Obituaries - 2024
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 - | |||||
| Abell | Steven Eugene | (N) | February 14 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Acker | Barbara Jean | Gillette | (W) | ||
| Algreen* Algreen |
Paul Paul |
(S) (S) |
January 4 January 11 |
(Dexter, IA) (Dexter, IA) |
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| Arterburn Arterburn |
Patty Patty |
Stuva Stuva |
(G)(N) (F) |
September 24 October 2 |
(Mitchellville, IA) (Mitchellville, IA) |
| - B - | |||||
| Barnes | Gloria | (G) | August 14 | (Bellevue, NE) | |
| Baudler | Charlene Marie | Ruth | (F)(G) | April 3 | |
| Bennett | Delma | (T) | January 18 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Benton | Roger Wayne | (G) | November 20 | ||
| Benton | Terry J. | (G) | November 13 | (Durant, IA) | |
| Betts* Betts |
Betty Lucile Betty Lucile |
Theurer Theurer |
(S) (S) |
August 1 August 22 |
(Panora, IA) (Panora, IA) |
| Blair | Margaret | Aiken | (N) | December 4 | (West Des Moines, IA) |
| Boham-Marshall | Brenda | Boham | (N) | February 2 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Bower | Louis 'Pat' | (F) | June 19 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Bradley | Kevin Douglas | (N) | June 14 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Brahms | Chrlotte | (T) | November 14 | ||
| Brawe | Danny Dean | (T) | May 30 | ||
| Brown | Gilbert | (S) | January 18 | ||
| Brown, Sr. | Jack Wayne | (W) | |||
| Bryant | Maria Kayletta | Loudon | (N) | September 11 | (Mesquite, NV) |
| Buchanan* Buchanan Buchanan |
Edith Marie Edith Marie Edith Marie |
McIntyre McIntyre McIntyre |
(G) (G) (S) |
October 2 October 9 October 10 |
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| Bullock | Roy Alonzo | (N) | January 12 | (Mt. Ayr, IA) | |
| Bunkofuske | Kathryn Jean | Greenbeck | (G)(N) | December 11 | (Osceola, IA) |
| Burger | Dennis Duane | (N) | June 21 | ||
| Burris | Charlette June | Hood | (S) | April 4 | |
| - C - | |||||
| Carson | Frankie Duane | (N) | May 15 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Chadwick | Robert D. | (W) | |||
| Chapman | Elizabeth Mary Esther | (T) | June 13 | ||
| Clapper | Linda Lou | (T) | May 3 | ||
| Cole | Perry Clark | (F) | June 26 | ||
| Cornelison Cornelison |
Donna Lee Donna Lee |
Ray Ray |
(G) (S) |
July 3 July 4 |
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| Crall | Dennis Patrick | (G) | October 9 | ||
| Croy | Patricia Louise | Warner | (W) | (Creston, IA) | |
| Cunningham | Kenny | (W) | (Guthrie Center, IA) | ||
| Cunningham | Thomas Dwight | (N) | July 31 | (St. Charles, IA) | |
| - D - | |||||
| Daugherty | Danny Dale | (T) | December 19 | (Massena, IA) | |
| Davis | Shirley | Still | (W) | ||
| Decker | Bonnie Ranee | Foland | (N) | (Lorimor, IA) | |
| DeJong | Manuel 'Pete' | (S) | May 30 | ||
| Derby Derby |
Alan Alan |
(G) (F) |
September 24 October 2 |
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| Dibel | Ruby Maye | McDonald | (G)(N) | August 21 | |
| Dine | Robert | (T) | January 18 | (Massena, IA) | |
| Donnelly* Donnelly |
Grace Grace |
Joens Joens |
(S) (W) |
November 28 |
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| Dorsey | Ann Marie | Moulton | (W) | ||
| Dorsey | Carol Jean | Kloppenburg | (T) | December 12 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Dorsey | Karen Sue | Chadwick | (T) | August 15 | |
