Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, IA

John Eberline

April 14, 1940 - May 21, 2013

John Eberline, 73, Oskaloosa, IA died Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A memorial service will be held Friday May 24, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa. A burial service of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in the Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa. John was born April 14, 1940 in Oskaloosa, IA to Marion L. and Lois V. Clark Eberline. He was a graduate of...
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Florence H. Voss

September 16, 1924 - May 19, 2013

Florence Lillian Voss, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born September 16, 1924, in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick and Lavina McFadden Newman. She attended school at Ottumwa High School and The Open Bible Institute in Des Moines. Following school she moved to California. On May 3, 1957, she was united in marriage...
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Vardena Belle Pontello

March 8, 1921 - May 19, 2013

Vardena Belle Pontello, 92, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born March 8, 1921, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Vera Bell Hammond Boystun Wilder. On September 8, 1943, she was united in marriage to Samuel J. Pontello at Los Angles, California, they later separated. In 1943, Vardena moved to Los Angles and...
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Judith Mausser

February 13, 1956 - May 15, 2013

Judith Mausser Knoxville. Judith Mausser, 57, of Knoxville, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Westridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville. She was born February 13, 1956, at Summit, New Jersey, the daughter of Louis and Carmella Albertino Martinelli. She graduated from Summit High School with the class of 1974. On November 19, 1983, she was united in marriage to Frank Cortez. To this...
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James "Jim" Tylkowski

February 19, 1939 - May 10, 2013

James "Jim" Tylkowski, 74, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born February 19, 1939, in Farewell, Nebraska, the son of Maximillion and Anna Kizlor Tylkowski. He graduated from the Farewell Nebraska High School with the class of 1956. He entered the United States Army in 1958, and served six years as a Morse Code Interceptor. On May 4,...
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Edith Rice

October 9, 1923 - May 4, 2013

Edith L. Rice Oskaloosa. Edith L. Rice, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab. Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 9, 1923, at Armstrong, Missouri, the daughter of Stephen P. and Margaret E. Black Garner. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1941. Following graduation she worked as a bookkeeper at Blackford's...
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Terry McMillian

January 6, 1951 - April 30, 2013

Terry A. McMillian, 62, of Rose Hill died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Mahaska Health Partnership E.R. in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, January 6, 1951 in Oskaloosa the son of Gentry and Rosemary Evans McMillian. Terry graduated from the Oskaloosa Senior High with the class of 1969. Following graduation he attended a tech school in Milwaukee to study drafting. On December 31, 1987, Terry was...
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Mary Carter

November 8, 1951 - April 28, 2013

Mary Carter, 61, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, peacefully at her home in Oskaloosa after a ten year battle with cancer. She was born Mary Jean Vandello on Thursday, November 8, 1951 in Ottumwa the daughter of Richard and Mary Hammond Vandello. Mary graduated from the Walsh High School in Ottumwa with the class of 1970. On September 23, 1972, she was...
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Bertha "Birdie" Boyer

June 6, 1911 - April 24, 2013

Bertha "Birdie" Boyer, 101, of Grinnell and formerly of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Grinnell Health Care Center in Grinnell. She was born Tuesday, June 6, 1911 in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Walter and Anna Bruinsma Dingeman. Following school see worked for a short time at a chicken farm. In 1936, Birdie was united in marriage to Raymond Boyer in Oskaloosa and he died December...
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Arthur Mitchell

January 5, 1929 - April 22, 2013

Arthur Mitchell, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born January 5, 1929, in Albia, Iowa, the son of Elmer and Rena McClean Mitchell. Art worked for Goodwin Brick and Tile in Des Moines for over 30 years. On September 14, 1976, he was united in marriage to Ruth Hoffman at Des Moines. In retirement Art worked for A.A.R.P. He...
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Charles C. Whitaker

August 18, 1917 - April 19, 2013

Charles C. Whitaker, 95, of Oskaloosa died Friday, April 19, 2013 at Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, August 18, 1917 in the Monroe Township of Mahaska County, the son of Walter and Clara Corns Whitaker. He graduated from the Rose Hill High School. Following graduation, Charles was accepted at Central College in Pella but chose to join the Navy instead. On January 6, 1940...
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Mardell L. Allgood

June 7, 1915 - April 17, 2013

Mardell L. Allgood, 97, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born June 7, 1915, at Newton, Iowa, the daughter of George Clinton and Minnie Broderson Preston. On June 14, 1934, she was united in marriage to Arthur W. "Tod" Allgood, at Newton, Iowa; Tod died June 12, 1995. Mardell worked for many years as a telephone operator for...
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Virginia V. Sytsma

