Obituaries
Barbara A. Focht of Stanton, the daughter of Ernest and Grace (Lloyd) Linn, graced the world with her presence on Sept. 22, 1931, on a farm nestled north of Red Oak in Montgomery County. Formerly of Red Oak and Villisca, her journey reached its serene conclusion on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Accura...
Virginia Bowen, 92, Hastings, passed away Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Virginia was born May 5, 1932, near Wales, the daughter of Clarence Charles and Irma Inez (Norton) McKinney. She graduated from Henderson High School in 1950 and was united in marriage to...
Barbara A. Focht, 92, Stanton, formerly of Red Oak and Villisca, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton.Barbara, the daughter of Ernest and Evelyn (Lloyd) Linn, was born Sept. 22, 1931, on a farm north of Red Oak.Barb was preceded by her parents; husband, Marvin...
Sandra Elliott, 83, Red Oak, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at her home in Red Oak.Sandra Elliott, the daughter of Eldin and Mary Murray, was born May 10, 1941, at Amarillo, Texas.She is survived by children, Bill Abraham, Robert Abraham, Deb Abraham, Alicia Royer, Mary Adams, Bill Elliott,...
Duane Oscar Nippert, 88, Villisca, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his son’s home near Morton’s Mill. Duane was born April 21, 1936, in Ong, Neb., the son of Howard and Blanche (Brown) Nippert. Preceding him in death were his parents; and wife, Marilyn Jean Nippert.Survivors include his...
Gary Lee Tye, 76, Red Oak, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2024, at his home.Gary was born Aug. 15, 1947, in Griswold, the son of John and Patricia (Johnson) Tye.Preceding him in death were his parents.Survivors include his wife, Ladonna Tye of Red Oak; children, Cynthia Tye of Red Oak; William Tye of...
Valerie Sue Behrens, 56, of Red Oak, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Valerie was born Dec. 19, 1967, in Red Oak, the daughter of Darrell and Lila (Roberts) Behrens. She was raised near Villisca, and graduated from Villisca High School...
Teresa Alice Souza, 66, Red Oak, passed away May 10, 2024, at her home. Teresa was born June 25, 1957, in Oakland, Calif., the daughter of Joseph and Phyllis Souza.Preceding her in death were her parents. Survivors include her sons, Matthew Reiter of Sharpsville, Penn.; and David Reiter of...
Calvin Eugene Brown, 83, Red Oak, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at his home.Calvin was born on Oct. 7, 1940, in Red Oak. He was the son of Kenneth and Blanche (Long) Brown. Calvin grew up on the family “home place” farm, four miles west of Red Oak. Calvin attended school in Red Oak and...
Janice Kazmerzak, loving wife, doting mother, and devoted Catholic, passed away peacefully in Red Oak on May 31, 2024, in the company of her husband of nearly 70 years and other loved ones. After 90 years of unequaled memory recall, endless patience, engaging conversations, and unwavering...