Obituaries

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.  
Maxine Elizabeth Shipley, 80, Hastings, passed away, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at the Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak.  Maxine was born Sept. 27, 1942, in Castana, the daughter of Clyde and Maxine (Hanks) Hindrickson. Preceding her in death were her parents; and her husband, Ronald Shipley.  ...
Jerry Donald Bates, 82, Grant, passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.Jerry was born Oct. 9, 1940, in Montgomery County, the son of Donald and Elsie (Weseen) Bates. He graduated from Elliott High School and served in the United States Army from...
Helen Marie Taylor, 97, passed away Sept. 3, 2023, in Villisca.Helen Taylor, daughter of G. David and Rena (Focht) Sandquist, was born Dec. 30, 1925, near Elliott. She lived all her life in the Grant and Elliott community. Helen graduated from Elliott High School in 1943 and taught country school...
Erma Jeanne Varns, 85, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Dec. 26, 2022, at The Center at Tucson in Tucson, Ariz., following a brief illness.Jeanne was born June 25, 1937, in Red Oak, the daughter of Grover and Hattie (Penry) England. She was united in marriage to Reid Bailey on June 27, 1954. Reid...

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