA)
Boyd
Boyd
Sharon Kay
Sharon
Kellenberg
Kellenberg
(G)
(G)
September 19
September 26
 
Bradley Wendell Earl   (G) June 13 (Creston, IA)
Brand Leda E. Manning (G) August 29  
Brawdy Jessie Snyder (G) June 13 (Newburg, OR)
Brooks Alfred E.   (F) May 5 (Omaha, NE)
Brownrigg William Thomas   (G) July 18 (Rochester, MN)
Buchholz
Buchholz
Henry J.
Henry John F.
  (G)
(G)
January 17
January 24
(Portland, OR)
(Portland, OR)
Burich Charles L.   (G) June 6  
Butcher
Butcher
Wayne F.
Wayne Floyd
  (G)
(G)
December 12
December 19
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Butler Dale E.   (G) March 28 (Des Moines, IA)
Byers Ida Mae Mitchell (G) January 17 & 24  
      - C -
Calhoun*     (G) April 11  
Campbell
Campbell
Kathryn Faye
Katie Fay
 
Lake
(G)
(G)
January 10
January 17
(Earlham, IA)
(Earlham, IA)
Carl
Carl*
Carl
Nellie
Nellie M.
Nellie May
 
 
Humphrey
(G)
(G)
(G)
April 11
April 18
April 25
(St. Louis, MO)
(St. Louis, MO)
(St. Louis, MO)
Carter* Earl   (G) November 7 (California)
Chambers George A.   (G) June 20 & 27 (Denver, CO)
Champman Cora M. Pote (G) August 22  
Christensen* Rita   (G) April 25 (Iowa City, IA)
Christensen
Christensen
Timopthy
Timothy Allen
  (G)
(G)
May 9
May 16
(south of Nevada, IA)
 
Clarke* Harley   (G) August 8 (Brentwood, MD)
Claybaugh Joseph H.   (G) October 10 (DeKalb, IL)
Comly Jim F.   (G) March 7 (Atlantic, IA)
Cooper
Cooper
Cooper
Alzora
Alzora Esther
Alzora
 
Lillie
 
(G)
(G)
(F)
February 21
February 28
March 8
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Corcoran Sylvia   (G) August 22  
Cornell George S.   (G) April 18 (Klamath Falls, OR)
Courter*
Courter
Jesse R.
Jesse
  (G)
(G)
June 6
June 13
(Elkhorn, IA)
(Elkhorn, IA)
Crees Hannah Jacobson (G) August 15  
Crooks Hal   (G) December 2 (Sterling, KS)
Crow Len Leslie   (G) January 3  
      - D -
Daughenbaugh Michael Leroy   (G) June 6 (Odessa, TX)
David Clarence   (G) October 3  
Davis
Davis
Wayne Sumner
Wayne Sumner
  (G)
(F)
May 9
May 10
(Atlantic, IA)
(Atlantic, IA)
Degginger* Anne Louise   (G) October 10  
Derry Harvey D.   (G) October 17 (near Menlo, IA)
Donnellan
Donnellan
Donnellan
J. Blaine
James Blaine
J. Blaine
  (G)
(G)
(F)
February 28
March 7
March 8
 
Dorsey* Jesse   (G) November 14  
Draman Clara Skellenger (G) July 11 (Dexter, IA)
Draman Frederick Jonathan   (G) May 23  
Draman Jay   (G) May 16  
Drandt Carrie Norris (G) October 17 (Zion, IL)
Dreyer* Margaret   (G) June 6  
DuLany
DuLany
Carrie
Carrie
 
Fessler
(G)
(G)
May 16
June 6
 
Dunbar Clarence   (G) January 24 (Muscatine, IA)
Dunn Alvin Lewis   (G) February 21 (Creston, IA)
Dupuy* Jane   (G) October 24  
Dusenberry
Dusenberry
Major
Major A.
  (G)
(G)
September 5
September 12
 
      - E -
Eatinger*
Eatinger
Eatinger*
 
Bertha
Bertha
 
James
James
(G)
(G)
(G)
November 7
November 7
November 14
"Mrs. Eugene" / (Missoula, MT)
(Sioux City, IA)
 
Eblen
Eblen
Charles Dudley
Dudley
  (G)
(G)
June 27
July 4
 
Eblen Hobart Edward   (G) March 28  
Eblen Todd David   (G) August 22 (Des Moines, IA)
Eblen
Eblen
Vivian Mae
Vivian
  (G)
(G)
June 27
July 4
 
