Obituaries
Max W. Sparr, 91, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on July 16, 2025.Max was born in August of 1933 to Arvid and Elizabeth Sparr on their farm near Red Oak. He was the youngest child, and his name was chosen by his sisters, Evelyn and Dorothy, and his brother, Marion. Max graduated...
Janet Frink, 88, Creston, died Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Creston Specialty Care in Creston. Services are pending at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Online condolences may be made at www.powersfh.com.
Fred “Joe” Benedict, 85, of rural Villisca and Guss, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 21, 2025, at his home.Joe was born Jan. 27, 1940, in rural Randolph, the son of James and Frances Irene (Phillips) Benedict. He was raised near Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1957. Joe...
Marilyn Jean Waterman, 92, Omaha, Neb., died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Bellevue, Neb.Preceding her in death were her parents.Survivors include daughters, Joan Latenser of Omaha, Neb., and Lynn Christiansen of Council Bluffs; sons, Kevin Waterman of Bellevue, Neb., and...
Gordon Arnold, 81, Red Oak, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Neb.Gordon Wayne Arnold, the son of George Wayne and Martha Elizabeth (Carlson) Arnold, was born on Sept. 20, 1943, in Red Oak. Gordon lived his entire life on the family farm, where he found...
Roy Gravett, 89, Carson, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Oakland Manor in Oakland. Funeral services were held Monday, July 14, 2025, at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson. Burial was in the Farm Creek Cemetery, Henderson. Roy was born on April 5, 1936, in rural Emerson, the son of...
James Glenn “Jim” Baker, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Red Oak following complications from a long-standing heart condition on July 8, 2025.Jim was born Aug. 20, 1944, in his family’s home in Ida Grove, the youngest of five children born to Glenn and Beatrice (Briscoe) Baker. He spent...
Joanne Kay Olson, 85, of Red Oak, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Red Oak.Joanne was born on March 21, 1940, in Red Oak, the daughter of Robert and Vivian (DeBolt) Hicks. She grew up on a farm near Emerson and graduated from Wales Lincoln High School in 1957....
Vivian Aileen Negly was the eldest daughter of Roy Van Dorn and Mallie Collins Watkins Negly. Vivian entered this world at her grandparent’s farm in Scott County, Kansas on Aug. 17, 1927. Jesus, her Savior, welcomed her into His Heavenly Kingdom on July 11, 2025.Vivian spent her early years in...
Sherman Merrill Allen, 90, Emerson, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs.Merrill was born April 3, 1935, in rural Emerson, the son of Sherman and Flora (Liddell) Allen. He was raised near Emerson and graduated from Emerson High School in 1952 and...