Obituaries

Erwin  E. Mahan

Erwin E. Mahan

Apr 22, 2018

Erwin E. Mahan, age 80, passed away April 22, 2018. He was born in Council Bluffs on November 14, 1937 to the late Earl and Emma (Basch) Mahan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Mahan; brothers, Earl Mahan Jr. and Edward Mahan. Erwin is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Patrick and...

Lynn G. Ford

Lynn G. Ford

Apr 22, 2018

Lynn G. Ford, 73, of Council Bluffs died Sunday April 22, 2018 at Creighton University - Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha due to complications of prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife Patti (Krolikowski) Ford, sons Brett Ford and wife Beth, Rod Ford and wife Sharla. Three granddaughters Emma and Bennett Schwaller, Anna Ford, and Tera and Gage...

Robert  L.  Moser

Robert L. Moser

Apr 19, 2018

Robert L. Moser, age 71, passed away April 19, 2018. He was born in Council Bluffs on April 1, 1947 to the late Lewis and Ruby (Cunningham) Moser. Robert retired from the Council Bluffs Community School District and worked at the Community of Christ Thrift Store. Robert is survived by his wife, Sharon Moser; daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Sean...

Frances "Frannie"  G.  Mark

Frances "Frannie" G. Mark

Apr 16, 2018

Frannie (Grote) Mark passed away peacefully at Risen Son Christian Village on April 16th. Just shy of her 95th birthday. Frannie was born May 1, 1923 in her parents’ farm home (Ed and Ditha Grote) near McCelland, Iowa. She was an only child and walked to a one room school house with her cousin, Forest Grote to Quick, Iowa. Later,...

Virginia  M.  Carberry

Virginia M. Carberry

Apr 15, 2018

Virginia M. Carberry, 92 years, died April 15, 2018 at the Little Flower Care Center in Earling, Iowa. She was born October 7, 1925 in rural Monona County, Iowa to Lester and Bernice (Madison) Goodman. She was a cafeteria cook for the St. Albert Schools from 1965 to 1997. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and active...

Michael  R. Meier

Michael R. Meier

Apr 15, 2018

Michael R. Meier, age 49, passed away April 15, 2018. He was born in Council Bluffs on July 10, 1968 to Richard and Kathleen (Sturm) Meier. He graduated from Fremont Mills with the class of 1986 and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked for Security Equipment Inc. He was preceded in death by his father. Michael...

Janice R. Larsen

Janice R. Larsen

Apr 14, 2018

Janice R. Larsen, age 87, of Council Bluffs passed away April 14, 2018 at Risen Son Christian Village. She was born in Council Bluffs on March 7, 1931 to the late Hobart and Rachel (Montgomery) Reese. Janice graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the class of 1949. She attended college at Iowa State. Janice was a 50-year member of...

Kent N. Nielsen

Kent N. Nielsen

Apr 13, 2018

Kent N. Nielsen, age 91, of Council Bluffs passed away April 13, 2018 at CHI Mercy Hospital. He was born in Neola, Iowa on May 16, 1926 to the late Niels and Henriette Nielsen. Kent graduated from Underwood High School. He worked for Safeway Foods and then retired from United Airlines. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church....

Leona Margery Denton

Leona Margery Denton

Apr 11, 2018

Leona Margery Denton of Council Bluffs, Iowa passed away April 11, 2018 at CHI Mercy Hospital at the age of 98. She was born October 20, 1919 on a farm east of Oakland, Iowa to the late Walter and Elnora (Eichenberger) Busse. She went to country school and later attended Oakland High School, graduating in 1937. She married Jack Denton...

Linda  Sue West

Linda Sue West

Apr 11, 2018

Linda Sue West, 71, of Bellevue, Nebraska passed away April 11, 2018. She was born December 7, 1946 in Shenandoah, Iowa to the late Wayne and Beulah West. She was a teacher for Council Bluffs Community Schools for 41 years retiring in 2010. 40 of these years were spent at Edison Elementary in grades 4, 5, and 6. She touched...

