Obituaries - 1974
from Adair County newspapers
| (F) Fontanelle Observer | Fontanelle | 1885-present | |
| (G) Adair County Free Press | Greenfield | 1907-present | |
| (S) Stuart Herald | Stuart | 1885-present |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Last Name | First Name | Maiden Name | Paper | Date of Paper | "Comment" / (Location) |
| - A - | |||||
| Abbott | Kenneth 'Bob' | (G) | December 25 | (Lubbock, TX) | |
| Abbott Abbott |
Leona M. Leona Mary |
Speedling |
(G) (G) |
September 4 September 11 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Abbott | Thomas Ernest | (G) | March 27 | (Bayard, IA) | |
| Adamson | Ralph W. | (G) | February 27 | (Minneapolis, MN) | |
| Anderson Anderson |
Carl Carl |
(G) (F) |
December 18 December 26 |
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| Archer | Mabel | (F) | October 24 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Aronson | Allen Eric | (G) | October 30 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Augustine | Charlotte | Bishop | (G) | October 9 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| - B - | |||||
| Bagshaw Bagshaw |
Robert L. Robert Lewis |
(G) (G) |
June 26 July 3 |
(near Massena, IA) |
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| Bakerink | Harry M. | (G) | August 14 & 21 | ||
| Bales | Claude Lester | (G) | June 5 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Beaman Beaman |
Mary Ellen Mary Ellen |
Kirlin Kirlin |
(G) (F) |
October 23 & 30 |
(Council Bluffs, IA) (Council Bluffs, IA) |
| Berry | Viola A. | Lloyd | (G) | February 27 | |
| Bingaman | Harlan W. | (G) | March 26 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Boss | Andrew John | (G) | March 6 | ||
| Bradley Bradley |
Teresa Amanda Teresa Amnada |
(G) (F) |
October 16 |
(Des Moines, IA) |
|
| Briggs* | Donald W. | (G) | August 28 | ||
| Broadfoot | Maude | Harvey | (G) | May 8 | (Marshalltown, IA) |
| Buck Buck |
Audra D. Audra D. |
(G) (G) |
September 25 October 2 |
(Creston, IA) |
|
| Burke | Charlotte | Rosser | (G) | January 9 | |
| Butler | Alma Edna May | Geer | (G) | October 2 | |
| Buyer | Dorothy | (G) | June 12 | (Fountain Valley, CA) | |
| - C - | |||||
| Campbell | Julia | Johnson | (G) | May 22 | (Creston, IA) |
| Cannon | James Simpson | (G) | May 8 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Cary | Blanche | Culver | (G) | November 27 | (Cedar Rapids, IA) |
| Casey | George E. | (G) | October 9 | (Fresno, CA) | |
| Caviness Caviness |
Merritt D. Merritt David |
(G) (G) |
June 19 June 26 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
|
| Chafa Chafa |
Alta F. Alta F. |
Smith |
(G) (F) |
October 16 October 24 |
|
| Chantry | Chester C. | (G) | January 30 | (Carroll, IA) | |
| Christensen Christensen |
Walter I. Walter Ivan |
(G) (G) |
April 17 April 24 |
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| Clark | Merlin W. | (G) | November 20 | (Denver, CO) | |
| Correll* | Emerson | (G) | (Atlantic, IA) | ||
| Cousin | Cleve | (G) | March 6 | (California) | |
| Cox | Ellwyn Reed | (G) | December 11 | (Walnut Creek, CA) | |
| Cron | Ralph A. | (G) | August 14 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Crosswhite | Marshall D. | (G) | November 13 & 20 | ||
| Culver | Arlene | Hoyt | (G) | November 27 | (Illinois) |
| Cunningham | Don D. | (G) | (Portland, OR) | ||
| - D - | |||||
| Darby Darby* |
Clella E. Clella |
Patterson |
(G) (G) |
June 5 June 12 |
(Los Gatos, CA) |
