Obituaries
Merlin L. Platt, 64, Red Oak, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak.Merlin Lee Platt, the son of Ray and Margaret (Longinaker) Platt, was born Sept. 8, 1958, at Red Oak. Merlin has lived his entire life in Red Oak. He graduated with the Red Oak...
Dolores Virginia Fort, 94, Council Bluffs, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Fox Run Assisted Living, Council Bluffs.Dolores Virginia Fort, the daughter of Wallace Paul and Evelyn (Hultquist) Swanson, was born April 20, 1929, in Stanton. Dolores was raised in Stanton until...
Miles H. Russell, 68, Red Oak, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Miles Hamilton Russell, the son of Paul McIntyre and Lila May (Sederburg) Russell, was born Nov. 4, 1954, in Red Oak. Miles was raised in Red Oak and graduated with the class of 1972....
Linda Kay Petersen, 75, died suddenly at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.Linda was born March 1, 1948, in Red Oak. She attended school in Elliott and Griswold, graduating from Griswold High School in 1966 where she participated in many activities and was an excellent...
Kevin L. Hale, 53, Red Oak, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak.Kevin Hale, the son of Arthur Mervin Hale and Dorothy M. (McBride) Hale, was born May 22, 1969, in Red Oak. Kevin grew up in Red Oak, where he was a 1987 graduate of Red Oak High...
Miles Russell, 68, Red Oak, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023.Services are pending with Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home.
Dolores Fort, 94, Council Bluffs, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Fox Assisted Living, Council Bluffs.Services are pending with Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home.
Dennis “Denny” Reynolds, 79, Elliott, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Denny was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, the son of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. He and his sister Pat were the first twins born at Murphy Memorial Hospital. Denny was raised...
Cathryn Ann Meyer, 85, Coralville, died on May 8, 2023, at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a short illness.Cathryn Ann Murphy was born in Red Oak on Oct. 10, 1937, to William and Maxine (Davis) Murphy. She grew up in Red Oak, graduating from Red Oak High School in 1955.Cathryn...
Elmer Adolph Helm, 94, Elliott, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Accura Healthcare of Stanton.Elmer was born Dec. 9, 1928, near Elliott, the son of Ernest and Lela (Christensen) Helm. In his elementary school years, he attended both Lincoln #1 Country School and Kemling School and eventually...