All Obituaries

Shirley Eileen (Nelson) Farrell, 83, of Shenandoah, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Shenandoah Medical Center following a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shenandoah with Father Raphael Assamah officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation and viewing at the funeral home Wednesday, March 27, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with...

      Joyce E. Falk, 78, of Shenandoah, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at her home following a brief illness.  A memorial celebration life gathering (visitation) will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday evening, March 22, 2019 at the Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah.  Memorials in Joyce's name are being directed the family.  Inurnment will take place in the Farragut Cemetery in Farragut at a later date.     ...

Marjorie Elnora Hoyt, 94, of Red Oak, IA and formerly of Essex, IA passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Quincy (Oakland) Cemetery near Carbon, Iowa in Quincy Township.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation and viewing from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Friday at the funeral home prior to leaving for graveside.  Memorials in...

Ronnie Ray (Bud) Mount of Shenandoah, Iowa passed away at Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa on March 10, 2019.  Bud was born in the Hamburg Hospital on December 2nd 1934, the son of Charley (Dude) Mount and Marie Ruth (Scott) Mount.  He attended High Crick Country School and later graduated from Farragut High school, class of 1952. On March 10th, 1953 he was united in marriage to Beverly Jo Booker and to this union three children were born: Rhonda Marie, Rebecca Sue and...

A celebration of life funeral service for James will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Nishna Valley Funeral Home at 11:00 AM.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation two hours prior to the service at the funeral home Thursday beginning at 9:00 AM.  Burial with military honors will take place in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah.  Memorials in James' name are being directed to the family. James Warren Stewart, son of Warren...

A celebration of life funeral service for Ellen will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 10:30 am at Nishna Valley Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Sleyster officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation and viewing from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, February 1, 2019.  Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery next to her husband, Chester Stambaugh. Ellen Luetta (Phillis) Stambaugh was born October 11, 1933 in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of James D Phillis and...

William V. Kruse peacefully passed away on January 23, 2019 at his Shenandoah home. Bill was born May  28. 1951, the son of William D. and Dolores M. (Maybe) Kruse in Mason City, Iowa.  He grew up on a dairy farm near Northwood, Iowa.  Bill graduated from Northwood High School and attended Iowa State University.  He accepted the position of manager at the Ames Earl May Store in 1972.  While managing the store he won seven district manager awards and many other...

Jay Lindburg, 58, of Shenandoah, Iowa peacefully entered into rest on Saturday, January 19, 2019 surrounded by family at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.   Celebration of Life Services following cremation for Jay will be held on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Shenandoah with Rev. Rick Sleyster officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday at the funeral...

Marjorie (Marge) Spry of Essex, Iowa, died peacefully at the Garden View Nursing Home in Shenandoah, Iowa on January 16, 2019.  Marjorie Mattie Vernelle Spry was born on November 14, 1923, the fourth child of Selma Fridlund Whitney and Robert Fulton Whitney at the family home in Craig, Nebraska. She was always proud that she was from Craig, graduating in 1941 from high school.   She worked for a year in Craig at the post office before joining a friend in Moline, Illinois...

Marilyn Jeanne Anderson Gee, daughter of Merrill West and Florence (Holmberg) Anderson, was born on August 21, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.   She entered into rest on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Shenandoah Medical Center at the age of 93 years, 4 months, 25 days. Her early life was spent growing up in Shenandoah where she attended the Shenandoah Community Schools, graduating from Shenandoah High School with the Class of 1942.  Jeanne then attended Nebraska Wesleyan receiving...