February 23, 1928 - April 16, 2013

Virginia Violet Sytsma, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Northern Mahaska Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born February 23, 1928, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Adam Edmund Crile and Vida Violet Hawkinson Crile. Early in life, she worked at the old Continental Overall Factory in Oskaloosa. On February 20, 1947, she was united in marriage to Rodney Price Sytsma, at the...
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Nina Current

December 14, 1917 - April 10, 2013

Nina M. Current Barnes City. Nina M. Current, 95, of Barnes City, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born December 14, 1917, near Montezuma, Iowa, the daughter of John and Effie Tolles McKee. On December 10, 1934, she was united in marriage to Perry Current in Oskaloosa; Perry died February 12, 1990. Together they farmed near Montezuma,...
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Martin Beal

December 2, 1942 - April 8, 2013

Martin Beal, 70, of Oskaloosa died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born December 2, 1942, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Harold and Ila McGriff Beal. He served in the United States Army. On May 11, 1963, he was united in marriage to Shirley Mabee at Showlow, Arizona. Shirley died on December 12, 2011. Early on Martin ran heavy equipment doing...
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Julianna Joy Fash

May 5, 1987 - April 7, 2013

Julianna Joy Fash Oskaloosa. Julianna Joy Fash, 25, of Oskaloosa, died April 7, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born May 5, 1987, the daughter of Charles and Debra Fash. She earned her diploma through home schooling and attended college at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. She worked at the Y.M.C.A. for the after school program and as a beauty...
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Harry "Butch" Hewitt II

October 17, 1947 - April 6, 2013

Butch Hewitt Des Moines. Harry "Butch" Hewitt, 65, of Des Moines, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born October 17, 1947, at Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Harry and Lois Greiner Hewitt. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1966. He was recruited and signed with New York Yankees right out of high school to play catcher...
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Ed Zimmerman

May 24, 1935 - April 6, 2013

Ed Zimmerman, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Friday, May 24, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Horace Alton and Lela Bonita Conrey Zimmerman. Ed graduated from the Knoxville High School with the class of 1953. In 1953, Ed joined the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean Conflict. Following his discharge he went to work at Iowa Power and...
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LaVerne Fleck

February 1, 1945 - March 27, 2013

LaVerne Fleck, 68, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born February 1, 1945, at Oskaloosa, the son of Ray F. and Irene Chilcote Fleck. LaVerne attended Eddyville Schools. Early on he worked for various farms in the area. He moved to Wellman, Iowa and went to work for a nursing home there. His next move was to Ottumwa where he...
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Bonnie Lou Adams

March 31, 1927 - March 26, 2013

Bonnie Adams Oskaloosa. Bonnie Lou Adams, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born March 31, 1927, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Grover and Ethel Mae Sparks Musgrove. On April 14, 1946, she was united in marriage to Virgil Adams, they later divorced. Early on Bonnie worked for the school district hot lunch program. Later she worked at the...
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Terry Oaks

July 17, 1952 - March 24, 2013

Terry Dean Oaks Oskaloosa. Terry Dean Oaks, 60, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, with his wife Carol by his side at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born July 17, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, the son of George and Dorothy Hoschouer Oaks. Terry entered the United States Marine Corps in December of 1969. He began his Marine Corps career as a grunt. As he furthered his training and...
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Eva Breuklander

August 16, 1918 - March 22, 2013

Eva Breuklander Oskaloosa. Eva Breuklander, 94, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born August 16, 1918, at Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Lena Fuhs Butcher. She graduated from the Sigourney High School. She was married to Paul Hale, and later divorced. On April 9, 1955, Eva was united in marriage to Harold L....
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Donald Beason

November 13, 1953 - March 13, 2013

Donald Eugene Beason, 59, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at his daughter's home in Oskaloosa. He was born November 13, 1953, at Oskaloosa, the son of Kenneth and Henrietta Hite Beason. He served in the United States Army. On September 23, 1977, he was united in marriage to Kyong Cha Chon in South Korea. Don worked at several places throughout his life including, driving semi...
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Everett J. Northway

October 6, 1930 - March 12, 2013

Everett J. Northway, 82, of Oskaloosa and San Angelo, Texas, went to be with his Lord and savior Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at his residence in Texas. He was born October 6, 1930, at Madrid, Iowa, the son of Everett and Dolly Walker Northway. Early in life he worked at a hardware store in Des Moines. On June 21, 1953, he was united in marriage to Mary K. Wren in Pella, Iowa. Later he worked at...
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Eve Jensen

November 3, 1926 - March 2, 2013

Eve Jensen Oskaloosa. Eve S. Jensen, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Eve was born on November 3, 1926, in Jefferson County, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Gracia Mae Manning Sharp. She graduated from the Hedrick High School, Parsons College in Fairfield and earned her M.A. at the University of Iowa. On March 30, 1971, she was...
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Ann "Billie" Fuller

