Obituaries - 2023
from Adair County newspapers
| Newspapers | (F) Fontanelle Observer | Fontanelle | 1885-present |
| (G) Adair County Free Press | Greenfield | 1907-present | |
| (S) Stuart Herald | Stuart | 1885-present | |
| (N) Creston News Advertiser | Creston | 1928-present | |
| (T) Anita Tribune | Anita | 1883-present | |
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(W) Funeral Home websites |
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 - | |||||
| Ahnen | Dallas Lou | (G) | November 29 | (Joplin, MO) | |
| Allen | Steven L. | (G) | April 26 | ||
| Allis | Jonathan | (S) | November 2 | (DeSoto, IA) | |
| Angell | Victoria | Durr | (N) | November 17 | |
| Anstey Anstey |
Charles Charles |
(T) (W) |
August 31 |
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| Anstey | William | (T) | April 16 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Armstrong | Phyllis | (G) | October 11 | ||
| Arrowsmith | Donald | (N) | January 1 | ||
| Arterburn | Nancy | Fox | (G) | August 16 | |
| Askren | Michael Allen | (S) | January 5 | (Cedar Rapids, IA) | |
| - B - | |||||
| Bakerink | Gary L. | (F) | May 17 | ||
| Barnes | Halse | (G) | July 26 | (near Afton, IA) | |
| Bartlett | Joyce Elaine | (N) | December 22 | ||
| Bassett | Darlene Mae | Sunds | (S) | July 20 | (Guthrie Center, IA) |
| Baudler | Virgil Lorenz 'Doc' | (G) | December 13 | ||
| Beaman | Rose Marie | Williamson | (N) | April 24 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Benton Benton |
Ardith Louise Ardith Louise |
Roberts Roberts |
(N) (F)(G) |
August 4 August 9 |
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| Berg Berg |
Edward Alan Edward Alan |
(N) (G) |
April 27 & 28 May 3 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| Berry Berry |
LaRee Nellie LaRee Nellie |
Conard Conard |
(N) (G) |
March 30 April 5 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Betts | Kathleen Kay | Sheeder | (S) | February 23 | |
| Biddle | Johnnie 'Darell' | (G) | June 7 | ||
| Birdsong | Linda R. | (G) | May 24 | ||
| Boos | Troy Dean | (W) | |||
| Bower | Joyce Arlene | Sothman | (T) | April 27 | Massena, IA) |
| Brown | Lane Robert | (S) | February 16 | ||
| Bunner | Zachariah David | (N) | July 14 | (Iowa City, IA) | |
| - C - | |||||
| Calkins | Larry | (G) | September 6 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Carl Carl Carl |
Kathryn Cleone Kathryn Cleone Kathryn Cleone |
Strong Strong Strong |
(N) (G) (S) |
June 26 June 28 & July 5 July 6 |
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| Carlisle | May | Kessler | (N) | May 30 | (Creston, IA) |
| Carpenter | Rita | Schmeling | (S) | January 26 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Cash | Virginia A. | Towns | (N) | October 13 | (Monroe, IA) |
| Caulkins | Kenneth Blaine | (S) | January 12 & 26 | ||
| Chafa Chafa |
Marsha Marsha |
Longenecker Longenecker |
(G) (F) |
January 18 & 25 January 25 |
(West Des Moines, IA) (West Des Moines, IA) |
| Christensen Christensen |
Beth Beth |
Warrior Warrior |
(G) (F) |
August 23 & 30 August 30 |
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| Christensen | Margaret Kathleen | Wild | (S) | April 27 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Clausen | Joseph | (S) | October 5 | ||
| Clayton | Larry Cleve | (N) | April 17 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Clayton | Yalanda | Harshaw | (G) | June 28 | |
| Cook | Jack Arnold | (G) | January 25 | (Ames, IA) | |
| Crittenden | Gregory Wayne | (N) | January 31 | ||
| Cullen | Tammy S. | Krause | (T) | February 9 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| - D - | |||||
| Daggett | Doris June | Morrison | (G) | December 13 | |
| Doherty | Richard | (S) | October 12 & 19 | ||
| Dolan | Richard W. | (G) | August 16 | ||
| Dory | Clark A. | (G) | April 26 | (Perry, IA) | |
| Dougherty | Katherine | (T) | October 26 | ||
| Downing Downing |
Betty Mae Betty Mae |
Conard Conard |
(N) G) |
Jan 25 & Mar 1 Feb 1 & Mar 1 |
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| Downing Downing |
Don 'Bulldozer' Don 'Bulldozer' |
(N) (F) |
June 5 June 7 |
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| Downing Downing |
John Harmon John Harmon |
(N) (G) |
Feb 28 & Mar 1 March 1 |
