All Obituaries

Macil Marie (Lyon) Hiatt was born in New London, Iowa to Johnie and Esther (Kirkpatrick) Lyon on August 5, 1934. She was the oldest and loved her siblings, Donald, Opal, and Leona deeply. Macil graduated from New London High School. Then she went to AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from there with her Associate of Arts Degree. Macil’s son and love of her life was born in September of 1959. Along with becoming a Mom and the love of her career at the...

Twyla “Colene” Ambelang was born on December 5, 1929 in Pershing, Iowa to Thomas B. and Eythal (Clowser) Reid. She passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Lucas County Health Center located in Chariton, Iowa at the age of 89 years. Colene grew up around the Chariton area and attended country schools. She was united in marriage on May 16, 1948 to Lester “Bud” Ambelang. The couple remained living in Chariton, Iowa. Bud worked for the railroad, while...

Bernard “Bernie” Carl Etter was born March 22, 1961 at Yocum Hospital in Chariton, Iowa to Jerry Carl Etter and Virginia Ann (Thorne) Etter of Chariton Iowa. He is the eldest of his siblings. Bernie grew up on the country on the family farm. He attended and graduated from Chariton High School. He grew up hunting, trapping and fishing. Also enjoyed mushroom and arrowhead hunting. He worked on his farm with his dad building fence, bailing hay and shelling corn. He spent time...

June O. Rupp of Osceola,  was born on January 19, 1927 to Ernest Raymond and Opal Aletha (Smith) Powell in Ottawa, Iowa.  She passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Good Samaritan in Fontanelle, Iowa at the age of 92 years. June grew up in Cambria, Iowa and graduated from Cambria High School. In 1945, June was united in marriage to Carroll Clyde Snyder. To this union, three daughters were born, Pat, Carolyn, and Gail. The couple raised their family in the Derby...

Marie Violet Clark was born November 5, 1934 to Neal Brice and Dora Viola (Etter) Duckworth in Iowa City, Iowa. She passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Chariton Specialty Care Center in Chariton, Iowa at the age of 84 years. Marie grew up around the Russell area and graduated from the Russell High School. She was united in marriage to Floyd Dwaine Clark on December 16, 1952 in Russell, Iowa. To this union, two sons were born, Russell and Robert. In 1957, Marie and her family...

Betty Ione Hazelwood, long-time resident of Chariton, died of heart failure February 7 at Ramsey Village, Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hazelwood, and sisters, Gwenith (Fred) Pfeiffer, Janet (Doc) Johnson, and Benita (Tony) Osmundson. Surviving siblings are Nedra (Jack) Ward and Russell (Marcia) Jones of Lake Crystal, MN. Family members to mourn her passing are daughters Ann Blevins (Michael Adams), Des Moines; and Kay Wright, Des Moines; and son, James...

Norma Florine (Coles) Gartin was born January 29, 1924. She was born to George Odell Coles and Zora Lavilla (Baxter) Coles.  She was born at her parents’ home in the Whitebreast neighborhood north of Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa.   On February 3, 2019 at the age of 95 years and 5 days, she passed from this life, to her heavenly home and is now free from the pain she suffered for many, many years. Her parents faithfully took their family to church, and Norma accepted...

Harold John Eaton was born on October 23rd, 1931 at the family farm in Norwood, Iowa.  His parents were John William Eaton and Ardys Marjorie Primm.  He grew up with an older sister, Lydia Eleanor and a younger brother Richard Earl.  He helped his father on the farm. He attended grade school and junior high at the rural school in Norwood.  He went to Chariton High School, where he graduated in 1950.He was drafted into the US Army in 1952.  He served in the Army from...

 Sandra DaLene Goltry passed away Jan. 5th, 2019 at the age of 82 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, Iowa. Sandra was born July 28th, 1936 in Lacona, Iowa to Ernest Henry Fogle and Helen Iola (Crawford)  Fogle. Her younger years were spent growing up in Lacona, Iowa; Hasting, Nebraska; and Chariton, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Chariton High School in 1954. She had fond memories of spending time with her friend Mary Jo (Stone) Morse, roller skating and riding...

Steven Joseph Roush was born on March 26, 1956 in Chariton, Iowa to Joe and Jean Roush and left this Earth on January 2, 2019 in Mesa, Arizona. Steve graduated from Chariton High School in 1974 and went on to spend quite a few years in Chariton. In his free time,  he loved to ride his Harley Davidson, camp and spend time with his grandkids. In 2009, Steve moved to Arizona. He loved his time spent there, but often talked about how he missed his family in Iowa. Steve will be greatly...