November 14, 1919 - March 1, 2013

Ann C. "Billie" Fuller, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 14, 1919, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Lulu Roberts Reilly. She graduated from the St. Louis Park High School, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. On April 2, 1948, Billie was united in marriage to William Fuller in Des Moines, Iowa, and...
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Karen Carle

February 23, 2013

Karen K. Mason-Carle of Oskaloosa, died Saturday morning, February 23, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born at Unionville, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Logan and Mildred Laola Allen Scott. Karen graduated from the Moravia High School, and then A.I.B. in Des Moines. She was married to Richard Lee Mason at Moravia, and later divorced. Following A.I.B., Karen...
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Peter J. Van Ooyen

May 14, 1919 - February 23, 2013

Peter Van Ooyen, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born at Pella, the son of Lucas and Effie Brouwer Van Ooyen. He attended schools in Pella, but graduated from the Oskaloosa High School. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army from 1941—1945. On September 19, 1951, Pete was united in marriage to...
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Daniels Reynolds

January 10, 1943 - February 20, 2013

Daniels Reynolds, 70, of Pella, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. He was born January 10, 1943, at Leon, Iowa, the son of Lowell Roberts and Bette Jean Daniels Reynolds. Early in life he was baptized at the Methodist Church in Davis City, Iowa. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1961. He worked for a short time at the...
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Gerald Skip Whitlatch

December 16, 1936 - February 20, 2013

Gerald "Skip" Whitlatch Oskaloosa. Gerald "Skip" Whitlatch, 76, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born December 16, 1936, at Pella, Iowa, the son of Anna Meidma Whitlatch. He attended school in Pella until the third grade, when the family moved to Oskaloosa and Skip finished his schooling in Oskaloosa. He attended the...
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Dale Allee

May 10, 1935 - February 18, 2013

Dale D. Allee Oskaloosa. Dale D. Allee, 77, of Oskaloosa died Monday, February 18, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born May 10, 1935 at Taintor, Iowa, the son of Earnest M. and Maude Milledge Allee. On January 19, 1953, he was united in marriage to Sally J. Tucker at Montezuma, Iowa. Early on Dale drove a low-boy for Kaiser Construction. He went on to manage...
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Roland Anderson

September 26, 1920 - February 16, 2013

Roland L. Anderson Oskaloosa. Roland L. Anderson, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Room in Oskaloosa. He was born September 26, 1920, in Mahaska County the son of Axel and Hilma Anderson. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1938. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II, including a...
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Daniel James Boender

January 2, 1959 - February 15, 2013

Daniel James Boender Oskaloosa. Dan Boender, 54, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa. He was born January 2, 1959, just shortly after his twin sister Donna Jean, at the old Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. Harry and Elizabeth Ann Rus Boender were honored that their twins were the New Year's babies in 1959. The twins were welcomed to this...
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Katherine Edgington

January 30, 1971 - January 31, 2013

Kathie Edgington, 42, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 31, 2013. She was born January 30, 1971, at Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie Gene and Helen E. Chandler Edgington. In 1987, Kathie was involved in an auto mobile accident which left her disabled. Kathie was an animal lover, and enjoyed music. She also enjoyed traveling to concerts with Wayne. She attended the Omega Church in...
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Eugene Sheely

March 23, 1920 - January 31, 2013

Eugene Sheely, 92, of Pella died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Pella Regional Hospital in Pella. He was born Tuesday, March 23, 1920 in Mahaska County, the son of Morris (Mike) and Zella Gatton Sheely. He attended Lacey High School. Following school Eugene went to work for farmers in the Cedar and Wright areas until going to work at Morrell's in Ottumwa. Eugene later joined the U.S. Army Air...
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William Bud Garner

September 12, 1925 - January 26, 2013

Bud Garner Oskaloosa. William Donald "Bud" Garner, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Maple Ridge Assisted Living in Oskaloosa. He was born September 12, 1925, at Armstrong, Missouri, the son of Stephen P. and Margaret E. Black Garner. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1944, midway through his senior year of high school. Upon his honorable discharge, he...
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Connie Farlow

July 19, 1957 - January 25, 2013

Connie Farlow Oskaloosa. Connie Sue Farlow, 55, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 25, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 19, 1957, in Mahaska County the daughter of Gerald and Barbara Harris Garrett. Connie worked as a dietary aide for care facilities in Oskaloosa first at Pleasant Park (now Crystal Heights) and lastly at Northern Mahaska Nursing Home, retiring...
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Verda Kirby