| Davis | Ray McKinley | (G) | May 15 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Detmer | Grace M. | Clark | (G) | July 17 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Devine | Charles | (G) | November 13 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Dickey | Edith | Bates | (G) | November 13 | (Marengo, IA) |
| Dickey | Edward Scott | (G) | September 11 | (Ida Grove, IA) | |
| Dirst | Geneva Aleen | Prewitt | (G) | June 12 | |
| Dorsey | Anna R. | Ferber | (G) | September 4 | |
| Dorsey | David Agnew | (G) | March 13 | ||
| Dorsey Dorsey |
Myrtle D. Myrtle Della |
Kimes Kimes |
(G) (G) |
July 17 July 24 |
|
| Dow | Cecil E. | (G) | August 7 | (Mitchell, SD) | |
| Drake* | Angela Denice | (G) | July 3 | ||
| Duff | Edwin L. | (G) | Julyu 24 & 31 | (Spokane, WA) | |
| Duffy | Charles Martin | (G) | August 7 | ||
| Dunkerson | G. Orville | (G) | December 11 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Dunkerson | Pearl E. | Chapman | (G) | August 7 | |
| Dwyer | Frank W. | (G) | February 20 & 27 | ||
| - E - | |||||
| Eagan* | Frances Marie | (G) | March 13 | ||
| Eblen | Donald E. | (G) | December 11 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Eckles Eckles |
Edna B. Edna B. |
Benson |
(G) (G) |
October 16 October 30 |
(Valdosta, GA) (Valdosta, GA) |
| Eddy | Mildred | Alley | (G) | June 19 | (California) |
| Ehlers | Bertha Margaret | Moeller | (G) | June 19 | (Creston, IA) |
| Ehrenfried Ehrenfried |
Clara Marie Clara M. |
Kempe Kempe |
(G) (G) |
May 16 May 22 |
|
| Elam | Smith R. | (G) | October 2 | (Las Vegas, NV) | |
| Eldridge | Marie Maxine | (G) | June 19 | (Downey, CA) | |
| Elliott* | George | (G) | December 25 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Elliott | Mary Blanche | Herrick | (G) | April 17 & 24 | |
| Evans | Violet Marie | Wilson | (G) | December 18 | (Tempe, AZ) |
| Everling | Arthur Henry | (G) | January 23 | ||
| Everling Everling |
Mary C. Mary Christina |
Huffmna Huffman |
(G) (G) |
April 10 April 17 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Eversull | Ada Ellen | O'Toole DeVries | (G) | January 30 | |
| - F - | |||||
| Faber | Glen R. | (G) | October 9 | ||
| Faber* | Ronnie | (G) | March 13 | ||
| Faurote Faurote |
Edgar Frank Edgar |
(G) (G) |
July 24 July 31 |
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| Ferguson | Inez Ellen | Hagan | (G) | January 16 | |
| Fisher | Florence B. | Eigenheer | (G) | January 9 | |
| Fisher | Jessie M. | (G) | December 25 | (Brainerd, MN) | |
| Ford Ford |
Maggie Maggie |
Sinner |
(G) (G) |
March 17 April 3 |
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| Fox | Orval L. | (G) | February 27 | (Chadron, NE) | |
| Foxley | Fern | Wilson | (G) | December 25 | (Platte, SD) |
| Frederick | Paul | (F) | (Clarinda, IA) | ||
| Fulton Fulton |
Fay Verne Fay Verne |
(G) (G) |
November 20 December 11 |
(Stanzel, IA) |
|
| - G - | |||||
| Gardner | Beulah | (G) | December 18 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Gibson* | Stanley | (G) | July 31 | (Depauw, IN) | |
| Glade | Effie Eliza | Brawdy | (G) | April 10 | (Creston, IA) |
| Glover | Floyd Franklin | (G) | October 2 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Gordon | Frances | Pitcher | (G) | July 24 | (South Gate, CA) |
| Graham | Russell | (G) | August 14 | (Los Angeles, CA) | |
| Greenman | Katherine | Kaemmerer | (G) | (Arlington, VA) | |
| Griffith | Harole Wayne 'Slim' | (G) | January 2 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Gross Gross |
Anna R. Anna Rosine |
Ehlers |
(G) (G) |
July 3 July 24 |
|
| - H - | |||||
