Obituaries
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...
A graveside memorial service for Richard and Charlene Larsen of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of the Mills County area, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Walnut Cemetery south of Emerson.Survivors include their daughter, Lori Davis of Vancouver, Wash. and their son, William Larsen...
Edward John Hansen V, 54, Red Oak, formerly of California, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024, at the University of Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Edward was born Aug. 27, 1969, in Castro Valley, Calif., the son of Edward John Hansen IV and Joann (Myers) Hansen.Survivors include his children, Samantha...
Calvin Brown, 83, Red Oak, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at his home. Funeral services are pending at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel.
Julie Ann (Jan) Bengtson Wescoatt, 74, passed away May 4, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.Julie Wescoatt was born Oct 15, 1949, to Marcella and Ervin Bengtson.She was preceded in death by her daughter, Heather Renee Wescoatt; and mother and father, Marcella and Ervin Bengtson.Julie is survived by her...
Donald Gene Sowers, 91, Henderson, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Don was born Jan. 20, 1933, in Mills County, the son of Glen and Edith (Rumsey) Sowers. He attended Boxelder Country School and graduated from Henderson High School in 1951. He joined the U...
James Ralph Marsh, 72, rural Elliott, passed away peacefully at home on May 13, 2024.James was born in Red Oak on June 4, 1951, the son of Milburn “Mel” and V. Marie (Mullen) Marsh. He attended school in the Griswold area and graduated with the Class of 1970. He joined the National Guard in...