July 1, 1924 - January 24, 2013

Verda E. Kirby, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born July 1, 1924, at Bussey, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Laura Humphrey Masterson. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1942. Early on she worked at General Mills and later at Maytag in Newton. On June 9, 1945, she was united in marriage to...
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Ronnie Cochrane

December 3, 1949 - January 23, 2013

Ronnie Cochrane, 63, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born December 3, 1949, in Oskaloosa, the son of Walter and Eva Tolls Cochrane. Early on he worked with his dad farming and working in a saw mill. On May 2, 1975, he was united in marriage to Melody Olney at Kirksville, Missouri. Ronnie held various positions throughout his life including:...
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Dennis "Grizz" Hibler

October 25, 1955 - January 18, 2013

Dennis "Grizz" Hibler, 57, of Oskaloosa, died Friday morning, January 18, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born October 25, 1955 at Oskaloosa, the son of Wesley and Marilyn Lockard Hibler. He graduated from the Oskaloosa Senior High School with the class of 1973. In 1978, he began working at Clow Valve Company, and was a receiving clerk in the warehouse until...
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Terry Wayne Van Rheenen

September 23, 1954 - January 15, 2013

Terry Wayne Van Rheenen, 58, of Des Moines died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born Thursday, September 23, 1954 in Oskaloosa, the son of Marion L. and Beverly J. Sonderegger Van Rheenen. He graduated from the North Mahaska High School with the class of 1972. Following high school he attended Drake University for one year until going to work at Vermeer...
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Janette Latchaw

February 19, 1932 - January 15, 2013

Janette Latchaw, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the Pella Regional Health Center Long Term Care in Pella. She was born February 19, 1932, in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kenneth and Marletta Fitzgerald Fry. Janette graduated from the Clara Barton Vocational High School in Baltimore, Maryland with the class of 1950. While in high school she was active in...
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Iden Ike Dunsmoor

June 6, 1930 - January 12, 2013

Iden Dunsmoor Albia. Iden "Ike" Dunsmoor, 82, of Albia, and formerly of Chariton and Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Oakwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Albia. He was born June 6, 1930, in Mahaska County, the son of George Arthur and Ruth Irene Halliburton Dunsmoor. He graduated from Rock Island (IL) High School with the class of 1948. Early in life he worked on area farms, as...
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Donna Veenstra

July 12, 1933 - January 11, 2013

Donna Veenstra, 79, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born July 12, 1933, in rural Wapello County, the daughter of Glen and Elsie Penniston Hall. Donna graduated from the Ottumwa High School with the class of 1952. On August 26, 1960, she was united in marriage to John Veenstra at Peoria, Iowa. Donna worked as a teller at Mahaska State...
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Kimberly Edgington

September 7, 1969 - January 10, 2013

Kimberly Edgington, 43, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born September 7, 1969, at Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie Gene and Helen E. Chandler Edgington. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1987. Following graduation she went to work at Siesta Park until they closed. Later she worked at...
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Sy Cavan

March 4, 1921 - January 10, 2013

Sy Cavan, the son of Sor Cavan and Mouane Lothi, was born March 4, 1921, in North Vietnam, Son La, and served as a Marine in the French military. In 1954, he was united in marriage to Noi Quang in Laos, and Noi died December 10, 2008. Early in life they moved to Laos to farm. In 1984, he retired and moved to the United States of America. He then worked from his home making grapevine...
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Darwin K. Cohrt

January 13, 1950 - January 8, 2013

Darwin K. Cohrt, 62, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Emergency Room at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. On January 13, 1950, he was born at Belle Plaine, the son of Ernest John and Laverna Brunssen Cohrt. He attended school in the Benton Community School District, and then served his country in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. On April 16, 1971, Darwin was...
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Evelyn Robbins

March 10, 1915 - January 8, 2013

Evelyn Robbins, 97, of Rose Hill, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born March 10, 1915, at Lacey, Iowa the daughter of Roy and Alice Lisk Andrews. On December 16, 1931, she was united in marriage to Walter L. Robbins at Nashua, Iowa. Walter passed away on January 17, 1985. Together they farmed east of Rose Hill. Evelyn lived on the farm...
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Kay Lester

July 6, 1932 - January 7, 2013

(Shirley) Kay Lester, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born July 6, 1932, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Wynne Dalton and Maxine Alberta Barnhill Everman. Kay graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1950. On August 3, 1952, she was united in marriage to L. Everitt Lester in Oskaloosa. ...
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George Fisher

January 8, 1927 - January 5, 2013

George Fisher Oskaloosa. George Fisher, 85, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Rose Hill, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Health and Rehab. Center in Ottumwa. He was born January 8, 1927, in Iowa County, Iowa the son of George C. and Jeannie Belle Moore Fisher. He served in the United States Army from 1945-1946. On April 19, 1947, he was united in marriage to Geraldine...
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Phyllis Jean Allgood

