All Obituaries

Wanda Charlene (Moore) Davis, 89, of Farragut, IA entered into rest on July 17, 2019, in Hamburg, IA.  She was born September 2, 1929, in Fremont county near Riverton, IA to Victor Newton Moore and Josephine Theo (Cowden) Moore.  She was raised in and near Riverton, IA. She attended country school south of Riverton before moving into Riverton where she graduated from Riverton High School in 1947. She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Thomas Davis on December...

Vernon E. “Butch” Straw, age 81, of Dunbar, NE passed away early Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 2, 1938 in Peru, NE; the son of Carl and Gladys A. (Eirls) Straw.  He attended school in Peru.  On May 17, 1958 he was united in marriage to Alma Lee Winget Wood in Peru and to this union three children were born:  Debra, Jeffery and Gregory. He was a member of Teamsters Union #554 and drove truck for many years before retiring in...

Anna Belle Jennings, age 82, of Shenandoah, IA (long time resident of Riverton, IA) passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at her son’s home near Tabor, IA. Anna was born on July 9, 1937 in Hamburg, IA; the daughter of Hubert Cole “H.C.“ and Harriet Leora (Estes) Loose.  She graduated from the Riverton High School with the class of 1955 and then went on to attend Northwest Missouri State at Maryville, MO. She worked at various jobs over the years, including at American...

Jean Ann Smith, age 82 of St. Joseph, MO (formerly Hamburg, IA) passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.  She resided at the Carriage Square Assisted Living in St. Joseph since the spring of 2016. Jean Ann was born on August 20, 1936 in Jameson, MO; the daughter of Munsey K. and Ida (Worley) Johnson.  She grew up and attended school in Jameson, graduating from Jameson High School with the class of 1954.  After high school, Jean worked at a...

Robert F. (Bob) Emshoff, age 87 of Nebraska City, NE passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Morton Place in Nebr. City. Bob was born on May 21, 1932 in Avoca, NE; the son of William Henry and Rubie Muzetta (Kress) Emshoff.  He attended school and graduated from Nebraska City High School. On May 19, 1956 he was united in marriage to Jacqueline Claire Weber in Verona, NJ and to this union three children were born:  Bonnie, June and Philip.  Bob worked for Public Service...

Connie Sue Moyer passed away peacefully on May 20th in her home surrounded by family. She was born March 10th, 1945 to Dortha Maxine (Gray) and Harold Leroy (Skinny) Barton in Sidney, Iowa. Connie spent her early years around Sidney and Riverton then the family moved to Nebraska City, Ne where she graduated a NCHS Pioneer with the class of 1963. While in school she was very active in many clubs and groups including choir, Pep club and cheerleading and never letting us forget she was...

Jon F. Tyson, age 71 of Nebraska City passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha, NE. Jon was born on September 19, 1947 in Nebraska City, NE; the son of Louis M.J. and Clara Louise (Law) Tyson.  He grew up and attended school in Nebraska City; graduating from Nebraska City High School with the class of 1965. He was united in marriage to Barbara R. Lutz on May 5, 1982 in Nebraska City. He worked at the Farmers COOP for many years and JJ Tire...

Max Bebout, age 88 of Percival, IA passed away on Saturday; June 15, 2019. He was born Robert Max Bebout on February 1, 1931 at the family home near Percival, IA; the son of Herman Leo and Elizabeth Jane (North) Bebout.  He attended school and graduated from the Percival High School with the Class of 1949. Max entered the U.S. Army in January of 1952 and honorably served his country during the Korean War.  He was discharged in December of 1954.   He was...

Margaret Ann "Maggie" Pryor, age 67 of Nebraska City, NE passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Prestige Care Center (Nebraska City Care & Rehab) in Nebraska City. Maggie was born on May 3, 1952 in Nebraska City, NE; the daughter of Veronica (Bivens) King and her step-father Richard King. She worked at various jobs throughout the years including cleaning for various businesses and working as a cook and waitress.   She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and volunteered...

Harold Eldean Mitchell was born to Glen and Alice (Kurtzer) Mitchell on June 26, 1932 in Wymore, NE.  He lived on the Wymore family farm until they moved to the home place southeast of Sprague, NE.  He attended Rose Hill Elementary and graduated from the Central High School.  He attended Doane College in Crete, NE before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955 spending time in Korea aboard the USS Oriskany. Harold was united in...