All Obituaries

John O. Leece, 86, of Omaha, NE and formerly of Essex, IA entered into rest on Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019 at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha.   Celebration of life funeral services for John will be held on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:30 am at St. John's Lutheran Church in Essex with Pastor Ann Albert officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation and viewing from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Sunday, August 18 at Nishna Valley Funeral and...

Elroy Bernard Blomberg, 80, of Essex, Iowa entered into rest on Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.   Memorial services following cremation will be held at a later date. Left to cherish his memory are his sister, Sandra Roman; other relatives and many friends.

Debbie Monahan, 68, of Shenandoah, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, August 8, 2019 at the Shenandoah Medical Center.   Celebration of life memorial services will be held on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 10:30 am at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah with Pastor Kurt Hoover officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation Sunday afternoon, August 11, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the funeral home.  Inurnment will...

Virgil Elmer Wallis, son of Virgil Elmer and Myrtle (Smock) Wallis, was born on September 26, 1928 at Roodhouse, Illinois.  He entered into eternal rest on Thursday, morning August 8, 2019 at his home in Villisca, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 10 months, 13 days. His very early life was spent growing up in Roodhouse, Illinois.  At the age of nine, he moved to an orphanage in Normal, Illinois, following the death of his mother.  He began his early elementary schooling in...

Larry R. McClintock, 73, of Essex, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Shenandoah Medical Center.    Celebration of life memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Essex.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 PM  on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the Nishna Valley Funeral Home in Shenandoah.  Memorials in lieu of flowers, as an expression of...

Betty L. McCall Ratcliff, 81, of Shenandoah, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, July 15, 2019 at the Shenandoah Medical Center. A celebration of life memorial service for Betty will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesday evening, July 17,  at the funeral home.  Inurnment will take place in the Rose Hill Cemetery...

Jule (Pronounced Jewel) Grayce (Roberts) Farley, 93, of Farragut, Iowa and formerly of Colorado entered into the arms of her lord on Tuesday evening, July 2, 2019 at Elm Heights Care Center in Shenandoah.   Celebration of Life Services for Jule will be held on Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service with Pastor Roy Nelson officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service...

Carolyn L. Atterberry, 67, of Shenandoah, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Nebraska Medicine - Omaha. Celebration of Life Funeral services for Carolyn will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at  1:00 pm at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah with Pastor Ron Nelson officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation and viewing on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the funeral home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Burial will take...

Charles Frederick (Fred) Samuelson, 89, of Essex, entered into eternal rest on June 22, 2019 at Elm Heights Care Center in Shenandoah.   Celebration of life services for Fred will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Essex with Pastor Ann Alberts officiating.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in...

Carrol Paul Gruber, 93, of rural Shenandoah, entered into rest on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Elm Heights Care Center. Funeral services for Carrol will take place on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Service in Shenandoah at 10:00 am with Pastor Carl Phillips officiating.  Open viewing and visitation will take place from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunday afternoon, 6/16/19, at the funeral home.  The family will greet relatives and friends with visitation from...