August 18, 1926 - January 3, 2013

Phyllis Jean Allgood, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born Wednesday, August 18, 1926, at Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Isaac Haymond and Lela Ada Clark Clopton. On May 21, 1944, she was united in marriage to Ronald Keith Allgood at Oskaloosa, Ron died June 6, 1990. Phyllis worked various places throughout her life including: The Oskaloosa...
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Donna Lippold

October 31, 1945 - January 2, 2013

Donna L. Lippold Lamoni, Iowa. Donna Lee Bunnell Lippold, 67, of Lamoni, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa. She was born October 31, 1945, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Lester J. and Ruby Dickerson Bunnell. She attended school at Oskaloosa. Early on she worked at Putt's Drive-In, and later at various care facilities in Oskaloosa. She also...
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Mary J. Hols

February 18, 1927 - January 2, 2013

Mary J. Hols, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab in Oskaloosa. She was born Friday, February 18, 1927 in Searsboro, Iowa, the daughter of Arie and Georgia Rinehart Vander Linden. She graduated from the Oskaloosa Senior High with the class of 1945. Mary then attended Iowa Lutheran Hospital Nursing School and graduated from there in 1949 with her...
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Carroll Hittle

November 15, 1931 - January 1, 2013

Carroll Hittle, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born November 15, 1931, at Oskaloosa the son of Verne and Mary Geier Hittle. He served in the United States Army Reserves for eight years and was discharged in November of 1962. On October 29, 1950, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Jefferson at her parents' home in...
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Daniel Byrne

December 29, 1931 - December 31, 2012

Daniel Lambert Byrne was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 29th, 1931. His soul ascended into everlasting life with God in Heaven on our New Year's Eve, December 31st, 2012. His middle name was given after his doctor delivered him in spite of difficulties that resulted in life-long asthma. He graduated from Des Moines Technical High School with the class of 1950. He earned his B.A. in Art...
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Raymond Van Zee

August 20, 1932 - December 26, 2012

Raymond Van Zee, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, August 20, 1932 in Otley, Iowa, the son of Antonie M. and Hattie Menninga Van Zee. At age 9 Raymond's family moved from Otley to a farm west of Oskaloosa where he lived and farmed his entire life. In 1952 Raymond enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and achieved the...
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Cecilia K. Wood

November 13, 1940 - December 24, 2012

Cecilia K. (Estes) Wood Oskaloosa. Cecilia Kay (Estes) Wood, 72, of Oskaloosa died Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born Wednesday, November 13, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Cecil and Dorothy Goodell Estes. She attended Washington High School in Washington, Iowa. On December 3, 1968 she was united in marriage to James Wood at Fairfield,...
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Ruth M. Norris

July 26, 1924 - December 24, 2012

Ruth (Ruthie) Madeline Norris, 88, of Ottumwa died Monday, December 24, 2012 at Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa. She was born Saturday, July 26, 1924 in New Sharon, the daughter of Tracey and Helen Hendrix Stewart. She graduated from the Lacey High School with the class of 1941. On July 10, 1943, Ruth was united in marriage to Richard "Dick" F. Norris in Lancaster, Missouri, and he died May 15...
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Robert L. White

January 26, 1933 - December 20, 2012

Robert L. White, 79, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born January 26, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Rufus James and Geraldine Perry White. While in high school Bob was a very gifted athlete he earned all-state honors in both wrestling and football. He graduated from North High School in Des Moines with the class...
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Harold Waddell

May 4, 1941 - December 18, 2012

Harold Waddell Oskaloosa. Harold Waddell, 71, of rural Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at his home south of Beacon. He was born May 4, 1941, at Leighton, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Helen DeGeest Waddell. While in school Harold worked for the old United Food Store in Oskaloosa. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1959. Following graduation he moved to...
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Steve Whaley

June 4, 1955 - December 10, 2012

Steve Whaley, 57, of Albia, died Monday, December 10, 2012, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia. He was born June 4, 1955, in Maysville, Kentucky, the son of Billy Lee and Alice Cline Whaley. Steve worked various places throughout his life including: Oskaloosa Food Products for 16 years, Ziegler Industries, and as a switchman and locomotive mechanic for the railroad. In February of 2008,...
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Leonard Moore

December 21, 1918 - December 9, 2012

Leonard James Moore, 93, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, December 21, 1918 in rural Mahaska County, north of Rose Hill, the son of Lloyd Raymond and Estella Mae Landgrebe Moore. He attended Mahaska County country schools. On June 9, 1940 he was united in marriage to Nadine Lisk in Lancaster, Missouri at the Christian...
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Minnie Houk