Eddy Wilfred C.   (G) August 22 & 29 (Atlantic, IA)
Ehm Hans   (G) January 24  
Ehm John   (G) Mrch 28 (Winterset, IA)
Elliot     (G) February 7 "Mrs. Earl" / (Hamburg, IA)
Everman John L.   (G) January 3 (Creston, IA)
      - F -
Fagerland* Amelia   (G) September 19  
Farwell Lois Carolyn Bywater (G) January 10 (Anaheim, CA)
Feick
Feick
Feick
Emil A.
Emil Andreas
Emil Andreas
  (G)
(F)
(G)
April 18
April 19
April 25
(Rochester, MN)
(Rochester, MN)
(Rochester, MN)
Ferber
Ferber
Richard Eugene
Richard Eugene
  (G)
(F)
January 31
February 1
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
Ferguson* Albert   (G) February 21  
Fisher Barney   (G) May 16 (Prescott, AZ)
Fisher Bernard   (G) January 17 (Prescott, AZ)
Ford George Guy   (G) August 29 (Creston, IA)
Ford Irvil R.   (G) March 21  
Foster Hazel Carns (G) December 12 (Creston, IA)
Fox*
Fox
 
Gertrude Elizabeth
 
Howard
(G)
(G)
May 30
June 20
"Mrs. O. L."
(Crawford, NE)
Frank John P.   (G) Oct 24 & Nov 7  
Frerichs Eielt   (G) June 20 (Chicago, IL)
Frey Tom   (G) July 25  
Fuller Ella VanVleet (G) May 23  
      - G -
Gates Sara E. 'Sadie'   (G) July 18 (Dexter, IA)
Gibson Pearl C. Hartman (G) July 18 (Creston, IA)
Gillette     (G) December 18 "Mrs. Glenn" / (Omaha, NE)
Gingery     (G) December 19 "Mrs. John N."
Glasscock Vera Mayford Broadfoot (G) June 13  
Gray* Gladys I.   (G) November 14  
Griffey Gilbert Woodman   (G) August 15 (near Artesia, MN)
Griffith Ernest Harlan   (G) May 30 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Groomes
Groomes
Edmund
Edmund
  (G)
(G)
March 28
April 4
(Anaheim, CA)
(California)
Gruss George   (G) August 29  
Gutz* E. P.   (G) October 24 (Franklin Co., IA)
      - H -
Hallcock* William   (G) November 14  
Hamilton
Hamilton
Joseph R.
Joseph Roe
  (G)
(G)
July 11
July 18
 
Hamilton Vernon J.   (G) February 21 (Norman, KS)
Hansen Gary D.   (G) May 2 (south of O'Neill, NE)
Harrison   Kirlin (G) January 10 "Mrs. Ray" / (Centerville, IA)
Harry* Add   (G) February 14  
Harsh
Harsh
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen
Emmert
 
(G)
(G)
Oct 24 & Nov 7
October 31
(Winterset, IA)
(Winterset, IA)
Hartman Elma Rea Purdy (G) April 18 (Portage, IN)
Hawkins Donald   (G) June 20 (Lawndale, CA)
Hayden Mabel Pearl Reed (G) July 11 (Creston, IA)
Haymond Esther M. Huffman (G) February 21 (Winterset, IA)
Hazen Esther Mae Westphal (G) June 27 (Blair, NE)
Herbert* Roy   (G) July 25  
Herron Dorothy Campbell (G) March 14  
Hess Ida Ridenour (G) April 4  
Heuckendorf Frank E.   (G) January 17  
Hofkins Mary E. Kelly (F) April 19 (Creston, IA)
Hofmann Louis   (G) June 27 (Tucson, AZ)
Hogan*
Hogan
Maurice
Maurice Lamont
  (G)
(G)
January 3
January 10
 
(Corning, IA)
Hogueison* Dorothy   (G) August 8  
Hood Dolly Frances Porter (G) July 25 (Atlantic, IA)
Hopkins Jessie Smith (G) April 4 (Jefferson, IA)
Hoskins
Hoskins
Merlin L.
Merlin LeRoy
  (G)
(F)
February 7
February 8
(Massena, IA)
(Massena, IA)
Hughes* Relta   (G) January 31 (Creston, IA)
Huston Edna Lee   (G) June 20 (Des Moines, IA)
      - I -
Inlow Glen Herbert   (G) January 31 (Creston, IA)
      - J -
Jacobs
Jacobs
Ira G.
Ira Gilbert
  (G)
(G)
November 21
November 28
 
