Obituaries

Earla Saffeels

Earla Saffeels

Jan 10, 2008

Funeral services for Earla Saffeels, 79, will be Monday, January 14, 2008 at 1 PM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Family will receive friends from 1 to 3 PM at the funeral home on Sunday. In Lieu of Flowers memorials are requested to the Community of Christ Church in Chariton. Condolences for the family may be left at...

Steve Manser

Steve Manser

Jan 8, 2008

Steve Manser was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 30, 1956 to Lowell (Dwight) Manser and Aileen Marie (Butler) Manser. Raised in Oregon, Illinois, Steve was the oldest of 5 siblings. He had two sisters, Vicki and Shari, and two brothers, Randy and TJ. Steve attended school at Oregon High School where he participated in and excelled at various...

John Hudson

John Hudson

Jan 7, 2008

John was born near Russell, Iowa on April 21, 1920 to Roy & Ida Hudson and then graduated from Millerton High School in 1939. He married Dorothy McAninch on August 10, 1940 in Princeton, Missouri. They were blessed with 11 children: Billie Jean, Judi, Elaine, Johnny, Jim, Jan, Ron, Lorrie, Wanda, Rex, and Tami. He served in the Army Air...

Dwaine Burgett

Dwaine Burgett

Jan 6, 2008

Dwaine Burgett was born in Russell, Iowa to Lloyd and Florence Burgett on July 3, 1935. He attended Dallas Schools and then joined the Marines. He worked as a nurse's aide at Ramsey House and Wesley Acres. He met his wife Amanda while at work and they were married on June 6, 1992. Dwaine loved sports, and coaching little league....

Thomas Harnden

Thomas Harnden

Jan 4, 2008

Thomas William ?Tommy? Harnden, age 65, of Albia died Sunday evening, December 30, 2007 at Oakwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Albia, Iowa. Tommy was born July 17, 1942 in Albia, Iowa, to Thomas Z. ?Ted? and Alice Louise (Parker) Harnden. Tommy attended Jefferson School and Buffalo Wallow School. Tommy worked for 19 years with Ragtime Industries in Albia, making...

Bernice Fitzsimmons

Bernice Fitzsimmons

Jan 4, 2008

Bernice Mae Fitzsimmons, age 96, of Albia, died Sunday January 4, 2008, at the Monroe Care Center in Albia, Iowa. Bernice was born June 7, 1912 in Guernsey, Iowa to John and Alta (Norton) Messer. She attended and graduated from Guernsey High School. Bernice married Morris Fitzsimmons in June of 1930. Morris died in August of 1972. Bernice and her...

Henry Hank

Henry Hank

Jan 3, 2008

Henry H. Hank was born April 4, 1927 in Winside, Nebraska to Gustav and Marie Hohneke Hank. Henry served in the United States Army from Aug 21, 1945 to February 5, 1947. He lived in the Columbia and Knoxville, Iowa area for many years. He passed away January 3, 2008 at the West Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville,...

David Manser

David Manser

Jan 2, 2008

David Manser was born in Lacona, Iowa, on August 27, 1936, to Clarence 'Mike' Manser and Mildred Beatrice (Williams) Manser. He grew up in a house full of siblings; Dwayla, Dwight, Dwayne, Darrel, Denny, and Daniel 'Red'. He attended school in South East Warren and played football in high school. After graduating high school he enlisted in the United States...

Willard Hawkins

Willard Hawkins

Dec 31, 2007

Funeral services for Willard Hawkins, 98, of Chariton, will be Thursday, January 3 at 10:30 AM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. No visitation is planned. Interment will be in the Chariton Cemetery. Condolences may be left for the family at www.pierschbacherfuneralhome.com . Willard Noah Hawkins, eldest son of James Logan and Bertha Tuttle Hawkins was born October 19,...

Harold "Pup" Leonard

Harold "Pup" Leonard

Dec 31, 2007

Herbert Harold 'Pup' Leonard, 91, of Chariton passed away Monday, December 31, 2007. At his request no services are planned at this time. Family will Celebrate Uncle Pup's Life at a later date. He was born October 28, 1916, to H.A. and Mae Barr Leonard in Sandyville, Iowa. His work in the CCC Camp as a young man earned him...

