Obituaries
Dennis Robert “Denny” Wookey, 78, Red Oak, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at his home.Denny was born Nov. 14, 1947, in Red Oak, the son of Robert and Eileen (Raymond) Wookey. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1966 and then Universal Trade School in Omaha, Neb. Denny enlisted in...
Edwin Basil “Ed” Foote, 98, Stanton, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at his home.Ed was born June 13, 1927, near Grant, the son of Merrill and Estella (Curry) Foote. He attended Foote country school and graduated from Grant High School in 1945. He started farming with his dad near Grant for five...
Patricia “Pat” Vestal, 82, Emerson, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak.Patty was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, the daughter of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. She was raised in the Elliott area, graduating from Elliott High School in 1961. Pat worked in...
Pat Rea, 96, of Red Oak, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Arlington Place, Red Oak.Patricia Ann Rea, the daughter of W. Cline and Leona (McMullen) Woods, was born June 11, 1929, in Lincoln Township of Montgomery County.Pat was raised near Wales, where she graduated from Wales-Lincoln High...
Red Oak native Sharon K. Napolitano, 63, Hamden, Conn., beloved wife of Philip and loving mother of Kathryn and John, passed through death to life with Christ forever Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.Sharon Kristina Almquist, the daughter of Erland Lincoln and Elinor Frances Chase Almquist, was born Oct. 13...
David “Butch” Bruce, 75, Hastings, passed away Feb. 2, 2026, surrounded by his family that loved him dearly. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood. Burial with military honors was in the Emerson Cemetery. Memorials are directed to Indian...
Janis Sue Enarson, (Susie), 85, Villisca, passed away Jan. 14, 2026, at Eiler Senior Living in Clarinda.Susie Enarson was born June 27, 1940, to Arvin and Esther (Howard) Hedstrom in a Montgomery County farmhouse northeast of Villisca.Susie was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and one...
Patricia Vestal, 82, Emerson, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak after an extended illness. Funeral services are pending at LeRette Funeral Chapel.
Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Anderson, 73, Villisca, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at his home. Ken was born June 14, 1952, in Red Oak, the son of Carl “Hugo” and Neva (Kempton) Anderson.Preceding him in death were his parents. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at the LeRette...
Nathan Ray Johnson, 46, Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Neb. Nathan was born Aug. 3, 1979, in Atlantic, the son of Larry and Diane (Bates) Johnson.Survivors include his parents, Larry Johnson of Atlantic, and Diane Bates of Shenandoah; children, Austin...