| Haag | Carl | (G) | Oct 30 & Nov 6 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Hager | Leslie H. | (G) | July 24 | ||
| Haines | Bill M. | (G) | February 13 | ||
| Hall Hall |
Josie A. Josie A. |
Hume |
(G) (G) |
January 9 January 16 |
(Burlington, IA) (Burlington, IA) |
| Hand | E. Dale | (G) | October 9 | ||
| Handley | Ralph | (G) | February 6 | ||
| Harris Harris |
Arlene Marguerite Arlene N. |
Weber Weber |
(G) (F) |
October 30 October 31 |
|
| Harsh Harsh |
Louie G. Louie Gustaf |
(G) (G) |
March 17 April 3 |
(Winterset, IA) |
|
| Hartrum | Irvin C. | (G) | (Wooster, OH | ||
| Heaton | Wilford | (F) | October 31 | ||
| Hein | Elizabeth Wilhemnia | Funke | (G) | December 31 | (Dexter, IA) |
| Hester | C. D. | (G) | April 3 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Hinkhouse | Frances | Dool | (G) | August 28 | (Fairfield, IA) |
| Hodge | Leslie R. | (G) | January 30 | ||
| Hodges | Vera | Crist | (G) | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Hoffman | Stacia Margaret | Reed | (G) | June 19 | (Ames, IA) |
| Holland Holland |
Noble, Sr. Noble |
(G) (G) |
October 9 October 30 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
|
| Holliday Holliday* |
Mabel May Mabel May |
Seerley |
(G) (G) |
January 2 January 19 |
|
| Homan | Glenn Lee | (G) | February 6 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Hoskins | Walter E. | (G) | December 25 | (Corning, IA) | |
| Huddleson | Pete | (G) | October 9 | ||
| - I - | |||||
| - J - | |||||
| James | Annabelle | Halling | (G) | January 23 & 30 | (Creston, IA) |
| Jeffryes | Harold O. | (G) | February 13 | ||
| Jenkins | Maggie | (G) | June 12 | ||
| Jennings | Katie | (G) | July 24 | (Griswold, IA) | |
| Jensen Jensen |
Wanda Wanda L. |
Clark Clark |
(G) (G) |
April 3 April 10 |
(Cañon City, CO) (Cañon City, CO) |
| Johnson Johnson |
Ruth Ruth C. |
McVay |
(G) (G) |
January 23 February 6 |
(Denver, CO) (Denver, CO) |
| Johnson | William D. | (G) | November 20 | ||
| Jones | Della C. | Roos | (G) | January 30 | (Terre Haute, IN) |
| - K - | |||||
| Kading* | Glen E. | (G) | April 3 | ||
| Killam | James W. 'Will' 'Billie' | (G) | September 4 | ||
| Kintigh* | Howard | (G) | November 20 | (Cherokee, IA) | |
| Kluever | Daryl Eugene | (G) | June 12 | ||
| Krabiel | Daniel John | (G) | December 11 | ||
| Kralik Kralik |
Harry J. Harry James |
(G) (G) |
February 6 February 27 |
(near Prescott, IA) |
|
| Kreis Kreis |
Frieda Pauline Frieda Pauline |
Heuckendorf |
(G) (F) |
October 2 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| - L - | |||||
| Lahey Lahey |
Pearl Anna Pearl |
Nelson |
(G) (G) |
August 7 August 21 |
|
| Lane | James C. | (G) | January 23 | (Youngstown, AZ) | |
| Lemon Lemon |
James Franklin James Franklin |
(G) (G) |
April 10 April 17 |
(Phoenix, AZ) |
|
| Lewis | Mary E. | Chambers | (G) | May 22 | (California) |
| Luers Luers |
Edna P. Edna Pearl |
Elliott Elliott |
(G) (G) |
November 20 December 4 |
(Winterset, IA) (Winterset, IA) |
| Lydon | (G) | "Mrs. M. L." / (Colorado) | |||
| - M - | |||||
| Madison | Florence Julia | Lewis | (G) | July 10 | |
| Martin | Bernard | (G) | March 6 | (Arizona) | |
| Martin | G. Henry | (G) | September 4 & 11 | ||
| Mayer | Harold D. | (G) | January 30 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Mayes | Jay A. | (G) | July 31 & Aug 7 | ||
| McCaslen McCaslen |
Mattie L. Mattie |
Johnson |
(G) (G) |
August 7 August 14 |
|
| McCormick | Pearl A. | York | (G) | April 24 | (Hayward, CA) |
| McGinnis | Pluma Edna | Nevins | (G) | March 26 | (Dexter, IA) |
| McGoff | Ruth B. | (G) | May 20 | (Creston, IA) | |