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| Drake | Kathy | (S) | November 30 | (Sun City, FL) | |
| Drake | Marilyn Maxine | Sullivan | (G) | October 25 | (Indianola, IA) |
| Draman | Roger | (G) | January 4 | ||
| Dunn | Vivienne | (G) | January 4 | ||
| Dwyer | Dean Dale | (G) | April 12 & 19 | ||
| - E - | |||||
| Edwards | Connie | Hofmann | (G) | January 18 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Edwards Edwards Edwards |
Dennis Eugene Dennis Eugene Dennis Eugene |
(N) (G) (S) |
June 19 & 20 June 21 June 22 |
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| Edwards | Emily Marie | (N) | April 11 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Eslinger | Jeffrey Paul | (S) | July 14 | (Lenox, IA) | |
| - F - | |||||
| Fagan | Bertha Helen | Burg | (G) | September 27 | |
| Faurote | Michael John | (F)(G) | December 20 | ||
| Findley | Elizabeth 'Irene' | Edgington | (S) | January 26 | |
| Fletcher | Michael Lee | (T) | August 3 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Frese Frese |
Marcia Marica |
Follann Follann |
(F)(G) (T) |
January 25 January 26 |
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| Funke Funke |
Scott William Richard Scott William Richard |
(G) (F) |
April 5 & 12 April 12 |
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| - G - | |||||
| Gadberry | Jack Elmer | (G) | December 27 | ||
| Gaer | Douglas Ford | (T) | August 31 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Garside | Laverne Robert | (T) | November 30 | (Anita, IA) | |
| Gilman | Stephen Scott | (S) | June 15 & 22 | ||
| Gilmore | Barbara Joyce | Ruth | (G) | July 5 | |
| Gist | Carol Ann | Metzger | (N) | (Creston, IA) | |
| Glade | Kenneth Don | (G) | September 6 | ||
| Graham Graham |
William Robert William Robert |
(N) (G) |
September 27 Sep 27 & Oct 4 |
(Pleasant Hill, IA) (Pleasant Hill, IA) |
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| Green | Robert Dale | (F) | September 18 | ||
| Greenlee | Dorothy Evelyn | Richmond | (S)(T) | December 14 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Gross Gross |
Frances Emma Frances Emma |
Langguth Langguth |
(G) (G) |
July 12 & 19 July 12 |
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| Gruss | Frank Lawrence | (G) | April 19 | ||
| - H - | |||||
| Hagen | Delbert Dean | (T) | March 9 | (Walnut, IA) | |
| Halpenny Halpenny |
Romona Ida Romona Ida |
Gruber Gruber |
(G) (F) |
February 22 Feb 22 & Mar 8 |
(Omaha, NE) (Omaha, NE) |
| Hayes | Christopher Scott | (W) | |||
| Heins | Viola | Veasman | (S) | June 15 & 22 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Henkenius | Doris Jean | Spies | (T) | July 6 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Henss | Mary Lou | Tyson | (S) | March 16 & 30 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Hepp | Lori Ann | Baker | (N) | October 11 | (Cromwell, IA) |
| Herkelman | David Lee | (S) | November 9 | (Cimarron, KS) | |
| Herr | Helen Lavina | Bunce | (F)(G) | July 19 | |
| Holaday | Betty Maxine | Lewis | (T) | June 8 | (Custer, SD) |
| Hoy | Josephine | Flanery | (W) | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Huddleson | Tommie Andrew | Wilson | (G) | November 1 | |
| Huff | James William | (G) | June 14 | ||
| Hughes | Larry | (T) | February 2 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Huitt | Samuel Dale | (S) | October 12 & 19 | (Wheatland, IA) | |
| - I - | |||||
| - J - | |||||
| Jacobsen Jacobsen |
Bonnie Marie Bonnie Marie |
Ahnen Ahnen |
(G) (F) |
Sep 27 & Oct 4 October 4 |
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| Jameson | Darrell | (G) | November 29 | ||
| Jameson Jameson Jameson |
Deborah Lee Deborah Lee Deborah Lee |
Welch Meisenheimer Welch Meisenheimer Welch Meisenheimer |
(N) (G) (F) |
February 7 February 8 February 8 & 15 |
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| Jensen | Clarence 'Clancy' | (G) | February 22 | (Urbandale, IA) | |
| Johnson | Craig | (G) | December 6 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Johnson | John 'Cowboy' | (S) | April 20 & 27 | ||
| Jones Jones |
Alta LaVae Alta LaVae |
Slaybaugh Slaybaugh |
(S) (G) |
March 2 March 8 |
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| - K - | |||||
| Kalbach | Michelle Lee | Hock | (S) | Mar 15 & May 4 | |
| Klemish | Cleon Eugene | (G) | January 11 | ||
