All Obituaries

Lorene (Smith) Olson was born September 8, 1933 in Leon, Iowa to Thomas Willard Smith and Marjorie (Gibler) Smith.  She attended and graduated from Leon High School in 1952.  Growing up on a farm helped her learn the value of hard work,  and a love of life in the country. On February 17, 1957, she was united in marriage to Donald Aron Olson at the First Baptist Church on High Street in Des Moines, Iowa.  To this union three children were born, Loren Donald, Joyce Lorene...

In lieu of flowers, requesting to send all Memorials to The Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mary Phelan Memorial Fund at 407 North Main Street Chariton, Iowa 50049. Thank you from the family of Mary Phelan.

Joyce Captolia (Gee) Grove passed away at her home on Friday, March 4, 2022, at the age of 83. She was born on September 29, 1938 to Gerald Gee and Pearl (Casey) Gee. She attended Painted Post High School. In 1962, she married Charles Richard Grove. Joyce was a homemaker during her twenty years as a military wife. She was an excellent seamstress and quickly made any home, apartment, or quonset seem like a stylish retreat as she followed wherever her husband’s career took them....

Russell “Dean” Malone, 84 of Chariton, Iowa passed away May 29, 2022, surrounded by family and love.  Services will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton, Iowa with visitation Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and a luncheon to follow.  Dean was born on January 26, 1938, to Isaac Merrill and Boonie Marline (Clark) Malone in Derby, Iowa. He grew up in Chariton, Iowa and graduated from Chariton High School in 1956.  After serving...

Audrey Berniece Taylor was born February 14, 1920 to George A. and Clara Cleveland Cunningham in Lucas County, Iowa, and passed away at the age of 102 on May 27, 2022 at the Lucas County Health Center. She was the youngest of four children growing up on the family farm, attended country school and two years of high school in Lucas, Iowa before graduating from Chariton High School in 1937.  After two years at Chariton Junior College, she taught four years in the Lucas School. ...

Virginia Ann “Ginger” Thorne Etter , 78, passed away at her family home and farm of 57 years on April 16, 2022.  Born May 14, 1943 to Walter Edward Thorne and Sarah Louise McCoy Thorne in Oregon City, Oregon. She was one of 7 children. Ginger grew up on Iowa Ave in Chariton, Iowa.  She married Jerry Carl Etter on June 25, 1960 in Chariton, Iowa. They raised 3 amazing children Bernard, Bruce and Christine.  Their love grew through their children, grandchildren,...

Ricky Paul Schramm, 69, son of Donald Ervin and Mary Alice (Hilliard) Schramm was born in West Chicago, IL on February 18, 1953.  He departed this life on April 13, 2022 in Chariton, IA. Ricky lived in West Chicago until 1960 when his mother moved to Chariton.  During his school years he returned to West Chicago and graduated from West Chicago High School.  Ricky enjoyed being a truck driver and later worked for a company that moved various buildings in the Chicago...

Larry W. Grove, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at his home in Perry, Iowa.  He was born on January 23, 1940 in Corydon, Iowa to Robert Roy and Lois Allene Grove.  Larry attended Corydon School until the 9th grade.  He later moved in with his sister and brother-in-law, Deloris and Paul Curtis.  Larry took a job as a construction worker, where he worked in California, Missouri, and Iowa.  He was married three times.  First marriage was to Roseanne Seamas...

Burdette Harvey Werts, son of Harvey Roger and Artie Olive (Lewis) Werts, was born on January 16, 1927, in Russell, IA. He passed away on March 28, 2022, at Corydon Specialty Care in Corydon, IA at the age of 95.    His family lived in Imperial, NE for 4 years from 1928 to 1932, before returning to Russell. He graduated from Russell High School in 1944. He then served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946. He married Lois LuVina LaFavre on June 20, 1948, at A Little Bit O’ Heaven...

Donna Mae Criswell was born January 30, 1932 to Elmer and Gladys (Scott) Forbes in Murray, Iowa.  She graduated from Murray High School in 1950.  She worked several different jobs throughout her life,     Hy-vee as an billing clerk, Walmart, Baptist School in Knoxville, Iowa and First Baptist Church in Des Moines, Iowa.  Donna was a loving and caring mother to her five children, Dan, Denny, Deena with Don Wetzel, David and Donovan with Don Murdock.  In...