Charles L. "Chuck" Feser
May 2, 2015
Charles L. Chuck Feser, age 57 of Council Bluffs, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2015. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 24, 1958. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald E. Feser. Chuck is survived by the love of his life, Ann Taylor and her two daughters, Brandy Bigner and Angela Dalton; 5...
Colleen Lucille Kile
Apr 30, 2015
Colleen L. Kile, age 83, of Council Bluffs passed away on April 30, 2015. She was born on July 18, 1931 to John and Elsie (Mastin) Hull in Corydon, Iowa. Colleen was united in marriage to Hersel L. Kile on May 23, 1947 in Rising Sun, Iowa. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs as an EKG and respiratory...
Micah John Thomas
Apr 29, 2015
Micah John Thomas, age 18, of Council Bluffs passed away peacefully at his home on April 29, 2015. He was born in Council Bluffs on October 21, 1996 to Steven and Cheryl (Smith) Thomas. Micah is survived by his parents, Steve and Cheri Thomas; siblings, Jacob Thomas and his wife Jessica, Julie Thomas, Zach Thomas; grandparents, Bill and Judy Smith,...
Marilyn Sue Tyson
Apr 29, 2015
Marilyn Sue Tyson, age 50, of Council Bluffs, passed away suddenly at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital on April 29, 2015. She was born April 20, 1965 to Harry L. and Shirley Ann (Cain) Tyson. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by daughter, Sara Correa; sister, Mary Ann Riche; and brothers: Tom Tyson, Gale Tyson, and Darrel Tyson....
Grace M. Lachappell
Apr 28, 2015
Grace M. LaChappell, age 88, of Dunlap, Iowa formerly of Council Bluffs passed away April 28, 2015. She was born in Council Bluffs on August 28, 1926 to the late Frank and Grace (Greer) LaChappell. She attended school in Council Bluffs and worked at Butternut Coffee, Ralphs Superette and Walgreens. Grace was a member of Timothy Lutheran Church. In addition...
Sean D. Brenay
Apr 28, 2015
Sean D. Brenay, age 43, passed away on April 28, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Celeste Brenay ; son, Jarrod Pierce; daughters, Aubrey Pierce, Meghan Pierce, and Lainey Brenay; father, Rick Brenay; mother, Sharon Trafzer (Ron); sisters, Deanna Brenay, Andrea Calhoun (Blake), Sarah Brenay, Sara Amador, Melissa Reinhardt (Jim) and Marlena Strebe (Jon); brothers, Jonathan Brenay (Crystal), Ron...
Layla Elizabeth Pickett-Wilson
Apr 27, 2015
Layla Elizabeth Pickett-Wilson, age 5 months, passed away April 27, 2015. She was born in Council Bluffs on November 12, 2014. Layla is survived by her parents, Jeremy Pickett-Wilson and Rachel Griffis; sister, Cheyenne Griffis; maternal grandmother, LeAnn Griffis; paternal grandparents, Roger Wilson and Tammi Pickett; great grandparents, Gary and Jere Lee Griffis; aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation is Friday...
Curtiss K. Vought
Apr 27, 2015
Curtiss K. Vought, age 64, passed away April 27, 2015. He was born June 12, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to the late Keith and Donna (Torgerson) Vought. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Laura Lee and step-father, Swede Earlywine. Curtiss is survived by his daughters, Belinda Vought and Paula Vought; sisters,...
Carl A. Smith
Apr 26, 2015
Carl A. Smith, age 83, of Council Bluffs passed away April 26, 2015. He was born in Newell, South Dakota on April 10, 1932 to the late Clarence and Halya (Ekstrom) Smith. After high school he attended college and then served his country in the United States Army. When he returned from service, he finished college and for a couple...