| Kopaska | Dorothy Darlene | Heckman | (S) | October 26 | |
| Kopp | Eugene Francis | (T) | November 9 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Kopp | Rosemary Ann | Beitz | (T) | April 13 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Krauth | E. Earlene | Bixler | (T) | October 19 & 26 | (Omaha, NE) |
| Kunkle | Donald L. | (S) | March 16 & 30 | ||
| - L - | |||||
| Lamb | Joe Thomas | (G) | December 6 & 13 | ||
| Lambi | Sherry Noel | Ehrenfried | (G) | April 26 | (Fort Dodge, IA) |
| Leonard | Ella | (G) | July 26 | (near Afton, IA) | |
| Lett | Shirley | Woodring | (N) | February 27 | (Creston, IA) |
| Lines | Orville | (N) | December 27 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Lisk | Jim | (G) | September 6 | ||
| Livingston Livingston |
Michael D. Michael D. |
(N) (G) |
March 3 March 8 |
(Hatfield, MO) (Hatfield, MO) |
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| Lochmiller | Carole Ann | Cunningham | (G) | January 11 | (Spirit Lake, IA) |
| Lonsdale Lonsdale |
Mary Kathryn Mary Kathryn |
Wagner Wagner |
(G) (S) |
February 1 Jan 26 & Feb 2 |
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| Loomis | Diana Ruth | Kirkpatrick | (S) | May 1 | (Creston, IA) |
| Love | Edward | (S) | June 29 | ||
| Ludwig Ludwig |
Wilbur Wilber |
(N) (G) |
January 13 January 18 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| - M - | |||||
| Marks | Frank | (W) | |||
| Martes | James | (S) | December 14 | ||
| Martin | Duane James | (G) | March 1 | (Manchester, IA) | |
| Maynard | Carolyn Joyce | Messersmith | (S) | March 16 | |
| McCall | Dorothy Faye | Woodside | (F)(G) | May 3 & 10 | |
| McClure | Russell Edwin | (S) | Jul 27 & Aug 3 | ||
| Metzger Metzger |
Marvin Eugene Marvin Eugene |
(G) (T) |
November 1 November 2 |
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| Miller Miller |
David Vern David Vern |
(N) (F)(G) |
September 7 September 13 |
(Chariton, IA) (Chariton, IA) |
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| Miller | James Lee | (S) | September 28 | (Perry, IA) | |
| Miller | Kevin Franklin | (S) | July 20 | ||
| Miller | Robert Leroy | (G) | June 7 | ||
| - N - | |||||
| Nelson | Charles Christopher | (S) | November 9 & 23 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Nelson Nelson |
James Eugene James Eugene |
(G) (T) |
March 8 March 9 |
(Atlantic, IA) (Atlantic, IA) |
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| Nelson | Keith Wayne | (T) | December 7 & 14 | (Massena, IA) | |
| Nelson Nelson |
Patricia Anne Patricia Anne |
Leach Leach |
(N) (G) |
March 27 & 28 March 29 |
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| Nichols Nichols |
James David James David |
(F)(G) (T) |
November 8 & 15 November 16 |
(Atlantic, IA) (Atlantic, IA) |
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| - O - | |||||
| Olsen | Clifford Eugene | (N) | April 18 | (Creston, IA) | |
| O'Riley | Sheila Faye | Gilman | (S) | January 19 | (Johnston, IA) |
| Overmyer | Marilyn Jean | Gruber | (F)(G) | September 13 | |
| - P - | |||||
| Pace | Christine | Wertz | (S) | March 2 | (Garner, IA) |
| Parker | Karla Marie | Austin | (S) | July 13 | (Villisca, IA) |
| Paxton | Audrey Dean | (N) | January 31 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Powers | Patricia June | Brown | (N) | Nov 29 & Dec 1 | |
| Pullen | Duane A. | (N) | August 11 | ||
| Purdy Purdy |
Mry Bell Mary Bell |
Young Young |
(N) (G) |
October 6 October 11 |
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| Putney | Rickie Geraldine | Sudbrook | (S) | July 20 | |
| - Q - | |||||
| - R - | |||||
| Reed | Velma Jean Fay | Byers | (G) | June 14 | |
| Renslow | Clifford Dale | (S) | March 2 | ||
| Roberts | Donald George | (S) | November 2, 9, 23 | ||
| Rosenbohm | Larry Lee | (G) | May 17 | ||
| Rumple Varley Rumple Varley |
Ilah Faye Ilah Faye |
Kingery Kingery |
(G) (S) |
November 8 November 16 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
| - S - | |||||
| Scanlan | William Henry | (T) | December 14 | (Massena, IA) | |
| Schafer | William Paul | (S) | January 5 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Schmeling | Kenneth Eldon | (S) | April 6 | ||