April 15, 1924 - December 7, 2012

Minnie Julia Houk, 88, of Oskaloosa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 7, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born on April 15, 1924, at Leighton, Iowa, the daughter of Bert and Jennie DeJong Slings. She attended grade school at Iowa Central Country School. She never attended High School, but achieved her GED on June 6, 1972. As a teenager, she was...
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Terry Eugene Knight

September 19, 1959 - December 5, 2012

Terry Knight Oskaloosa. Terry Eugene Knight, 53, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at his home. He was born September 19, 1959 at Ottumwa, the son of Larry J. and Sandra Agee Knight. He attended high school in Vancouver, Washington. He worked construction and had been a semi-truck driver, and lastly worked at Cargill Meat Solutions in Ottumwa. On August 25, 1995, he was...
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Wilma Phillips

April 19, 1940 - November 28, 2012

Wilma Phillips Oskaloosa. Wilma Phillips, 72, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born April 19, 1940, at Montezuma, Iowa, the daughter of Forest and Helen Wright Sharer. She graduated from the Montezuma High School with the class of 1958. On July 22, 1958, at high noon, Wilma was united in marriage to Robert Phillips at...
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Donald Bolibaugh

June 25, 1936 - November 23, 2012

Donald D. Bolibaugh Beacon. Donald Bolibaugh, 76, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, November 23, 2012, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born June 25, 1936, at Oskaloosa, the son of Dean and Ruth Miller Bolibaugh. He grew up in Eddyville and graduated from the Eddyville High School with the class of 1954. He served in the United States Navy. On April 28, 1963, he was united in marriage to...
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Donna Verploegh

December 3, 1939 - November 14, 2012

Donna Verploegh, 72, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born December 3, 1939, at Eldon, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Anna Fridley Essary. She graduated from the Farson High School with the class of 1958. On March 11, 1962, she was united in marriage to Wilbur "Willie" Verploegh at Eldon, Iowa. ...
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John W. Beadle

October 5, 1952 - November 14, 2012

John W. Beadle, 60, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Sunday, October 5, 1952 in Mahaska County, the son of Fay and Patricia Fox Beadle. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1970. Following school John enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Following his discharge, John moved back to Oskaloosa and worked construction at Arthur...
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Dennis Skeels

August 10, 1951 - November 10, 2012

Dennis Skeels, 61, of Grimes and formerly of Oskaloosa died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born Friday, August 10, 1951 in Oskaloosa, the son of Leslie Earl and Ina Jean Macy Skeels. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1968. He later attended Missouri Southern State College and received his bachelor's degree in...
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Nelson Cook, Jr.

August 18, 1949 - November 9, 2012

Nelson Cook, Jr., 63, of Oskaloosa died Friday, November 9, 2012 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Thursday, August 18, 1949 in Oskaloosa, the son of Nelson and Laura Rice Cook. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1967. Following graduation Nelson enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following his discharge he worked construction in the Oskaloosa area. Lastly he worked in the...
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Brenda Canny

May 21, 1944 - November 8, 2012

Brenda Canny, 68, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the Hospice Comfort House in Pella. She was born Sunday, May 21, 1944 in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Glenn William and Mildred Leola King Snyder. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1962. Following high school she attended Vennard College where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in general studies in 1967. She...
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Norma Hasselman

July 17, 1944 - November 7, 2012

Norma Hasselman Oskaloosa. Norma Hasselman, 68, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born July 17, 1944, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Henry and Ruth Klyn Vande Wall. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1962. Early on she worked at Superior Ideal in Oskaloosa. In December of 1963, she was united in...
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(Opal) Jean Ferree

November 23, 1923 - November 5, 2012

(Opal) Jean Ferree, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, November 5, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 23, 1923, in Mahaska County, the daughter of William Judson and Susan Abby Watters Gladwin. She attended Oskaloosa High School. On November 27, 1943, Jean was united in marriage to Harold Lloyd Ferree, and he died on November 26, 1970. Jean worked at the old...
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Lois Allgood

October 31, 1921 - October 29, 2012

Lois Allgood Pella. Lois Allgood, 90, of Pella and formerly of New Sharon, died Monday, October 29, 2012, at Jefferson Place in Pella. She was born October 31, 1921, near New Sharon, the daughter of Joy L. and Tressa Gable Cox. She graduated from the Grinnell High School with the class of 1939. Early on she taught country school in Poweshiek County, worked as a clerk at Beal's Grocery and...
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John King

