Leland Victor Breakfield
Jul 28, 2017
Leland Victor Breakfield, age 78, passed away July 28, 2017. He was born September 17, 1938 in Lebanon, Missouri to the late William Jesse and Eva Melzena (Murrelet) Breakfield. Victor proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 21 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Merle Breakfield. Victor is...
Marvin M. Johnson
Jul 28, 2017
Marvin M. Johnson, age 90, of Council Bluffs passed away July 28, 2017. He was born September 10, 1926 on the family farm to the late William W. and Sophia (Jensen) Johnson. Marvin was raised on the farm and became a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways. During his driving career he logged over 2.5 million miles of safe driving. He...
Frank Thomas Carbis
Jul 27, 2017
Frank T. Carbis, age 80, of Council Bluffs passed away at his home on July 27, 2017. He was born near Denver, Colorado on July 23, 1937 to the late Everett and Ruth (Gordon) Carbis. Frank proudly served his country in the United States Navy and was a heavy equipment operator for many years retiring from Local 234. In addition...
Lester C. "Bud" Whiteaker
Jul 23, 2017
Lester C. “Bud” Whiteaker, age 90, of Council Bluffs passed away July 23, 2017. He was born on July 20, 1927 in Oakland, IA to the late James and Maude (Eckert) Whiteaker. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII before his honorable discharge. Lester worked at Northwestern Bell for more than 35 years. In addition to...
Ilene D. Vandervort
Jul 23, 2017
Ilene D. Vandervort, age 57, passed away July 23, 2017. She is survived by her siblings, Linda Queen, Cecil Vandervort, Gary Vandervort, and families. A Celebration of Life reception will be Thurs., 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Hoy-Kilnoski Community Room.
Richard L. "Richie" Boner
Jul 22, 2017
Richard L. “Richie” Boner, age 25, of Des Moines, passed away in a car crash on July 22, 2017. He was born on July 31, 1991 in Council Bluffs. He is survived by his mother, Kathryn Boner; his siblings, Samantha McCormick, and her husband Harley, Daniel Boner, Johnathan Boner, and Kimberly Boner; grandpa, Dave Boner; 4 nieces, 1 nephew, many...
Selma E. Nelson
Jul 21, 2017
Selma E. Nelson, age 94, of Council Bluffs, passed away July 21, 2017. She was born February 17, 1923 in rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa to Wm. Alfred and Minnie (Heithoff) Vorthmann. She graduated from Treynor High School. She married Stanley Nelson and together they owned and operated Nelco Inc. Selma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stanley Nelson;...
Lorene C Jensen
Jul 18, 2017
Lorene C. Jensen, age 84, of rural Neola, Iowa passed away July 18, 2017 at CHI Mercy Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born at home near McClelland, Iowa on August 12, 1932 to the late Walter and Viola (Basch) Huelle. Lorene graduated from Oakland Iowa High School with the class of 1950. She was a member of St....
Genevera Reed
Jul 17, 2017
Genevera “Sue” (McDaniel) Reed, age 70, passed away at her home on July 17, 2017. She was born April 10, 1947 in Urbana, Missouri to the late Lawrence J. McDaniel and Sarah “Harriet” Watkins Schickner. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Reed; daughter, Michelle (Murray) Vigus; sister, Paula Williams; in-laws, Stan and...
Sawyer Grace Godsey
Jul 17, 2017
Sawyer Grace Godsey, age 5, of Council Bluffs passed away at home on July 17, 2017 after a courageous three and a half year battle with leukemia. She was born in Council Bluffs on July 5, 2012. Sawyer is survived by her mother, Kirsten Anderson; brother, Camden Anderson; grandparents, Eric and Sue Anderson, Bill and Karen Kleinbeck; great grandparents, Lincoln...
Shirley D. Fetters
Jul 16, 2017
Shirley D. Fetters, 78 years old, was born on July 5, 1939 in Ohio to Merle and Margaret Mackey. She has one brother, Merle. Shirley lived in Ohio, New Jersey and Kansas on farms, and always loved the outdoors. She lived her later years in Iowa and Colorado. Shirley worked in the fields of retail, insurance and daycare, and loved...
Bruce A. Collins
Jul 11, 2017
Bruce A. Collins, age 56 of Omaha passed away at his home on July 11, 2017. He was born in Council Bluffs on August 11, 1961. Bruce graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the class of 1979. He was a career chef and taught Sunday school at Woodland Community Bible Church. He was preceded in death by his father,...
Gary L. Ronk
Jul 9, 2017
Gary L. Ronk, Sr., age 74, passed away July 9, 2017. He was born in Council Bluffs on July 6, 1943. Gary was a retired truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Ronk; his brothers, Ed Geisler and James O’Shea. Gary is survived by his children, Cindy Gearhart, Gary Ronk, Jr.,...
Billy Alan Walker
Jul 8, 2017
Billy A. Walker, 40 years, of Council Bluffs, died Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska. He is preceded in death by an infant daughter, Carley Jo Walker. He is survived by his wife, Shala; his children, Jaelynn and Blake Walker, Ashley Brannen and Cody Ives; his step children Kyden and Gavyn Hall; grandchildren, Lilly and Frankie; parents, David “Blue” and Suzan...
Richard Eugene Betts
Jul 7, 2017
Richard E. Betts, 90 years, of Council Bluffs, died July 7, 2017 at the Rose Vista Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Born in Council Bluffs, he served with the United States Navy during World War II. He was a self employed carpet layer. He is preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Grace (Cain) Betts; his sister, Dorothy College and...
Dennis D. Olofson
Jul 6, 2017
Dennis D. Olofson, age 74, of Minden, Iowa passed away July 6, 2017. He was born in Walthill, Nebraska on December 13, 1942 to the late Willard and Viola (Cooper) Olofson. Dennis was the owner of Olofson and Sons Restoration Inc. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Violet Peterson; infant grandson, Dustin Olofson...
Daniel Evans, Jr.
Jul 6, 2017
Daniel Evans Jr. age 62, passed away July 6, 2017 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, New York on May 20, 1955. Daniel was a retired educator. He began his career in Manning, Iowa and retired in 2012 from Raytown South Schools in Missouri. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wahneetah Evans. Daniel is...
Joan G. Snipes
Jul 4, 2017
Joan G. Snipes, 70 years, of Council Bluffs, died at the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital on July 4, 2017. She was born July 17, 1946 in Iowa City, Iowa to Harry and Maude (Cox) Biggart. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Hardy D. Snipes and a daughter, Rosalee Bennett. She is survived by her daughters, Angela...
William Allen Vanbibber
Jul 3, 2017
William Allen VanBibber was born September 24th, 1943, in Omaha, NE and always lived in the Council Bluffs area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Roma (Klenk) VanBibber and his older brother Paul VanBibber. Bill always remained close to his younger brother, Dan. Childhood and adolescent memories included many “stories” about the antics of Bill, Dan,...
Eric W. Rutledge
Jul 3, 2017
Eric W. Rutledge, age 40, of Omaha passed away July 3, 2017. He was born in Council Bluffs on March 14, 1977 to Delaine and Pamela (Mahan) Rutledge. Eric graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School with the class of 1995 and then attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He was currently working as a Business Development Executive with AIM....
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