Obituaries
David Lynn Minge, 90, passed away Oct. 14, 2024, at Carlsbad, Calif., after a brief illness.Davy was born near Waterville, Kan., on Feb. 10, 1934, to Orville and Edna (Yaussi) Minge.The family moved to Villisca in 1935, where Davy went to a country school and Villisca High School, graduating in...
Jeanne Marguerite Ord Garcia, 80, passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, 2024, after a valiant four-year battle with cancer, at her home in San Diego, Calif. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. The lives she touched during her life are immeasurable.Jeanne was born on...
Randy John Wagner, 68, Red Oak, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, on Dec. 10, 2024, after a battle with cancer.Randy, the son of Charles P. and Eloise M. (Josephson) Wagner, was born on July 11, 1956, in Painesville, Ohio. His family...
Daryl Kruse, 73, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at his farm in rural Red Oak.Daryl Lee Kruse, the son of Leonard W. and Evelyn P. (Jennings) Kruse, was born Aug. 11, 1951, at Ute.Daryl is survived by his two daughters, Andrea Rideout of Tallahassee, Fla.; and Lindsey Kruse of Creston;...
Bonnie J. Dickerson, 88, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Red Oak.Bonnie Jean Dickerson, the daughter of Clyde and Aleda (Edmunds) Dunlap, was born Nov. 19, 1935, in Glenwood.Bonnie was preceded in death by her grandparents who raised her; her parents; and husband, Laverne “Speed.”...
Wendell Byron Harold, 96, Omaha, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2024, at his home.He was the son of Burl and Mary Harold. He was born in an Iowa farmhouse in the Henderson/Emerson area on May 22, 1928.Wendell attended Henderson High School. After high school, he helped on...
Richard Leo Bruning, 83, Villisca, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, surrounded by family.Richard was born Jan. 24, 1941, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Leo and Mildred (Gaston) Bruning. He graduated from Millard High School and farmed near Louisville and Springfield, Neb. Richard was united...
Dorothy Wells, 87, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.Dorothy was born Aug. 1, 1937, in Ottumwa, the daughter of Clyde Carter and Doris Ruth (McMickle) Carter. She was raised in the Eldon and Agency area. She graduated from Eldon...
Nicholas J. Anderson, 41, of Brandon, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Brandon, Fla.Nicholas Joel “Nic” Anderson was born Sept. 8, 1983, to Terry Anderson and Marlys Stoelk in Des Moines. Nic attended elementary school in Ankeny and graduated from AR-WE-VA High School in Westside...
Dennis L. Euken, 87, Red Oak, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Red Oak.Dennis L. Euken, the son of Herman and Francis (Sein) Euken was born Aug. 3, 1937, in Atlantic.He was preceded in death by his father, Herman; mother, Francis and stepfather, Ralph Van Cleave; wife, Molly; and daughter...