Jameson Jimmi James   (G) January 3 (Lewis, IA)
Jensen James   (G) June 13  
Johnson Carl Milton   (G) Augut 29  
Johnson Elmer E.   (G) November 14 (Des Moines, IA)
Johnson* Frank   (G) November 14  
Johnson Jessie M. Adams (G) June 27  
Johnson* Joe F.   (G) March 14 (California)
Johnson Roy Alden   (G) June 13  
Johnson
Johnson
Thomas
Thomas Jehu
  (G)
(G)
July 11
July 18
 
Johnston
Johnston*
Vennie Viola
Vennie
Herrick
Herrick
(G)
(G)
March 14
March 21
(Corning, IA)
 
Jones Ed   (G) July 25  
Jorgensen Winnie Matthews (G) October 24 (Atlantic, IA)
Juergens E. H. 'Shorty'   (G) October 24 (Creston, IA)
      - K -
Kapshi-Kaieai William Teiera   (G) December 19 (Hawaii)
Kenworthy Glen 'Red'   (G) August 1 (California)
Kern
Kern
W. F. 'Bill'
William
  (G)
(F)
April 4
May 5
(Rochester, MN)
(Rochester, MN)
Kingery Bernice Irene Nash (G) January 31 (Creston, IA)
Kitt
Kitt*
Ray
Ray
  (G)
(G)
Mar 21 & Apr 18
March 28
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Knorr* John W.   (F) March 8  
Knorr* William A.   (F) March 8  
Knudsen Soren Martin   (G) July 25  
Kralik
Kralik
Jerry D.
Jerry Dean
  (G)
(G)
August 29
September 26
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Kramer Beulah M. Pratt (G) January 3  
Kramer Clarence B.   (G) June 13 (Dexter, IA)
Kuhns Ben   (G) October 3 (New London, IA)
Kuster Ada Boblett (G) October 24 (Des Moines, IA)
      - L -
Laire Denise   (G) May 23 (north of Red Oak, IA)
Lally Margaret Hughes (G) June 20 (Des Moines, IA)
Larson Dale F.   (G) January 10  
Lauer
Lauer
Julie Ann
Julie Ann
  (G)
(F)
February 14
February 15
(Ithaca, NY)
(Ithaca, NY)
Lee* Glen   (G) June 13  
Lee Mary Mae Furne (F) April 5  
Lee Robert   (G) October 24 (LaCrosse, WI)
Lehse William   (G) December 5 (Oroville, CA)
Leslie Pauline Welcher (G) August 1 (Des Moines, IA)
Lewis* June H.   (G) November 7 (Lincoln, NE)
Lindaman* Esther   (G) May 23  
Linthicum Milton A.   (G) June 13 (Creston, IA)
Lisk
Lisk
Carl Herbert
Carl H.
  (G)
(F)
March 7
March 8
 
Lisk Martha Joanne Mitchell (G) September 5  
Livingston Clarence Elwood   (G) May 16 (Winterset, IA)
Love Ethel E. McDermott (G) February 14 & 21 (Creston, IA)
Lovell     (G) August 8 "Mrs. Gaylord" / (Citrus Heights, CA)
Lovely Alta Velora Evans (G) November 14  
Lynn Lloyd Leslie   (G) May 2  
      - M -
Mass Truman   (G) October 31 (Guthrie Center, IA)
Mangels
Mangels
Fred
Frederick William
  (G)
(G)
July 4
July 11
 
Mapes Ralph J.   (G) January 3 (Winterset, IA)
McCaulley* Glen/Glenn   (G) February 14 (Eagle Grove, IA)
McCleary Curtis   (G) February 21 (Des Moines, IA)
McClure Lawrence Kevin   (G) September 5 (Key West, FL)
McCoy
McCoy*
Emma W.
Emma
Fitzgerald
 
(G)
(G)
September 12
September 19
 
McCumber Naomi   (G) May 10 (Long Pine, NE)
McDaniel     (G) January 10 "Mrs. E. F." / (Ottumwa, IA)
McDermott* Ruby   (G) June 27  
McDowall*
McDowall
Louis
Louis H.
  (G)
(G)
April 4
April 25
(Des Moines, IA)
 