| Downing* Downing |
Joan Lucille Joan Lucille |
Lowe Lowe |
(N) (F)(G) |
January 3 January 10 |
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| Drake | Kathy | Miller | (S) | July 25 | (Ruskin, FL) |
| - E - | |||||
| Edgington | Robert | (S) | June 27 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Edwards | Carol Ann | Grasty | (S) | November 14 | |
| Ehlers | Janet June | Todd | (N) | December 2 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Emory Emory |
Dean Gordon Dean Gordon |
(N) (G) |
April 15 April 17 |
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| Endres | Terry Dean | (G) | June 17 | ||
| Estell | LaVerne Anne | Queck | (G) | October 30 | |
| - F - | |||||
| Faga | Angela | Lawlor | (T) | February 22 | |
| Faust | Floyd Valentine | (W) | (West Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Feick | Jerry Edwin | (W) | |||
| Finck | Norma Arlene | Jacobson | (W) | ||
| Findley | Wayne I. | (W) | (Winterset, IA) | ||
| Ford Ford |
Jeanette Jeanette |
Corley Corley |
(N) (G) |
March 25 March 27 |
(Indianola, IA) (Indianola, IA) |
| Ford | Judy Lynnette | Miller | (G) | February 7 | |
| Foster | Jerry D. | (G) | December 18 | ||
| Foster | JoAnn | Bryant | (N) | May 10 | (Creston, IA) |
| Francis | Jacqueline | Wambold | (California) | ||
| Frizell | Clyde Richard | (G) | March 13 | ||
| Frizell | Larry Elmer | (G) | March 13 | (Cottonwood Falls, KS) | |
| - G - | |||||
| Galliano | Goldie Ray | Johnson | (W) | ||
| Gantz | Donna Jean | Hohertz | (G) | January 31 | |
| Garst | Marilyn | (G) | August 14 | (Coon Rapids, IA) | |
| Garwood | Timothy Lee | (S) | February 22 | (Dexter, IA) | |
| Goetz | Peggy Louise | Murphy | (F)(G) | December 11 | |
| Good | Dawn Marie | Davis | (W) | ||
| Goodman | Anna | Bolton | (N) | November 29 | (Creston, IA) |
| Grant* Grant |
James James |
(T) (T) |
February 22 February 29 |
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| Gravett-Strickland | Vinita Marie | Williams | (T) | April 4 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Groves | Richard | (T) | January 18 & 25 | (Masswena, IA) | |
| - H - | |||||
| Hafner | Mamie | Barr | (S) | August 8 | |
| Hanke Hanke |
Phyllis Eilene Phyllis Eilene |
Pool Pool |
(N) (G) |
August 12 August 14 |
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| Hansen | Judith Kay | Brown | (S) | June 6 | |
| Harden | Connie Kay | Schwab | (G)(N) | February 14 | |
| Harden | Gerald Lee | (N) | July 15 | (Mt. Ayr, IA) | |
| Hartley | Lloyd Lyle | (G) | December 18 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Havens | Delores Eileen | Huff | (G) | May 29 | |
| Heimberger | Lois Jean | DeBoest | (W) | ||
| Henderson | Veronica Lynn | Ortiz | (W) | ||
| Hess | Jesse Junior | (G) | March 27 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Hoadley | Richard Eugene | (G) | December 4 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Hoek | Neil Allen | (S) | February 29 | ||
| Holste | Virginia Rose | Swain | (T) | February 8 | (Corning, IA) |
| Horman | Wilma Doris | Shelley | (S) | May 2 | (Guthrie Center, IA) |
| Horner | Merle Ray | (G) | September 4 | ||
| Hosfelt | Shirley Ann | Devine | (T) | December 12 | (Omaha, NE) |
| Hoskins | Everett Lee | (N) | December 9 & 11 | ||
| Howard | Donna Marie | (N) | May 1 | (Arispe, IA) | |