Pauline Johnson
Apr 22, 2015
Pauline Johnson, age 71, passed away April 22, 2015 in Bellevue, Nebraska surrounded by her husband and family. Mrs. Johnson was born in Council Bluffs on June 22, 1943 to the late Eulalio and Luz (Torres) Lara. Pauline graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. She attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley where she studied Special Education and completed...
Connie Carey
Apr 19, 2015
Connie Carey, age 70, of Council Bluffs, passed away April 19, 2015. Connie was born in Newark, NJ on September 14, 1944. Connie grew up as part of a large, loving family in Cransford, NJ. In her teens, she came to know the Grand Creator, Jehovah. She dedicated her life to him October 21, 1961. She started serving Jehovah as...
Daniel K. Christensen
Apr 19, 2015
Daniel K. Christensen, age 65, of Council Bluffs passed away April 19, 2015 at CHI Mercy Hospital. He was born in North Platte, Nebraska on October 17, 1949 to the late Arley and Harriett (Lindvall) Christensen. Daniel was an associate professor at Iowa Western Community College. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Cortney...
Lindall K. "Bud" Hayes
Apr 18, 2015
Lindall (Bud) Kieth Hayes, age 82 passed away peacefully with his family by his side, at his home in Council Bluffs on April 18, after a lengthy illness with cancer. Bud was born on November 27, 1932 in Silver City, Iowa to Cecil Hayes and Maree (Bryant) Hayes. Bud graduated from Silver City High School in 1950 and entered the...
Sabine Holling
Apr 16, 2015
Sabine Holling, age 53, of Council Bluffs passed away April 16, 2015. She was born in Giessen, Germany on February 1, 1962 to the late Rudolf Springer and Marianne (Haberer) Koehl. Sabine graduated from Lahntal Schule Atzbach with the class of 1978 and married Tim Holling on April 6, 1979. The couple had one daughter, Jennifer, and moved to Casper,...
Corey J. Haberberger Whitmer
Apr 16, 2015
Corey J. Haberberger Whitmer, age 41, of Jacksonville, AR formerly of Council Bluffs passed away April 16, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 27, 1973 in Omaha, Nebraska. He lived in Council Bluffs with his parents George and Patti (Haberberger) Whitmer until 1989. He played football for 3 years at North Pulaski High School and had acting...
Robert "Bob" Roland Snipes
Apr 15, 2015
Robert R. Snipes (Bob) 83, of Council Bluffs, IA passed away on April 15, 2015 after losing his battle to leukemia. Bob was born on October 21, 1931 into a family of 24 children and was the only surviving child into his death. At the age of 8, Bob learned to play rhythm, strumming a broom, while listening to his...
Marvin W. Gittins
Apr 12, 2015
Marvin W. Gittins Sr., age 79, of Council Bluffs passed away April 12, 2015 at the Nebraska Medical Center. He was born in Council Bluffs on September 29, 1935 to Vern and Hazel (Wilson) Gittins. Marvin was a truck mechanic for many years. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sandra Gittins. Marvin is...
Elsie C. Strohbehn
Apr 12, 2015
Elsie C. Strohbehn, age 90, passed away April 12, 2015 at Risen Son Christian Village. She was born at home in rural Treynor, Iowa on July 2, 1924 to the late Willy and Emilia (Kaiser) Schmidt. Elsie was baptized at St. Pauls Lutheran Church and later confirmed in the church. She graduated from Treynor High School with the class of...
Charles N. Peterson
Apr 11, 2015
Charles N. Peterson, age 87, of Council Bluffs passed away April 11, 2015. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on February 29, 1928 to the late Arthur and Nora (Ramsdell) Peterson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was called into the Gospel ministry and traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico...
Margery Ruth Bates
Apr 10, 2015
Margery Ruth Bates, age 90 of Underwood, IA. passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. She was born June 17, 1924 on the old Havens farm north of Lyman, Iowa to the late Ross and Nellie (Johnson) Havens. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 3 husbands, Jack Brown, Marvyn Acker and Cecil Bates; companion, Floyd Buck;...