Deaths

Donald Davis

Donald Whorton Davis, 70, Malvern, IA, formerly of Ravenwood, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. He was born November 28, 1951, in Ravenwood, to Donald Dean and Wilma Jean Buholt Davis. He was a graduate of Ravenwood High School and received his bachelor’s degree in education from

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Randy McCollam

Randy Duane McCollam, 64, Burlington Jct., died Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 29, 1957, in Kansas City, to Duane and Geneva Dawson McCollam. He graduated from West Nodaway High School in Burlington Jct. Mr. McCollam was a farmer his whole life. He worked at

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Norma Clark

Norma Louise Long Clark, 85, Ruskin, FL, formerly of Maryville, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the LifePath Hospice in Ruskin. She was born July 23, 1936, in Sheridan, to Loyd Jay and Lillie Viola West Long. She graduated from Grant City High School, Grant City, in 1954. She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary

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Shirley Schmidt

Shirley Frances Joyner Schmidt, 85, Maryville, died Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Parkdale Manor Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born August 30, 1936, near Ravenwood, to Ben C. Joyner and Dora E. Frampton Joyner. She graduated from Ravenwood High School, now Northeast Nodaway High School, in 1954. On November 3, 1956, she married Junior R.

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Harold Schmitz

Harold E. Schmitz, 85, Stanberry, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at a Stanberry nursing home. He was born December 25, 1935, in Maryville, to Roy and Emma Kohmetscher Schmitz. He attended the Swinford Country School and then attended school in the Jefferson School District. Mr. Schmitz served in the United States Army Engineers from 1957

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Sr. Pascaline Coff

Sr. Pascaline Coff, 94, Clyde, died Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Our Lady of Rickenbach, Clyde. She was born January 20, 1927, in St. Louis, to Edward J. and Agnes Newsham Coff. She graduated from Fontbonne College, St. Louis, and received her Ph.D. at St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN. Margaret Mary Coff entered the

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Betty Rinehart

Betty Lee Quinn Rinehart, 90, Maryville, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021. She was born January 6, 1931, in Milligan, NE, to Leslie Percy and Gladyce Placek Quinn. She graduated from high school in Albany. On March 20, 1949, she married Courtney Hilsabeck in a double ceremony with his sister, Deloris, and husband Billy Shelton They

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Kenneth “Bear”  Wiederholt

Kenneth “Bear” Walter Wiederholt, 71, Guilford, left this world into the arms of Jesus, December 8, 2021, at Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph. Kenny was born October 8, 1950, to Charles and Amelia Stoll Wiederholt in Maryville. He graduated from Jefferson High School, Conception Jct. Fifty years ago, on May 29, 1971, Kenny married

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Ray Sorensen

Ray E. Sorensen, 80, Maryville, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at his home in Maryville. He was born December 18, 1940, in Des Moines, IA, to Raymond E. and Willa Scott Crane Sorensen. On September 26, 1965, at the United Methodist Church in Des Moines, IA, he was united in marriage to Sandra Marie McGrath.

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Bill Dragoo

William “Wild Bill” Dragoo, 69, Skidmore, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home in Skidmore. He was born March 22, 1952, in Maryville, to William Ross and Pauline Lucille Dragoo. Mr. Dragoo was a self-employed mechanic and had his own painting business. Mr. Dragoo has been cremated under the care of the Bram Funeral

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