| Huff | Donald Clair | (T) | May 16 | (Anita, IA) | |
| Hurst | Roger William | (S) | April 26 | (Emmetsberg, IA) | |
| Hutchins Hutchins |
Dorothy Pauline Dorothy Pauline |
Carmichael Carmichael |
(S) (W) |
February 29 |
(Redfield, IA) |
| Hutchinson | Gordon Lloyd | (G) | June 5 | ||
| - I - | |||||
| - J - | |||||
| Jacobson | Irma Louise | Leuhauser | (F)(G) | May 22 | |
| Jameson | Paul Alan | (G) | January 10 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Jay* Jay |
Lois Jean Lois Jean |
Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick |
(N) (N) |
May 8 May 10 |
(Mt. Ayr, IA) (Mt. Ayr, IA) |
| Jay | William R. | (N) | May 24 | (Mt. Ayr, IA) | |
| Jensen | Arnold Rex | (G)(N) | December 11 | ||
| Jensen | Dev Durae | (F)(G) | April 10 | ||
| Jensen | Michael | (G) | June 5 | ||
| Jensen | Priscilla Ann | Stricken | (F)(G) | January 17 | (Omaha, NE) |
| Johannes | Larry Dean | (N) | November 1 | ||
| Johnson | James Levi | (G) | September 18 & 25 | ||
| Johnson | Steven | (F)(G) | September 11 | ||
| - K - | |||||
| Kaley | Ruth Arlene | Wantz | (W) | ||
| Kessler | Carolyn Ann | Swanson | (W) | (Creston, IA) | |
| Kiburz | John Allen | (N) | January 10 | ||
| King | Guelda Jean | Cline | (W) | ||
| Klejch | Karen Kay | Eggman | (N) | January 29 | (Iowa City, IA) |
| Koeppe | Nicholas | (F) | May 15 | (Madison Co., IA) | |
| Kraus | Mary Lou | Schettler | (T) | February 29 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| - L - | |||||
| Lahey | Dolores June | Tilk | (G)(N) | November 6 | |
| Lamb | Cheryl Joann | (W) | (Diagonal, IA) | ||
| Lents Lents |
Mark Mark |
(G) (F) |
May 15 & 22 May 22 |
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| Littler Littler Littler |
William Edward William Edward William Edward |
(T) (G) (S) |
March 7 March 13 March 14 |
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| Lonsdale | Mary Elizabeth | Welsh | (S) | October 31 | |
| Looney | Bernice I. | Chapman | (N) | September 30 | |
| Lovely | Iola Maxine | Black | (G) | June 19 & 26 | (Winterset, IA) |
| Loudon* Loudon |
Judi K. Judi K. |
Downing Downing |
(N) (N) |
December 9 December 11 |
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| Lucero | Marjorie Ellen | Varley | (S) | February 29 | (Oakdale, CA) |
| Luckingbill | Paul George | (W) | |||
| Ludwick | Jeffrey Jay | (S) | January 4 & 11 | ||
| Ludwig | Frank Delbert | (G) | January 10 | (Robbinsdale, MN) | |
| Luhrs | Dean Earl | (G) | January 24 | ||
| - M - | |||||
| Madison | Bonnie Kay | Kirlin | (S) | November 7 & 14 | |
| Marsh* Marsh |
James Eugene James Eugene |
(S) (S) |
October 17 November 7 |
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| Mathiews Mathiews |
Pamela Ann Pamela Ann |
See See |
(N) (G) |
April 12 & 15 April 17 |
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| Maynard Maynard |
Emera Frances Emera Frances |
Jacobs Jacobs |
(F)(G) (T) |
February 7 February 8 |
(Anita, IA) (Anita, IA) |
| McClelland | Estella | (W) | |||
| McIntyre | James A. | (T) | Jan 4, Feb 1 | ||
| McMillin | Harold Robert | (G) | March 6 | ||
| Meyer | Janet Alene | Kading | (S) | February 29 | |
| Miller | Marilyn | (N) | June 17 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Miller | Marlene | Spieker | (T) | September 12 | (Omaha, NE) |
| Miller | Phillip | (N) | July 5 | ||
| Miller Miller |
Steven Lynn Steven Lynn |
(N) (G) |
December 16 December 18 |