McIlravy
McIlravy
Lizzie
Lizzie
 
Johnson
(G)
(G)
March 7
March 14
 
McVay Bessie Warrior (G) April 11 (Oxnard, CA)
Meredith Frank W.   (G) August 8 & 15 (Prescott, AZ)
Messinger Wayne   (G) October 10 (Guthrie Co., IA)
Millard* Glenn   (G) June 6 (Washington)
Miller* Art   (G) April 25 (Creston, IA)
Miller Percy   (G) December 5 (Des Moines, IA)
Miller* Robert   (G) October 31 (Colorado)
Miller
Miller
Miller
Virnen
Virnen Ray
Virnen Ray
  (G)
(F)
(G)
January 31
February 1
February 7
 
Morris* Charlie   (G) February 28 (Illinois)
Morrison Ernest Samuel   (G) November 7 (Atlantic, IA)
Mueller Brenda Lee   (G) November 7 & 14 (Des Moines, IA)
Mulder* Arthur   (G) September 12  
Myers Bessie R. Head (G) February 7 (Boulder, CO)
      - N -
Naeve William Carl   (G) December 12 (Bradgate, IA)
Nassen* Levi P.   (G) November 7  
Needles Oral May Smith (G) June 20 (Green River, UT)
Nelson Krystena Marie   (G) August 22 (Guthrie Co., IA)
Newbury
Newbury
Clarence N.
Clarence
  (G)
(G)
February 7
February 14
 
      - O -
O'Brien Joseph   (G) December 26 (Albuquerque, NM)
Oddy*
Oddy
Joe
Joseph Franklin
  (G)
(G)
July 25
August 8
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Otis
Otis
Frank
Charles Franklin
  (G)
(G)
July 11
July 18
(Dexter, IA)
(Dexter, IA)
Overton May   (G) September 5  
      - P -
Paull     (G) January 24 "Mrs. Harvey C."
Peterson Vernon A.   (G) May 16 & 30  
Pettinger Olive Iloe Lowry (G) September 5  
Pettit Ray Murl   (G) November 7  
Phillips
Phillips*
John G.
John G.
  (G)
(G)
June 20
June 27
(Afton, IA)
 
Piper Berenice Ayers (G) August 8  
Piper Elizabeth Glade (G) July 11 & 18  
Piper
Piper
Merle L.
Merle L.
  (G)
(G)
May 23
June 13
(Claremont, CA)
 
Pleas* Judy   (G) October 24  
Plymesser Nellie M.   (G) November 28 (Boulder, CO)
Porter Grace   (G) February 21 (Mason City, IA)
Pottoff Devin   (G) May 30 (north of Redfield, IA)
Poush Bessie Pearl Priddy (G) October 17 (Creston, IA)
Power*     (G) February 7 "Howard's relative" / (California)
Power
Power
Power
Howard B.
Boward B.
Howard
  (G)
(F)
(G)
May 9
May 10
May 16
 
Prewitt*     (G) July 11 "Mrs. Joseph"
Prince* Mildred Hazelwood (G) August 1 (Des Moines, IA)
      - Q -
      - R -
Rafter
Rafter
Harley C.
Harley C.
  (G)
(G)
January 17
January 24
(Creston, IA)
 
Raynor Louise W. Schwanebeck Barrows (G) December 19 (Clarinda, IA)
Rectenbaugh
Rectenbaugh
Dan
Daniel L.
  (G)
(G)
January 17
January 24
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
Reddington Anthony   (G) July 4 & 11 (Creston, IA)
Reid Charles F.   (G) August 15 (Tucson, AZ)
Remy Charles S., Jr.   (G) February 21  
Rhodes Bryan   (G) May 9  
Robertson Neil   (G) December 5 (Torrance, CA)
Robinson Kathryn R. Rosenbaugh (G) October 31 (Miami, FL)
Robinson
Robinson
Orval R.
Orval Rex
  (G)
(G)
August 29
September 5
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Rogers
Rogers
Mary
Mary H.
 
Hanson
(G)
(G)
January 31
February 7
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Romesha Beatrice   (G) September 12 & 26  
Root Ernest   (G) January 17 (near Booneville, IA)
Rudolf Agnes Arretta Jones (G) November 21 (Jefferson, IA)
Ruth Jerald E.   (G) May 2 (Des Moines, IA)
      - S -
Samuels* Nellie   (G) February 28 (Panora, IA)
Saylor Albea Mary Woodside (G) July 11 (Creston, IA)
Schiemann
Schiemann
Herbert
Herbert F.
  (G)
(G)
January 31
February 14
 
