‘John The Drunk’ in 1887
This week we go back 122 years to revisit a few brief items that made the front page of our Red Oak Express. The date was March 22, 1887:
This week we go back 122 years to revisit a few brief items that made the front page of our Red Oak Express. The date was March 22, 1887:
Mary “Dolores” Walter, 80, died on May 18, 2009, at the Boone County Hospital in Boone.
Charles L. Rockwell, 84, of Albert Lea, Minn., died June 9, 2009 at his home.
Betty V. Roberts, 62, died June 8, 2009, at the Clarinda Regional Health Center.
Kenneth M. Peterson, 90, of Red Oak, formerly Elliott, died June 11, 2009, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center.
Michael R. Nyquist, 62, of Stanton, died June 14, 2009, at his sister’s residence in Emerson.
Pauline B. Meyers, 95, died June 7, 2009, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.
David W. Edie, 57, of Avoca, formerly of Malvern, died June 12, 2009.
David Edie was born Aug. 11, 1951.
Duane Dutcher, 86, died on May 28, 2009, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., following a heart attack.
Max D. Carlson, 87, died June 9, 2009.
Max D. Carlson was born Dec. 2, 1921 in Essex, the son of Emil A. and Effie (Nelson) Carlson.
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