Jan  W. Flemming

Jan W. Flemming

Apr 9, 2018

Jan W. Flemming, age 72, of Avoca, Iowa, passed away April 9, 2018 at CHI Mercy Hospital. He was born in Council Bluffs on June 17, 1945 to the late Kenneth and Vivian (Mumby) Flemming. Jan is survived by his wife, Lois Flemming; son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Melissa Flemming; daughter, Sue Matthews; brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Norma Flemming;...

Mary Ann Cundall

Mary Ann Cundall

Apr 6, 2018

Mary Ann Cundall, passed away on her 72nd birthday on April 6, 2018. She was born in Harlan, Iowa on April 6, 1946 to the late Ottis and Iva (Duke) Gearhart. In addition to her parents she was preceded in by sisters, Beverly Gearhart, Shirley Jensen and Sharon Martinson; brothers, Ronnie, Jerry and Tom Gearhart. She is survived by her...

Floyd W. Ragland

Floyd W. Ragland

Apr 5, 2018

Floyd W. Ragland, age 65, passed away April 5, 2018. He was born in Hamburg, Iowa on January 30, 1953. Floyd proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps and retired from a career as a heavy equipment operator. In addition to his mother, Virginia he was preceded in death by his son, Wylie Ragland; brother, Hubert Ragland....

Kenton  Roenfeldt Ii

Kenton Roenfeldt Ii

Apr 4, 2018

Kenton F. Roenfeldt, II, 49 years, of Mineola, Iowa died Wednesday afternoon at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He was born January 12,1969 in Omaha, Nebraska to Kenton Roenfeldt and Judy (Schroeder) Chisholm. He is survived by his three sons, Kolton, Kaden and Kyle Roenfeldt; mother of his children, Jennifer Roenfeldt; his mother, Judy Chisholm; father, Kenton (Trisha) Roenfeldt; two brothers,...

Linda Ann Katzenstein

Linda Ann Katzenstein

Apr 3, 2018

Linda Ann Katzenstein, 66, of North Platte passed away April 3, 2018 at her home. She was born February 8, 1952 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Glen “Mike” and Anna (Peary) McCoy. Linda attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. She married Dan Katzenstein July 18, 1970 in Council Bluffs. The couple lived in Council Bluffs until 1988 when...

Elnora "Nordie" M. Drake

Elnora "Nordie" M. Drake

Apr 3, 2018

Elnora "Nordie" M. Drake, age 80, passed away April 3, 2018. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa on December 21, 1937 to the late Leo and Grace (Hunter) Hite. Elnora was married to James F. Drake at the First Christian Church and she taught Sunday School for many years. She retired from Charles Schneider Furniture. In addition to her...

James   L. “Hammer”  Winchester

James L. “Hammer” Winchester

Apr 3, 2018

James L. “Hammer” Winchester, age 82, of Council Bluffs passed away April 3, 2018 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He was born in Council Bluffs on June 11, 1935 to the late James A. Winchester and Berniece Frost. Hammer proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and then retired from the Iowa Army National Guard. He was...

Randolph G. Patten

Randolph G. Patten

Apr 3, 2018

Randy Patten, 66 years, of Council Bluffs, died Tuesday, 4/3/2018 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 29, 1951 in Council Bluffs to Ralph and Monica (Schmaedecke) Patten. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Russell Patten, son in law, Kevin Turner and nephew, Jeffrey Patten. He is survived by his...

Marjorie J. Winter

Marjorie J. Winter

Apr 2, 2018

Marjorie J. Winter was born in her grandparents’ home in Pottawattamie County, 6 miles north of the Winter farm in Mills Co. which grandpa Winter bought in 1902. Her parents were Henry and Martha (Frohardt) Winter. She grew up in a brick house that was built in 1868 and had no electricity, it still stands today. A new house was...

James   G. “Red”   Croghan Jr.

James G. “Red” Croghan Jr.

Mar 31, 2018

James G. “Red” Croghan Jr., age 84, passed away March 31, 2018. He was born in Council Bluffs on September 21, 1933 to the late James and Leona Croghan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, David Cudaback; daughter, Pam Gartin; grandson, James Kohl; 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Red is survived by his...