(Delray Beach, FL)
Schrader Martin   (G) February 14 (Des Moines, IA)
Schrodt Ronald Burton   (G) November 14  
Schwab Anna Elizabeth   (G) September 26  
Schwalbe Arthur F. 'Bud'   (G) June 27 (St. Louis, MO)
Scott Nadine Smith (G) September 5 (Huntsville, AR)
Sears Roy Edward   (G) October 24  
Shatava Terri Lynn Duitsman (G) November 14 (Des Moines, IA)
Shehan Wesley   (G) October 31 (Peoria, IL)
Sheriff
Sheriff
Phoebe Mae
Phoebe
Stewart
 
(G)
(G)
December 12 & 26
December 19
 
Sidey
Sidey
Sidey
Dorothy
Dorothy H.
Dorothy Helen
Reischach
Reischach
Reischach
(G)
(F)
(G)
April 18
April 19
April 25
 
Sisson George J.   (G) January 24 (Harlan, IA)
Slezak Caroline B. Kralik (G) June 6 (Des Moines, IA)
Smith Fred Edward   (G) August 29 (Des Moines, IA)
Snell Zelma Dee Lemon (G) January 24 (Iowa City, IA)
Sparling
Sparling
Harry A.
Harry Addison
  (G)
(G)
May 30
June 6
 
Speed Lee Irvin   (G) March 14 (Des Moines, IA)
Spray LaVerne M. Sturgeon Schafer (G) February 14 (San Bernardino, CA)
Starr George W.   (G) May 9 (Kansas City, ??)
Steel Gladys Laughlin (G) March 21 (Clarinda, IA)
Steward     (G) February 14 "Mrs. William" / (Harlington, TX)
Strand* George   (G) February 28  
Stroever Edward R.   (G) January 31  
Stroup Michael Leroy   (G) June 13 (Odessa, TX)
Swoyer
Swoyer
Vere R.
Vere B.
  (G)
(G)
July 4
July 11
(Omaha, NE)
(Omaha, NE)
Sychra Harold John   (G) March 7 (Creston, IA)
      - T -
Tallmon* Verna   (G) July 25 (New York City, NY)
Taylor Carrie Belle Pringey (G) November 28  
Thompspon Nora   (G) April 25 (Afton, IA)
Tilley Grace Morgan (G) June 20 (Moline, IL)
Tinti Joseph Leo   (G) May 2 (Costa Mesa, CA)
Tipling
Tipling
Mabel
Mabel Myrtle
  (G)
(G)
October 31
November 7
 
Tommerdahl Bernard   (G) November 7  
      - U -
      - V -
Vanatta* Jennie   (G) November 21  
Voss* Donald   (G) June 20  
      - W -
Wagner
Wagner
Edd
Edward J.
  (G)
(G)
November 21
November 28
(Iowa City, IA)
(Iowa City, IA)
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Fred E.
Fred E.
Fred Edward
  (G)
(G)
(G)
June 6
June 13
June 27
(Winterset, IA)
(Winterset, IA)
(Winterset, IA)
Walker/Wallace Lucile May Bush (G) October 31 (Florence, AZ)
Wallace
Wallace
Wallace
Cora
Cora
Cora
Wood
Wood
Wood
(G)
(F)
(G)
January 24
February 1
February 7
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Wallace
Wallace
Nellie I.
Nellie I.
 
Kralik
(G)
(G)
April 11
April 18
 
Walton
Walton
J. Noble
Noble
  (G)
(G)
June 27
July 4
(Little Rock, AR)
(Little Rock, AR)
Waters* Frank   (G) September 19 (Atlantic, IA)
Way Rollie N.   (G) August 22 & 29  
Welsch Peter   (G) July 11 & 18  
Westphal Arlene Margaret Kinney (G) January 3 (Iowa City, IA)
Westphal Keith, Jr.   (G) October 17 (Madrid, IA)
White* Kathryn E.   (G) March 21 (Nebraska)
Williams
Williams*
Gertie
Gertie
Clayton
 
(G)
(G)
September 19
September 26
(Guthrie Center, IA)
 
Wilson Maude M. Morgan (G) December 26 (Omaha, NE)
Wolfe
Wolfe
Lizzie M.
Lizzie May
 
Nemeyer
(G)
(G)
July 25
August 1
(Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Wolfe
Wolfe
Nettie
Nettie
 
Johnson
(G)
(G)
December 19
December 26
 
Woods Willis   (G) May 9  
Woodson
Woodson
Marion R. 'Si'
Marion Rowland 'Si'
  (G)
(G)
September 12
September 26
 
      - X -
      - Y -
      - Z -
Zimmerline Grace Eloise Towne (G) October 24