Obituaries
James (Jim) Clay Johnston, 79, died on Sept. 20, 2023.Jim was born in Council Bluffs on July 31, 1944, to Tracy and Irene Cain Johnston. Jim lived in rural Griswold and Grant his entire life. He attended school in Griswold and then worked at the lumberyard with John Jennings, until he decided to...
Allan Kent Lassen, 74, Council Bluffs, passed away Sept. 10, 2023, in Omaha, Neb.He was born on Dec. 30, 1948, in Red Oak, to Otto and Anna Louise (Falk) Lassen. He graduated from Essex High School in 1966. Allan was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam. He married Janet Swanson at...
Elsie Kay Perry (nee Slump) 83, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Aug. 28, 2023, after an extended illness.Kay was born in Red Oak on July 15, 1940, to Carroll and Kathleen (Williams) Slump, where she was the oldest of six siblings. She graduated from Stanton Iowa High School in 1958, and shortly...
Steven Glen Miller, 61, who farmed west of Red Oak, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.Steve was born Aug. 25, 1961, in Red Oak, the son of Warren and Ruth (Alm) Miller. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1981 and Iowa Western Community College with an associate degree in Aviation...
Delaine Russell Donohue, 92, passed peacefully from this life on March 31, 2023, in Sun City West, Ariz.Delaine Donohue was born into this life on March 1, 1931, in Red Oak. The eldest of two children of the late Donald and Margaret Bond Donohue, Delaine grew up on a farm, eventually moving to town...
Joe P. Abbott, 83, passed away Sept. 11, 2023, at Oroville, Calif.Joe was born March 20, 1940, in Thurman, the son of Adam and Bonnie (Jones) Abbott. Joe grew up and attended school in Red Oak. He then married Karen Tull. They had three children, Alin, Callea, and Belynda. The family moved to...
Ruby Godfrey, 97, Red Oak, passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Arlington Place in Red Oak. Ruby, the daughter of Marion and Nora B. (McGee) Smith, was born on May 20, 1926, in rural Silver City. Ruby is survived by her husband, Don; sons, Richard Godfrey of Henderson; and Darrell Godfrey...
Kathryn M. “Marie” Baker, 82, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Council Bluffs on Sept. 18, 2023.She was born Jan. 29, 1941, to the late Carrol and Dorothy (Weseen) Branan in Villisca. Marie graduated from Villisca High School with the class of 1959 and then attended nurses training...
Bobbie Jo Bruce, 41, Red Oak, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Bobbie was born Jan. 30, 1982, in Red Oak, the daughter of Bob and Georgia (Vanderhoof) Bruce.Bobbie was preceded in death by her mother, Georgia Bruce. Survivors include her father, Bob...
Steven Glen Miller, 61, Red Oak, who farms west of town, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Funeral services are pending at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel.