Obituaries
Eddie Lee “Ed” Fada, 85, of Red Oak, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.Ed was born Jan. 9, 1940, near Morton’s Mill, the son of A.C. “Slim” and Ruth (Kneedy) Fada. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1957 and started farming as well as working at...
Leon Aloysius Volkmer, 94, of Red Oak passed away on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society.Leon was born June 21, 1931, at his home near Talmage, Neb., the son of Richard and Frances (Heng) Volkmer. He graduated from Talmage High School in Talmage, Neb., in 1949. He was a farm hand...
Ronald Lee Rasmussen, 76, of Elliott, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Ron was born Oct. 31, 1949, in Council Bluffs, the son of Henry and Pauline (Karwal) Rasmussen. He was raised in Montgomery County and graduated from Griswold Community High...
Robert Ernest McMartin, 68, Red Oak, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs.Robert was born on Sept. 18, 1957, in Des Moines.Preceding him in death were his parents, Keith Ernest and Esther Faye McMartin. Survivors include his children, Angela Brown of...
Norman L. Younggren, 92, Essex, passed away Dec. 21, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. Norman Lawrence Younggren, the son of Lawrence and Famie (Anderson) Younggren, was born April 9, 1933, in rural Red Oak. Norman was preceded in death by his parents; wife,...
Norman Younggren, 92, Essex, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Nebraska Med Center, Omaha, Neb.Services are pending at Sellergren Lindell DeMarce Funeral Home of Red Oak.
Nickie Lynn Carlson, 65, of Red Oak, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.Nickie was born Aug. 29, 1960, in Council Bluffs, the daughter of Garry and Deloris (Peterson) Taylor.Preceding her in death was her father.Survivors include her mother.No services will be held at this time....
Martin Lee Olinger, 74, Red Oak, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family in Barre, Vt. on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.Martin was born in Red Oak on March 22, 1951 to Fern (Thomas) Nelson and Leeland Olinger. Martin attended Red Oak High School before graduating from the University of Iowa in...
Harold Clifford Rossander, 90, Stanton, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at the Accura Healthcare of Stanton.Harold was born March 12, 1935, the son of Harry and Dorothy (Nelson) Rossander. He attended country school and graduated from Stanton Public School. When he was 19, his father had a stroke...
Dale Leon Sawtelle, 61, Red Oak, passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.Dale was born April 24, 1964, in Flint, Mich., the son of Reggie and Beverly (Stender) Sawtelle.Preceding him in death was his father.Survivors include his wife, Heidi Jarrett-Sawtelle of...