October 7, 1921 - October 26, 2012

John W. King Oskaloosa. John W. King, 91, of Overland Park, Kansas, and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at the Freedom Pointe Care Facility in Overland Park. He was born October 7, 1921, in Lovilia, Iowa, the son of Adolphus and Leona Jackson King. He graduated from the Bussey High School with the class of 1938. Early on he farmed with his family. On January 11,...
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Merle Bud Smith

April 29, 1922 - October 26, 2012

Merle "Bud" Smith Cedar Falls, Iowa. Merle J. "Bud" Smith, 90, of Cedar Falls, Iowa and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at the Windsor Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was born April 29, 1922, in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Harry and Irene Odem Smith. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1940. Following graduation he went to work...
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Daniel Lloyd Russell

October 15, 1952 - October 25, 2012

Daniel Russell North Mankato, Minnesota. Daniel Lloyd Russell, 60, of North Mankato, Minnesota and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, October 25, 2012, at his home in North Mankato. He was born October 15, 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Carl and Norma Vander Horst Russell. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1971. Early on he worked various jobs. He was a...
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Hazel Vanderlinden

February 8, 1910 - October 21, 2012

Hazel Vanderlinden Oskaloosa. Hazel A. Vanderlinden, 102, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born February 8, 1910, in Leighton, Iowa, the daughter of Tunis and Jacoba Van Driel Brom. Early on she moved to Oskaloosa and worked various. In 1927 she began working for the telephone company. On July 24, 1929, she was united in marriage to...
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Esther Woodward

February 27, 1922 - October 16, 2012

Esther Woodward Oskaloosa. Esther Woodward, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab. Center in Oskaloosa. She was born February 27, 1922, west of Lacey, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Maude Russell Stout. Esther attended school at Lacey and graduated as Salutatorian of the Lacey High School class of 1939. She attended William Penn College...
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Letha M. Hendricks

February 1, 1920 - October 15, 2012

Letha Hendricks Oskaloosa. Letha M. Hendricks, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born February 1, 1920, at Indianapolis, Iowa, the daughter of Pearl and Sylvia Green Thatcher. Early on she worked on the family farm. She was united in marriage to Charles Ellsworth and later divorced. On July 20, 1949, Letha was united in...
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Theresa Rempe

August 16, 1921 - October 14, 2012

Theresa Rempe Oskaloosa. Theresa Rempe, 91, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born August 16, 1921, near Otley, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Anna Keuning Van Essen. She attended Liberty Corner Country School and Pella High School. On October 24, 1941, she was united in marriage to Homer Rempe at Unionville, Missouri. Homer died...
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Merridy Patrick

July 5, 1918 - October 13, 2012

Merridy Patrick, 94, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa died Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Trinity Center in Des Moines. She was born Friday, July 5, 1918 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of John and Nell Bennett Woar. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School and then attended William Penn College and received her Bachelor's Degree. Following graduation from William Penn, Merridy...
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Dewayne Rutherford

November 3, 1945 - October 12, 2012

Dewayne A. Rutherford, 66 of Evans, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, November 3, 1945 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Fred and Evelyn Rutherford Kauffman. He attended school in Spring Valley. Following school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam. Following his discharge he worked at several various jobs including Pepsi...
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Robert Masterson

January 24, 1930 - October 9, 2012

Robert Masterson Oskaloosa. Robert Masterson, 82, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born January 24, 1930, at Newton, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and Laura Humphrey Masterson. He attended Oskaloosa High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to...
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Ruth Barthelman

December 4, 1923 - October 8, 2012

Ruth Helen Barthelman Lincoln, Nebraska. Ruth Helen Kerr Barthelman, 88, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at Tabitha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. She was born Tuesday, December 4, 1923, in Tracy, Iowa, the daughter of John Patrick and Mabel C. Heter Kerr. She grew up in the Bussey and Tracy area and attended school there. On October...
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Sandra Kool

May 28, 1937 - October 8, 2012

Sandra J. Kool Oskaloosa. Sandra J. Kool, 75, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born May 28, 1937, in Mahaska County, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde and Margaret Tennis Allgood. She attended the Beacon school, and later Oskaloosa High School. On May 14, 1955, Sandy was united in marriage to Harry C. Kool at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
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Robert S. Masters, Jr.