| McMillen | James | (G) | January 16 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Means | Della A. | (F) | October 31 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Mendell | Frank H. | (G) | April 3 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Mercer Mercer |
James Martin 'Jay' James Martin |
(G) (G) |
January 30 February 6 |
(Spokane, WA) (Spokane, WA) |
|
| Merris* | John A. | (G) | April 17 | (Humboldt, IA) | |
| Metzger | April Marie | (G) | April 3 | ||
| Miller | Grace Pearl | Jeffreys | (G) | January 2 | |
| Millhollin | C. E. | (G) | (Gardena, CA) | ||
| Mitchell* | Cheaster L. | (G) | February 6 | ||
| Moler | Ralph C. | (G) | Sep 18 & Oct 2 | ||
| Moore | Mary M. | Chandler | (G) | October 2 & 9 | |
| Morris Morris |
Vernon Vern Wilber |
(G) (G) |
June 19 July 10 |
(Earlham, IA) |
|
| Mowry | Rose | Stolk | (G) | October 16 | (Guthrie Center, IA) |
| Mullin | James A. | (G) | May 29 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| - N - | |||||
| Newbury | Hodge | (G) | July 17 | "Mrs. Leo May" / (Simi Valley, CA) | |
| Nielsen | Hans Pete | (G) | August 28 | ||
| - O - | |||||
| O'Brien | Eugene Charles | (G) | January 16 | (Phoenix, AZ) | |
| O'Brien | John A. | (G) | January 2 & 16 | (Knoxville, IA) | |
| O'Brien | Joseph L. | (G) | January 16 | (Albuquerque, NM) | |
| O'Brien | Stephen James | (G) | October 30 | ||
| - P - | |||||
| Page | Howard | (G) | March 27 | (Kentucky) | |
| Palma | Blanche Mary | (G) | May 29 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Palma | John | (G) | May 1 | (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) | |
| Patterson | Frank Jess | (G) | February 27 | ||
| Pearce | Myrtle | Skelton | (G) | February 27 | (Creston, IA) |
| Peck Peck |
Carl Carl Eldon |
(G) (G) |
October 2 October 9 |
(Creston, IA) |
|
| Peters | Bertha D. | Dorsey | (G) | Nov 27 & Dec 11 | |
| Pickrell | Bernard Earl 'John' | (G) | November 13 | ||
| Piper | Olive | (G) | December 18 | (Claremont, CA) | |
| Platt | Louise Elizabeth | Lunt | (G) | July 3 | (Iowa City, IA) |
| Pote Pote |
Lena L. Lena Leora |
McGinnis |
(G) (G) |
April 3 April 10 |
|
| Pratt | Gertrude Lola | Mitchell | (G) | July 3 | (Mason City, IA) |
| Prewitt | Lillie May | Martin | (G) | January 9 | |
| Pugh | Daphne Beatrice | Marriott | (G) | August 14 | |
| Putney* | (G) | "Mrs. Clarence" / (Guthrie Center, IA) | |||
| - Q - | |||||
| - R - | |||||
| Recoy | Lelia Eugenia | Johnson | (G) | December 11 | (Creston, IA) |
| Reed Reed |
Ronald Ronald Schmidt |
(G) (G) |
August 21 Aug 28 & Sep 4 |
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| Revel Revel |
Elmer B. Elmer Bobo |
(G) (G) |
December 11 December 18 |
(Des Moines, IA) |
|
| Reynolds Reynolds |
Clyde Amy |
(G) (G) |
April 24 May 1 |
"Mrs. Clyde" / (Miraleste, CA) (Miraleste, CA) |
|
| Richardson | Max | (G) | January 30 | (Greeley, CO) | |
| Ritchhart Ritchhart |
Blanche F. Blanche Fae |
DeLong |
(G) (G) |
January 16 January 23 |
|
| Roberts Roberts* Roberts |
Mary A. Mary A. Mary Alice |
Rudolf Rudolf |
(G) (G) (G) |
November 13 November 20 December 4 |
|
| Roos | Oscar | (G) | February 6 | ||
| Ross | Floyd | (G) | February 13 | ||
| Ruppert | Robert Harold | (G) | April 3 | ||
| - S - | |||||
| Sackett | Edith P. | Lewis | (G) | April 3 | |
| Sammons | Roderick Joe | (G) | August 4 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Sampson | Carl E. | (G) | October 2 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Savage* | (G) | May 8 | "Mrs. Bert" | ||
| Sawyer | John K. | (G) | July 17 | (Valpacaiso, IN) | |