Robert Bradley

Robert Bradley

Dec 30, 2007

Robert John ?Bob? Bradley, age 96, of Albia died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, Iowa. Bob was born April 14, 1911 in Centerville, Iowa, to Albert and Ida (Williams) Bradley. Bob was schooled in Centerville, Iowa. After his education, Bob, began Bradley Produce and Feeds in Moulton. In 1961 Bob moved to Albia and...

Anita O'Neill

Anita O'Neill

Dec 28, 2007

Anita Flora O?Neill, age, 89, died early Friday, December 28, 2007, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, Iowa. Anita was the fourth child born to Antonio and Maria (Cappellin) Nicoletto on September 25, 1918 at Whiteburgh, Iowa, a coal mining town. She married Mike J. O?Neill on January 5, 1954 in Gary, Indiana. To this union, one daughter was...

Jaelyn Macie Jo See

Jaelyn Macie Jo See

Dec 27, 2007

Services Monday, December 31, 2007 11:00 AM ~ Pierschbacher Funeral Home Visitation Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Sunday at the funeral home Interment in the Chariton Cemetery. Jaelyn is survived by her parents Missy and TJ; brother Brendon; grandparents: Janice Woods; and Denna & Jim See; special grandmother Ilene Church; great grandmother Phyllis Seibert; aunts and...

Rickie Cline

Rickie Cline

Dec 25, 2007

Rickie Donald Cline Rickie Donald Cline, age 53, of Mystic, Iowa died Thursday evening, December 20, 2007 at the Golden Age Care Center in Centerville, Iowa. Rick was born September 26, 1954 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Alvin Gene and Helen Louise (Gregory) Cline. Rick graduated from Newton High School, class of 1972. Rick worked at Maytag for 6...

Bonnie Polson

Bonnie Polson

Dec 20, 2007

Bonnie Polson Bonnie Jessadine (Laws) Polson age 87 slipped from this life on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at her residence at Mill Pond Independent Living in Ankeny, Iowa. Bonnie was the daughter of Charles Edward and Bertha Viola (Whicker) Laws. She was born March 14th, 1920 in Davenport, Iowa. Bonnie graduated from Moravia High School, class of 1938, and from...

Joseph "Bob" Russell

Joseph "Bob" Russell

Dec 13, 2007

Joseph Robert ?Bob? Russell, age 58, of Albia died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, Iowa. Bob was born February 20, 1949 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Robert and Irene (Belzer) Russell. Bob graduated from Davis County High School, class of 1967. After high school Bob attended and graduated from Indian Hills Community College in Centerville...

Sandra Bain

Sandra Bain

Dec 12, 2007

Sandra Jean Bain, age 67, of Albia, died Saturday Evening, December 8, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Sandra was born on July 7, 1940 in Centerville, Iowa to Keith and Garnet (Kratzer) Deahl. She was a graduate of Udell High School, and received a two year degree from A.I.B. College in Des Moines, Iowa. Sandra married...

Mariam Johannes

Mariam Johannes

Dec 8, 2007

Mariam Josephine Johannes, age 92, of Albia, died Thursday morning, December 6, 2007 at the Monroe Care Center in Albia, Iowa. Mariam was born on June 7, 1915 in Hiteman, Iowa to Ralph and Mary (Briordy) Kent. She was a graduate of Hiteman High School, class of 1932. Mariam married Elmer Wayne Johannes on May 7, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa....

Mary Jordan

Mary Jordan

Nov 29, 2007

Mary Belle Jordan, age 89, of Albia, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Monroe Care Center in Albia, Iowa. Mary was born on April 22, 1918 in Monroe County, Iowa to William and Jamima(Ovens) Kline. Mary married Eugene ?Jiggs? Dwight Jordan on February 14, 1942, in Unionville, Missouri. Eugene died February 2, 1996. Mary was a homemaker, and worked...

Wanda Engle

Wanda Engle

Nov 26, 2007

Wanda Mae (Nichols) Engle, 79, of Chariton passed away from this life November 26, 2007 at the Chariton Nursing & Rehab Center. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held Saturday, Dec.8, at 1:00 PM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Memorials to the Chariton Volunteer Fire Dept. or to the Lucas County Humane Society. Condolences may be...

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