| Scholl | Harold Joseph | (T) | Aug 31 & Sep 7 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Schrier | Mary Marie | Cords | (T) | January 26 | (Exira, IA) |
| Schwartz Schwartz |
Caidynce Lynn Caidynce Lynn |
(N) (F)(G) |
April 13 April 19 |
(Iowa City, IA) (Iowa City, IA) |
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| Scott | Danna Marie | (G) | August 30 | ||
| Sechrist-Hick | Dorothy Joan | McIntire | (S) | Sep 28 & Oct 5 | |
| Shaull | Janette | Looney | (G) | January 11 | |
| Shelley Shelley |
Timothy James Timothy James |
(N) (G) |
November 27 November 29 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
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| Sheriff Sheriff |
Wendell Orlie Wendell Orlie |
(N) (G) |
July 17 July 19 |
(Anita, IA) (Anita, IA) |
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| Shindelar | Frances Leone | Ryan | (F)(G) | August 16 & 23 | |
| Shinkle Shinkle Shinkle |
John Edward John Edward John Edward |
(N) (G) (T) |
August 9 August 16 August 17 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| Shinn Shinn |
Thelma Joan Thelma Joan |
Dwire Dwire |
(N) (G) |
June 5 & 14 June 14 |
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| Shuman | Kathy Nelta | Williams | (N) | May 24 | |
| Sickels | Joann | Hamilton | (W) | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Sickles | Dale Ernest | (F) | March 8 | ||
| Sickles Sickles |
Denny Eugene Denny Eugene |
(G) (F) |
March 22 & 29 March 29 |
(Clive, IA) (Clive, IA) |
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| Skellenger Skellenger |
Fred Cecil Fred Cecil |
(G) (S) |
May 24 June 1 |
(Elk Horn, IA) (Elk Horn, IA) |
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| Skog Skog |
Adam Adam |
(G) (F) |
January 4 January 24 |
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| Smith | Carl Norman | (N) | May 22 & 23 | (Fayetteville, AR) | |
| Sorensen | Mardelle Lois | Kriens | (G) | May 24 | |
| Stalder | Jim | (G) | May 31 & June 7 | ||
| Stambaugh | Katherine Loraine | McKee | (N) | February 21 | |
| Standley | Terry James | (G) | June 7 | ||
| Stonehocker | Ronald | (S) | February 9 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Stoner | Randall | (F) | May 24 | ||
| Sturdy Sturdy |
Mary JoAnn Mary JoAnn |
Johnson Johnson |
(N) (G) |
March 7 & 8 March 8 & 15 |
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| - T - | |||||
| Teas | Douglas Eugene | (G) | June 14 | ||
| Teter | Gaylord John | (G) | April 12 | (Indianola, IA) | |
| Thompson | Judith Colleen | Lomax | (S) | January 26 | |
| Thompson | Loretta Fay | Richardson | (N) | December 27 | (Creston, IA) |
| Thompson | Naomi 'Ruth' | Corley | (N) | May 25 & 30 | (Mt. Ayr, IA) |
| Thompson | Norma Carol | (N) | October 20 | (Thayer, IA) | |
| Tiernan | Eric William | (S) | October 5 & 12 | ||
| Tilk | Darrell Eddie | (G) | April 26 | (Cherokee, IA) | |
| - U - | |||||
| Underwood | Marsha Raye | Busch | (N) | August 24 & 29 | (Red Oak, IA) |
| - V - | |||||
| Vandewater | Jean Kay | Rhine | (G) | December 20 | |
| Vaughan | Milton Davis | (N) | January 4 | ||
| - W - | |||||
| Warrior | Jeffery Dean | (G) | January 18 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Welch | Marvin Cecil | (S) | March 16 & 23 | ||
| Welker | Vernon | (S) | May 18 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Wendt | Wynona Mae | Anderson | (W) | ||
| Wertz | Phyllis Irene | Gabrielson | (S) | February 2 | |
| Wesack Wesack |
Harold, Jr. Harold, Jr. |
(N) (G) |
July 20 July 26 |
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| West | Darwin Eldon | (N) | February 21 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Wheatley Wheatley |
Dallas Marius Dallas Marius |
(G) (T) |
July 12 July 13 |
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| Wheatley | Gene Alen | (G) | July 12 | (Glenwood, IA) | |
| Williams | Debra Suzanne | Helmick | (S) | October 5 & 12 | (Winterset, IA) |
| Williamson | Verlene Joy | Armstrong | (W) | ||
| Wilson | Ronald LeRoy | (T) | October 19 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Wood | Thomas Ray | (N) | May 30 | (Prescott, IA) | |
| Woods | Sammy Douglas | (N) | February 11 | (Cromwell, IA) | |
| - X - | |||||
| - Y - | |||||
| Yarrington | Nellie Marie | Rowe | (F)(G) | December 6 | (Omaha, NE) |
| - Z - | |||||
| Zimmerman | Larry G. | (G) | July 12 | ||