Obituaries
Richard Cool, 74, Henderson, passed away at home on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.Richard was born on Oct. 18, 1951, in Council Bluffs, the son of Hiram and Pauline (Hoffer) Cool.Richard is survived by his daughter, Sarah Knoke.Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at the Loess Hills...
Gail Knapp, 76, Red Oak, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Red Oak Good Samaritan Society.Services are pending with Sellergren Lindell DeMarce Funeral Home.
Dawn Eloise Milgrove, 64, of Carroll, formerly of Red Oak, passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at her home.Dawn was born Dec. 10, 1961, the daughter of Darrell and Dorothy “Elaine” (Liljedahl) Wolfe.Preceding her in death were her parents; and husband, Mike Milgrove.Funeral services were held...
Dennis Robert “Denny” Wookey, 78, Red Oak, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at his home.Denny was born Nov. 14, 1947, in Red Oak, the son of Robert and Eileen (Raymond) Wookey. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1966 and then Universal Trade School in Omaha, Neb. Denny enlisted in...
Edwin Basil “Ed” Foote, 98, Stanton, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at his home.Ed was born June 13, 1927, near Grant, the son of Merrill and Estella (Curry) Foote. He attended Foote country school and graduated from Grant High School in 1945. He started farming with his dad near Grant for five...
Patricia “Pat” Vestal, 82, Emerson, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak.Patty was born June 29, 1943, in Red Oak, the daughter of Silas and Mable (Weston) Reynolds. She was raised in the Elliott area, graduating from Elliott High School in 1961. Pat worked in...
Pat Rea, 96, of Red Oak, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Arlington Place, Red Oak.Patricia Ann Rea, the daughter of W. Cline and Leona (McMullen) Woods, was born June 11, 1929, in Lincoln Township of Montgomery County.Pat was raised near Wales, where she graduated from Wales-Lincoln High...
Red Oak native Sharon K. Napolitano, 63, Hamden, Conn., beloved wife of Philip and loving mother of Kathryn and John, passed through death to life with Christ forever Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.Sharon Kristina Almquist, the daughter of Erland Lincoln and Elinor Frances Chase Almquist, was born Oct. 13...
David “Butch” Bruce, 75, Hastings, passed away Feb. 2, 2026, surrounded by his family that loved him dearly. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood. Burial with military honors was in the Emerson Cemetery. Memorials are directed to Indian...
Janis Sue Enarson, (Susie), 85, Villisca, passed away Jan. 14, 2026, at Eiler Senior Living in Clarinda.Susie Enarson was born June 27, 1940, to Arvin and Esther (Howard) Hedstrom in a Montgomery County farmhouse northeast of Villisca.Susie was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and one...