| Saylor Saylor* Saylor Saylor |
Robert 'Glen' Robert Glen Robert 'Glen' Robert Glen |
(G) (G) (F) (G) |
November 20 November 27 December 4 |
(Omaha, NE) (Omaha, NE) (Omaha, NE) (Omaha, NE) |
|
| Schlect* Schlecht |
Pearl Pearl F. |
Abbott |
(G) (G) |
June 12 July 17 |
(Washington) (Yakima, WA) |
| Schnoor | Mary Ann | Holmes | (G) | October 23 | |
| Schuler* | Walter | (G) | October 30 | ||
| Scott | John William | (G) | July 17 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Shatava Shatava |
Robert L. Robert Leon |
(G) (G) |
November 6 November 13 |
(south of Blanchard, IA) (near Blanchard, IA) |
|
| Shelley* | Mabel H. | (G) | December 11 | (near Menlo, IA) | |
| Shelton Shelton |
Marjorie B. Marjorie B. |
Church |
(G) (G) |
August 7 August 14 |
(Des Moines, IA) |
| Shepherd | Odell E. | (G) | January 16 | ||
| Sherman | Rissie | Ridenour | (G) | October 30 | |
| Sieg Sieg |
Rosa Rosa Elizabeth |
Queck |
(G) (G) |
March 6 March 30 |
|
| Singleton | Alice | (G) | February 6 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Sinner | Lawrence E. | (G) | January 9 & 16 | ||
| Sissel Sissel |
Lorena Lorena G. |
Strausser |
(G) (G) |
November 20 December 4 |
(Albany, OR) (Albany, OR) |
| Sivadge | Edna L. | (G) | October 30 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Slezak | George J. | (G) | May 1 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Smith | (G) | October 2 | "Mrs. Early" / (Sacramento, CA) | ||
| Smith | (G) | August 21 | "Mrs. Lester" | ||
| Smith | Samuel E. | (G) | January 2 | ||
| Smith | Violet Rebecca | Hamilton | (G) | August 24 | |
| Soderberg | Goldie | Floyd | (G) | December 18 | (Winterset, IA) |
| Somers | Genevieve | Eby | (G) | March 6 | (Clearwater, FL) |
| Soper | Glen Evert | (G) | |||
| Sunberg | Michael Jospeh | (G) | June 5 | (east of Brayton, IA) | |
| Symonds | Millie Jane | (G) | April 17 | (Oregon) | |
| - T - | |||||
| Thompson | Charles McKinley | (G) | December 18 | ||
| Tipling Tipling |
Maude C. Maude C. |
Owen |
(G) (G) |
January 9 January 16 |
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| Toogas | Mayme | Zanders | (G) | April 17 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| - U - | |||||
| - V - | |||||
| Vicker | Charles C. | (G) | February 27 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Vicker | George | (G) | March 27 | (Creston, IA) | |
| - W - | |||||
| Wagner | Leonard Keith | (G) | December 11 & 18 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Walker | Ida Myrtle | Reed | (G) | January 30 | (Winterset, IA) |
| Wallace | Lena May | Severens | (G) | October 9 | (Vermilion, SD) |
| Warner | Lloyd Charles | (G) | December 18 | (Sarasota, FL) | |
| Warren | Ida Marie | Beaman | (G) | November 13 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Warren | Robert John | (G) | July 3 | (Canada) | |
| Warren | William Joseph | (G) | July 3 | (Canada) | |
| Welsch* | (F) | "Mrs. Herman" / (Mendota, IL) | |||
| Westphal | Clyde Daniel | (G) | June 19 | ||
| Wilkey* | George | (G) | December 4 | ||
| Wilson Wilson |
Gail T. Gail T. |
(G) (F) |
October 30 October 31 |
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| Woodside Woodside |
Myrtle M. Myrtle Mae |
Boggs |
(G) (G) |
May 22 May 29 |
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| Woosley | George | (G) | January 30 | (LeRoy, MN) | |
| - X - | |||||
| - Y - | |||||
| Young | William Edward | (G) | October 30 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Yount | J. C. | (G) | December 11 | (Osceola, IA) | |
| - Z - | |||||