Obituaries
Jack Baird, 91 of rural Red Oak, IowaJack passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak, Iowa, at the age of 91 years and 13 days.Jack Delaine Baird was born on December 12, 1931, at the family home of his parents, Leslie and Mae Baird near Villisca,...
Sharon Sue Bruning, 79, Villisca, passed away peacefully, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, surrounded by her family.Sharon was born Jan. 28, 1943, in Red Oak, the daughter of Warren and Phyllis (Bates) Kneisel. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1961 and attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, Neb....
Cherie Kay Penry Graham, 54, Omaha, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away Dec. 19, 2022, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak.Cherie Kay Graham, the daughter of Francis and Myrna (Govig) Penry, was born Oct. 22, 1968, in Iowa City. She was a 1987 graduate of Red Oak High School. She...
Donna Jo Mullins, 75, Perryville, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 at her home.She was born Feb. 15, 1947, in Red Oak, to Irvan Philip and Marilyn Jean (Burg) Mullins.Donna received a double major in math and music and a masters degree in mathematics from NWMSU. She taught math for 30 years at the...
Norma (Quill) Fisher, 96, West Des Moines, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Dec. 10, 2022, in West Des Moines.Norma was born Feb. 1, 1926 to Rev. Martin Quill and Nora (Rossing) Quill in Waco, Texas. At age three, her life was forever influenced by the experiment of a Baylor...
Amelia “Amy” Ann Langston Cooper, 81, passed away peacefully Dec. 16, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, from a short recurring bout of cancer.Amy Cooper was born Nov. 11, 1941, in Shenandoah, to Eldon “Cal” and Lena (Morhain) Langston. She attended...
Charles “Chuck” Eklof, 89, Stanton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Stanton.Charles “Chuck” Albert Eklof, the son of Russell and Alva Johnson Eklof, was born Nov. 4, 1933, on a farm northeast of Stanton. Charles (Chuck) attended Maplehurst country school. The...
Robert M. “Bob” Syata was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 16, 1946, to George and Marie Syata. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School and began his college career at Drake University. After a four-year delay while serving his country with the U.S. Navy, Bob graduated from Missouri Western...
Brooke Nichole Samms, 24, Malvern, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Brooke was born June 20, 1998, the daughter of Chris and Susan (Nelsen) Samms. She was raised most of her life in Red Oak, graduating from Red Oak Community...
Marlene M. Taylor, 64, passed away Friday Dec. 2, 2022, after a long courageous battle with multiple sclerosis.Marlene was born Nov. 27, 1958, in Red Oak. Marlene was the daughter of Devon “Jeep” Archer and wife Helen (Bradway) Archer.Preceding her in death were her parents, Devon and Helen Archer....