Obituaries

Aug 17, 2014

Stephen J. Thompson, age 30, of Council Bluffs passed away August 17, 2014. He was born February 14, 1984 to John Berndt and Myra Thompson. Stephen is survived by his mother, Myra Nixon (John), father, John Berndt (Angie West); sister, Shauna Root (Jeremy); brother, Levi Nixon (Ashley Shackett); grandparents, Edna & Jack Olle, Jim & Ellen Thompson, Jeff Nixon, Mary...

Aug 16, 2014

Michael K. Olesen, age 73, of Council Bluffs passed away at his home on August 16, 2014. He was born in Council Bluffs on May 18, 1941 to the late Michael K. and Virginia (Hanna) Olesen. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the class of 1959. He retired from the Union Pacific Rail Road in 2004 and was...

Aug 13, 2014

Jack A. OBrien, age 83, of Council Bluffs passed away August 13, 2014 at Risen Son Christian Village. He was born in Mason City, Iowa on October 12, 1930 to the late John & Wilhelmina (Vogel) OBrien. After high school, He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. After the service he completed Hamiltons Business School in Mason...

Aug 12, 2014

Keith W. Craig, age 73, of Council Bluffs passed away at his home on August 12, 2014. He was born near Shenandoah, Iowa on March 21, 1941 to the late Fred & Myrtle (Maxwell) Craig. Keith enjoyed watching football, boating, going to Arizona during the winter and eating out with his buddies. He especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports....

Aug 6, 2014

Harold L. Pete Petersen, age 80, passed away August 6, 2014. He was born in Hamlin, Iowa on April 18, 1934 to the late Neils & Clara Petersen. Pete was the former owner of Petes Disposal Service. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Jeannie Brancs; brother, Larry Petersen. Pete is survived by his...

Aug 5, 2014

Richard F. Swanger, Sr, age 67, passed away August 5, 2014. He was born in Logan, Iowa on November 20, 1946 to the late Henry & Katie (Cooper) Swanger. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Swanger and infant brother, Louis Swanger. Richard is survived by children, Morey Swanger (Tonya), Angie Swanger-Hunter (Mike),...

Aug 3, 2014

Clyde M. Peck, age 91, of Council Bluffs passed away at his home on August 3, 2014. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on January 9, 1923 to the late William & Edith (Jackson ) Peck. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and in fact he was on the ground at Pearl...

Aug 2, 2014

Arthur Rath, age 82, of Treynor, Iowa passed away August 2, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. He was born in Council Bluffs on November 30, 1931 to the late Irvin & Elvira (Heithoff) Rath. He graduated from Treynor High School with class of 1951 and then proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a lifetime...

Aug 1, 2014

Shelley K. Lewis, age 49, passed away August 1, 2014. She was born in Council Bluffs on August 10, 1964 to the late Robert & Violet (Hughes) Axtell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Geno Lewis II; half-brother, Jason Altstadt. Shelley is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rashelle & Kalub Kunik; step-son,...

Aug 1, 2014

Archie D. Hove, age 91, of Council Bluffs passed away at home on August 1, 2014. He was born in Busseyville, Wisconsin on August 4, 1922. He proudly served his country in both the United States Army and the United States Air Force. He worked at Leach Camper Sales for many years. He was a member of Underwood Lutheran Church....

Jul 30, 2014

Bernie A. Thieschafer, age 66, of Council Bluffs passed away July 30, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She was born in Council Bluffs on February 17, 1948 to the late Dale & Margot Dugger. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the class of 1966. Bernie is survived by her husband, Paul Thieschafer; daughter, Amy Olsen; son, Brad...

Jul 28, 2014

Connie Jo Howat, age 62, passed away July 28, 2014. She was born in Greenfield, Iowa on August 15, 1951 to Jim & Ruth (Winters) Betts. Connie worked for many years as a laboratory technician for Red Giant Oil Company. She is preceded in death by her father. Connie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Heather & Randy Green;...

Jul 27, 2014

Marie Carman, age 89, passed away July 27, 2014 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born June 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Leon & Marguerite (Gallup) Sigafoos. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Edward Schonberner. Marie is survived by her husband, Larry Carman, children, Robert Gay and wife Ann, Sally...

Jul 25, 2014

Gale R. Arch, age 64, passed away at his home on July 25, 2014. He was born in Council Bluffs on October 5, 1949 to the late Jack & Margaret Arch. Gale graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School with the class of 1967. He retired from the Douglas County Assessors Office and was a member of the Church of Jesus...

Jul 23, 2014

Dennis C. Moss, age 53, passed away July 23, 2014 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was born in Denver, Colorado to Richard Moss and the late Loretta Moss on April 30, 1961. Dennis served in the Navy on the USS Long Beach. For the past two years he has served as the Ship Historian, which he was so proud of....

Jul 23, 2014

Charles LaDon Troxel, age 75, died suddenly on July 23, 2014. He was born in Hanford, California in 1939 to the late Charles and Audrey (Couser) Troxel. He served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1961. Charles worked as an Operations Manager at Stanford University for 23 years where he met his wife Teresa (Porter) whose mother Joyce...

Jul 21, 2014

Herbert F. Schewe, age 91, of Carter Lake, Iowa passed away July 21, 2014. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 7, 1923 to the late Frank & Myrtle (Jacobsen) Schewe. After high school he proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked for many years as a carpenter and was a...

Jul 19, 2014

Jackie Dean Phippen, age 82, of Council Bluffs passed away July 19, 2014 at his home. He was born in Audubon, Iowa on January 26, 1932 to the late Hollis & Loretta (Duskin) Phippen. He proudly served his country in the United States Marie Corps and retired from the Army Corps of Engineers as a civil engineer. He was a...

Jul 17, 2014

Randy W. Stotts, age 62, of Council Bluffs passed away July 17, 2014 at the Nebraska Medical Center. He was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on February 15, 1952 to Ralph & Evelyn (Smoot) Stotts. He loved to hunt, fish, take trips to Minnesota with his family and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by...

Jul 17, 2014