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| Mills | Stephanie Helen | Grimm | (W) | ||
| Mitchell Mitchell |
Robert Lee Robert Lee |
(N) (S) |
May 13 May 16 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| Monaghan | Michael Allyn | (N) | August 7 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Moore | Carol Ann | Petersen | (N) | June 24 | (Mission, TX) |
| Moore | Keith | (N) | November 18 | (Mt. Ayr, IA) | |
| Moreland | Susan | Fenn | (N) | December 27 | |
| Morris | Benjamin Cleo | (T) | February 29 | (Exira, IA) | |
| Morrison | Ronald Lee | (W) | |||
| - N - | |||||
| Newbury | Ramona | Stout | (G) | August 21 | |
| Nielsen III | William Peter | (N) | February 23 | (Trussville, AL) | |
| Novy | John Thomas | (G) | December 18 | ||
| - O - | |||||
| Osborne | Janice | (W) | |||
| - P - | |||||
| Palma | Helen Irene | Carl | (G) | April 17 | |
| Patrick | (Dr) Neil | (W) | |||
| Pauley | Diana Lynn | Bishop | (S) | April 26 | |
| Penton | Phyllis Lorraine | Barnholdt | (T) | August 15 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Peterson | Anne | Murphy | (T) | February 8 | (Anita, IA) |
| Peterson-Smith | Teresa Ruth | Petersen | (T) | April 4 | (Boone, IA) |
| Peterson, Jr. | Theodore Melvin | (W) | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Pickrell | Larry | (G) | January 24 | (Greeley, CO) | |
| Piper | Darlene | (G) | March 27 | ||
| Plowman | Terry Lee | (N) | July 3 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Porter Porter |
John William John William |
(G) (F) |
June 19 & 26 June 26 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| Powers | Harold C. | (N) | August 23 | (Ames, IA) | |
| Purdy | Linda | (W) | |||
| Purtzer | (Dr) Jean Walter | (G) | August 7 | (Creston, IA) | |
| - Q - | |||||
| - R - | |||||
| Ramsey | Hugh | (W) | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Randel | Kenneth Earl | (G) | March 13 | ||
| Rathman Rathman |
Ray Ray |
(G) (T) |
July 3 July 4 |
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| Reddington | Richard Anthony | (W) | |||
| Reinke | Garland LaVaun | Templeton | (N) | January 3 | (Indianola, IA) |
| Rice | Douglas James | (F)(G) | May 15 | (West Des Moines, IA) | |
| Risius | Paula Marie | (S) | November 28 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Roseman* Roseman |
Steven Monroe Steven Monroe |
(N) (N) |
March 4 March 6 |
(Winterset, IA) (Winterset, IA) |
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| Rowland | Eric 'Todd' | (N) | January 25 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Rubio | Mary | Garcia | (W) | ||
| Ruggles Ruggles |
Sherry Sue Sherry Sue |
Funke Funke |
(G) (T) |
August 21 August 22 |
(Boone, IA) (Boone, IA) |
| Russell | John Junior | (T) | September 26 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| - S - | |||||
| Sackett Sackett |
Harry Albert Harry Albert |
(G) (S) |
January 3 January 4 |
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| Schirm | Maxine Lavonne | Shea | (S) | June 6 | |
| Sevier* Sevier |
Lary Ray Larry Ray |
(N) (N) |
November 20 November 22 |
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| Shady | Kimberly Jo | Weeks | (W) | ||
| Shannon | Elaine Marie | (W) | (Anita, IA) | ||
| Sheriff | Arnold Dean | (G)(N) | November 13 | ||
| Sickles | Reginald Allen | (G) | July 10 | ||
| Skellenger | Scott | (W) | |||
