Obituaries
Mary Ellen Godbout, 86, Council Bluffs, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at The Heritage at Fox Run in Council Bluffs. Mary Ellen was born Feb. 28, 1938, in Irving, Kan., the daughter of Ralph and Lucille (Mandele) Williams. She graduated from the Seneca Public High School...
John “Steve” Lewis Stevens, 73, of rural Villisca, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at his home.He was born March 19, 1951, in Red Oak, the son of Lewis and Joyce (Davis) Stevens.Preceding him in death are his parents.Survivors include his wife, Michele “Shelly” Stevens of Villisca; daughter,...
Kelly Jon Stites, 49, Red Oak, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital following a long courageous battle with cancer. Kelly was born July 29, 1975, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Jon and Linda (Rider) Stites. He was raised in Omaha and graduated from Millard South High...
Doris Marie Palmquist, 90, Red Oak, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Accura Healthcare in Stanton.Doris was born on Feb. 15, 1934, on a farm southwest of Oakland, Neb., the daughter of Fritz and Olga (Anderson) Englund.Preceding her in death were her parents; and husband, Raymond.Doris is...
Benjamin Eugene “Benji” Maxell, 48, of Omaha, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away at his home on Dec. 24, 2024. Benji was born Dec. 31, 1975, in Red Oak, the son of Lisa Maxell and Roger “Chip” Hudson. He was raised in Red Oak and graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1994. He...
Jeanne Marguerite Ord Garcia, 80, passed away Nov. 29, 2024, at her home in San Diego, Calif.A graveside celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak. Family and friends will gather at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel by 10:30 a.m....
Jerald LeRoy Baker, 87, was born March 6, 1937, in a home near Stennett (although he sometimes told us he was born in a manger). His parents, LeRoy and Elizabeth Baker, raised Jerry and his sisters Joy and Ann in Elliott, where Jerry attended high school. Jerry attended Northwest Missouri State...
Beverly Ann Hubbard, 82, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Beverly was born May 8, 1942, in Council Bluffs, the daughter of Dale and Marguerite (Dodson) Miller.Survivors include her children, Jeffrey Porter of Missouri; Andrea Fuchs of Missouri;...
Richard “Dick” Hayzlett Unger, 96, died Dec. 4, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. He was born Aug. 19, 1928, in Red Oak, to parents Clifford and Ruby (Hayzlett) Unger.Richard was preceded in death by his parents.Richard is survived by his wife of 74 years, Marilyn Winfrey Unger. He is also survived by their...
Barbara Jean Kenney, born on Oct. 6, 1948, in Red Oak, to Byron C. and Ruth E. (Robson) Beeson, passed away Dec. 9, 2024. She was raised on the family farm south of Red Oak, where she attended school at Coburg and Red Oak, graduating with the class of 1966. Barbara went on to earn a degree in...