October 31, 1959 - October 3, 2012

Robert S. Masters, Jr. Oskaloosa. Robert "Bob" Masters, Jr., 52, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born October 31, 1959, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Robert S. and Helen Tonder Masters. He graduated from the Roncalli High School in Omaha, with the class of 1978. He drove a delivery truck for UPS for 25 years, retiring from there in 2007. Bob...
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Pauline Arballo

September 28, 2012

Pauline Arballo Oskaloosa. Pauline Arballo, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born February 7, 1934 in Mahaska County, Iowa, the daughter of Paul S. and Mary Edith Shelton Vance. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1952. Later, she attended College of DuPage in Elgin, Illinois. She was united in marriage to James...
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Dorothy J. Barnhouse

October 15, 1927 - September 27, 2012

Dorothy Jean Barnhouse, 84, passed away peacefully at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa, on Thursday, September 27, 2012. Dorothy was born October 15, 1927 in Leighton, the daughter of Gerrit and Carrie (Vander Linden) Vande Lune. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1946. She then worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. After returning to...
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Harry C. Kool

August 22, 1935 - September 25, 2012

Col. Harry C. Kool Oskaloosa. Col. Harry C. Kool, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at the MHP Serenity House. He was born August 22, 1935 at Oskaloosa, the son of Fred and Freida I. Hewitt Kool. Harry attended the old Fairview county school and then the Oskaloosa High School. On May 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Sandra J. Allgood at the Little Brown Church at...
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Betty P. Reese

November 25, 1923 - September 21, 2012

Betty P. Reese, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 25, 1923, in the Pleasant Grove Township of Mahaska County, the daughter of Edgar and Ethel Farmer Jefferson. When Betty was four years old the family moved to Union Mills. She attended McMaines Country School at Union Mills and then New Sharon High School. Early on...
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Patrick Williams

September 20, 1951 - September 21, 2012

Patrick Howard Williams, 61, of Oskaloosa died Friday, September 21, 2012, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born September 20, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Kenzie M. and Sherry A. Gorman Williams. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1969. On June 26, 1985, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Pottorff at Oskaloosa. He worked various places throughout his life...
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Franklin Junior Kaskadden

March 29, 1927 - September 19, 2012

Frank J. Kaskadden Oskaloosa. Franklin "Junior" Kaskadden, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born March 29, 1927, in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Benjamin Franklin and Mildred Moore Kaskadden. He served in the United States Army, and was honorably discharged on February 4, 1947. In 1955 he was...
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Martha Kinkade

October 26, 1930 - September 14, 2012

Martha Kinkade Oskaloosa. Martha Jane Kinkade, 81, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Sigourney, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 26, 1930, in Keokuk County, Iowa, the daughter of Bryan and Addie Baughman Sellers. She graduated from the Delta High School with the class of 1948. She was a homemaker. She moved to...
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Milton E. Fisher

September 12, 1929 - September 7, 2012

Milton E. Fisher Knoxville. Milton E. Fisher, 82, of Knoxville, and formerly of Fremont and Oskaloosa, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 7, 2012, while being cared for at the Knoxville Hospital in Knoxville, Iowa. He was born September 12, 1929, at Sterling, Illinois, the son of Paul C. and Elva M. Cady Fisher. In 1959 Milton was united in marriage to JoAnne Miller, they later...
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Jeanette Castleman

November 29, 1936 - September 6, 2012

Jeanette Castleman, 75, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, September 6, 2012, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born November 29, 1936, in Franklin County, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Martha Bruce Walker. On October 3, 1956, she was united in marriage to Clyde Castleman in San Diego, California. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing and bowling. She is survived...
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Dorothy Dottie Hunt

September 18, 1918 - August 31, 2012

Dorothy M. Hunt September 18, 1918-August 31, 2012 Oskaloosa. Dorothy Margaret "Dottie" Hunt, 93, died Friday, August 31 at Northern Mahaska Care Center. She was born September 18, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of George and Margaret Klemm Lohmuller. Although she lived in three other states, Dottie always considered herself a true New Yorker. Dottie was the second oldest of eight...
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Geraldine Terpstra

October 18, 1926 - August 30, 2012

Geraldine Terpstra, 85, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born October 18, 1926, in Marion County, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Rachel Vander Wert Visscher. At an early age she made her Profession of Faith at Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa. On October 22, 1944, she was united in marriage to Gerrit Terpstra at Unionville...
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William "Budd" Fox, Sr.

April 8, 1934 - August 29, 2012

William "Budd" Fox, Sr., 78, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born Sunday, April 8, 1934 in Oskaloosa the son of George and Helen De Hoot Fox. Following school he worked for several years at Pothoven's Gas Station, Jimmy Kerr Construction, Manatts & Carter Inc., and lastly at Oskaloosa Engineering in Oskaloosa for 15 years until...
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David Vinton

March 1, 1942 - August 21, 2012

David Vinton, 70, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Iowa City. He was born March 1, 1942, at Washington, Iowa, the son of William David and Margaret Votruba Vinton. He worked as a heavy equipment operator. He retired from Bowers in Sigourney due to ill health. He enjoyed building and flying radio controlled airplanes, riding motorcycles and...
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