| Smith | Betty 'Jayne' | (S) | March 14 & 21 | ||
| Smith Smith* Smith |
Robert Robert Robert |
(N) (G) (G) |
January 3 January 3 January 10 |
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| Smith | Teresa Ruth | (T) | April 4 | (Boone, IA) | |
| South | Ronald Clair | (T) | September 12 | ||
| Sprayer | Mary Margaret | Reis | (G) | October 23 | (Panora, IA) |
| Standley | Frances | Cass | (W) | (Creston, IA) | |
| Stiner | Carol M. | Pontier | (S) | December 19 | |
| Stoll* Stoll Stoll |
Jean Rose Jean Rose Jean Rose |
Hodges Hodges Hodges |
(N) (N) (G) |
September 27 September 30 October 2 |
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| Strickland | Vinita | Williams | (T) | April 4 | (Atlantic, IA) |
| Sulgrove Sulgrove |
Lonnie Dale Lonnie Dale |
(G) (F) |
February 21 February 28 |
(West Des Moines, IA) (West Des Moines, IA) |
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| Sullivan Sullivan |
John Allen John Allen |
(G) (F) |
August 14 August 21 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| - T - | |||||
| Teas | Vivian | Sheeder | (G) | July 10 | |
| Thompson* Thompson Thompson Thompson |
Lloyd Ivan 'Doc' Lloyd Ivan 'Doc' Lloyd Ivan 'Doc' Lloyd Ivan 'Doc' |
(N) (N) (T) (F)(G) |
January 31 February 2 February 1 & 8 February 7 |
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| Thomsen | Jeffrey Mark | (T) | June 13 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Tiernan | Joanne Rose | Schrodt | (S) | May 9 | (Omaha, NE) |
| Tindle | Danny Wayne | (G) | January 3 | ||
| Tisl | Rosella | Hejlik | (W) | ||
| Tromp | Joyce | (G) | January 17 | ||
| Tucker | Joyce | (G) | April 24 | ||
| Turk | Dayle Kathryn | Spittler | (N) | January 8 & 10 | |
| Twombly | Dorothy Arlene | Cutting | (G) | October 23 | (Perry, IA) |
| - U - | |||||
| Utsinger | Lori Kay | Ford | (W) | (Indianola, IA) | |
| Utterback* Utterback |
Nelle Catherine Nelle Catherine |
Rundberg Rundberg |
(N) (N) |
March 4 March 8 |
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| - V - | |||||
| Varley Varley* Varley |
Marylyn Ann Marilyn Ann Marilyn Ann |
Saucke Saucke Saucke |
(G) (S) (S) |
October 16 Oct 17 & Nov 21 November 28 |
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| - W - | |||||
| Waddke | Elizabeth Anne | Cooley | (N) | December 27 | (Corning, IA) |
| Wahlert | Norma Lee | Lenocker | (S) | March 14 | |
| Wedemeyer | Craig Allen | (T) | July 18 | (Urbandale, IA) | |
| Welsch Welsch |
John David John David |
(G) (F) |
June 5 June 12 |
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| Westphal | Larry 'Zoomer' | (G) | April 24 & May 1 | ||
| White | Dale Eldon | (G) | October 30 | (Spring Hill, FL) | |
| Wiggins Wiggins |
Dean Allen Dean Allen |
(G)(N) (F) |
May 29 June 5 |
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| Wiggins Wiggins |
Pamela Anne Pamela Anne |
Jensen Jensen |
(G)(N) (F) |
May 29 June 5 |
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| Willets | Gwynethe Jane | Carson | (N) | February 7 | (Creston, IA) |
| Williamson | William Lee | (W) | |||
| Winter | Donald Dean | (F)(G) | May 22 | (Perry, IA) | |
| Wollenhaupt | Jan | Johnson | (G) | August 21 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Wood | Judith Anne | Shannon | (W) | ||
| - X - | |||||
| - Y - | |||||
| - Z - | |||||
| Zimmerline | Jerry Dean 'Barney' | (F)(G) | February 28 | ||