Fouts Funeral Home
Our funeral home is a family owned and operated business. We are large enough to give our families the same service as the largest funeral homes around, yet we are small enough that each family gets the level of attention and care they deserve.
Our Obituaries
Jo Rains
May 20, 2013
Gertrude Josephine (Winingham) Rains was born on November 6, 1938, in Versailles, Missouri to Shelby Clayton and Dorothy Leona (Blanks) Winingham. Jo grew up in the Versailles area before the family moved to Peru, Nebraska where she graduated from high school. Jo married Rex Rains and to this union four children were born. The couple operated a grocery store in Peru and then moved to Des Moines,...
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Jack Thomsen
May 17, 2013
John "Jack" Thomsen was born August 20, 1935, to Paul and Arlene (Keiner) Thomsen near Arion, Iowa. He was raised in the Arion and Dow City areas and attended the Paradise Center Country School. He graduated from the Dow City High School in 1953. Jack then began working as a farmer. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1955 ~ 1957 and then continued to serve in the...
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Billie Humlicek
May 14, 2013
Beulah Maxine "Billie" (Wilson) Humlicek was born on December 1, 1919, to Anna B. (Strahorn) and Frank M. Wilson in Alden, Iowa. She was raised in Alden and then graduated from high school. Billie married Glen Harper on October 23, 1937. To this union two children were born. The couple operated the produce center in Dunlap, Iowa until Glen's death in 1961. Billie then worked for Bonsall TV &...
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Barbara Foster
May 6, 2013
Barbara Jean (Ward) Foster was born June 29, 1928, to Leland Earl Ward and Ruth Ethel (Pilant) Ward in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised in Omaha and graduated from Benson High School in 1946. Barb was united in marriage to William Foster on April 3, 1948. Barb and her husband Bill moved to Woodbine Iowa in 1970. While there they remodeled a 100+ year old farm house then later moved into town....
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Fred Frazier
May 1, 2013
Frederick Charles Frazier was born March 26, 1929, to Dave and Myrtle (Mitchell) Frazier in Dunlap, Iowa. Fred was raised near Dunlap and attended country school. He then started farming west of Dunlap. Fred proudly served his country in the United States Army. Fred married Irene Alexander on July 12, 1954, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived in Dunlap. Fred worked for a local trucking...
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Kathleen Hare
April 29, 2013
Kathleen Ellen (Petersen) hare was born on July 7, 1931, to Roy and Lolita (Ambrose) Petersen near Woodbine, Iowa. Kathleen attended country school and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1949. She then attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. Kathleen taught in Onawa, Iowa for two years. Kathleen married Wallace Hare on November 29, 1953, at the First United Methodist Church in...
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May Green
April 29, 2013
May Vesta (Swanson) Green was born on May 15, 1920, to Stenos and Agnes (Johnson) Swanson in Little Sioux Township in rural Monona County, Iowa. She was raised near Pisgah and attended country school and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1937. In 1939, May married Virgil Green. The couple lived in the Pisgah and Moorhead area. May was the head cook at the Pisgah Community School for many years...
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Eugene Hess
April 26, 2013
Eugene Craig Hess was born on November 9, 1945, to Everett and Anna (Anderson) Hess in Harlan, Iowa. Gene grew up in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School in 1964. Gene married Karen Goeser on April 20, 1968. The couple lived in Harlan and moved to Dunlap in 1977. Gene worked at Iowa Western Pork in Harlan, and then for 35 years at Farmland Foods in Denison, retiring in 2011.
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Dick Black
April 25, 2013
Fred Richard "Dick" Black was born December 6, 1938, to Fred and Dorothy (Carpenter) Black in Dunlap, Iowa. Dick was raised in Woodbine and attended school there. Dick worked at Foodland Supermarket, Harrison County Road Department and also for Peter Kiewit Construction.
Dick enjoyed camping, biking, bowling, traveling, gardening, and hosting 4th of July. He particularly enjoyed visiting...
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Bob Nuzum
April 24, 2013
Robert "Bob" Nuzum was born July 16, 1929, to Howard and Beatrice (Coate) Nuzum in Pisgah, IA. He attended Moorhead Country School. Bob married Nettie Lantz on February 1, 1951 at the Methodist Church Parsonage in Dunlap. The couple farmed west of Dunlap and Bob worked for Park Moorhead in Moorhead and Byron Edmonds in Little Sioux. The family moved to a farm west of Woodbine and then moved into...
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Eleanor Summerfield
April 22, 2013
Eleanor Elizabeth (Chupp) Summerfield was born April 25, 1929, in Dunlap, Iowa to Charles and Anna (Termuhlen) Chupp. She attended country school and St. Joseph Catholic School. She moved with her family to Panama in 1943 and she then attended St. Mary's Catholic School. Eleanor married Earl Summerfield on March 6, 1947. The couple lived in various locations until they settled in Dunlap. Eleanor...
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Dennis Osbahr
April 21, 2013
Dennis Delaine Osbahr was born on May 20, 1943, to Marvin and Betty (Caddell) Osbahr in Logan, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1961. Dennis married Carolyn Robertson in August of 1961 and the couple was blessed with three children. The family lived in Council Bluffs where Dennis worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. They then moved to Woodbine in 1969....
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Eddy Clark
April 21, 2013
Eddy Nelson Clark was born October 5, 1941, to Ted and Ada Belle (Pitt) Clark in Logan, Iowa. He was raised in Logan and attended school there graduating in 1960. He then attend Linotype school in Estherville, Iowa. Eddy managed the Great Plains Lumber Yard in Logan, Woodbine and Onawa for 20+ years. He began working in 1976 as a sales rep for GAF products. He moved to Ankeny, Iowa in 1980 and...
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Marilyn Black
April 5, 2013
Marilyn Kay (Leibold) Black was born December 29, 1941, to Merritt Wayne and Mary Christine (Sorenson) Leibold near Moorhead, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1960. Marilyn then worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Marilyn married Dale Eugene Black at the RLDS Church in Dunlap on September 23, 1961. The couple lived in Omaha, then Council...
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Leonard Krajicek
April 5, 2013
Leonard Stanley Krajicek was born October 15, 1929, to Joseph Frank and Clara Marie (Steyskal) Krajicek in Papillion, Nebraska. Leonard was raised for a short time in Papillion and the he moved with his family to Dunlap Iowa. Leonard attended school and then started his career in farming. Leonard married Sally Miles on October 16, 1950, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The couple...
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Joe Hall
March 28, 2013
Gary "Joe" Hall, Sr. was born May 14, 1939, in Missouri Valley, Iowa to Charles and Lorna (Woodward) Hall. Joe was raised in the Pisgah area and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1958. Joe played baseball in high school and was the pitcher on the town team. He was in the U.S. Army Reserves while in high school and then proudly served his country after graduation. He was honorably discharged in...
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Marilyn Feige
March 23, 2013
Marilyn Kay (Holloway) Feige was born December 3, 1949, to Walter and Edith (Strait) Holloway in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1968. Marilyn married LeRoy Habinck and the couple lived in the Dunlap and Moorhead areas. She worked at Farmland and then went back to school for computer data entry. Marilyn married Floyd Feige. She also worked at...
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Estel Grimm
March 23, 2013
Estel Vernie Grimm was born December 3, 1939, to Vernie Clate and Nellie May (Reed) Grimm in Van Wert, Iowa. He was raised in Van Wert and attended Grand River School. Estel moved to Sioux City, Iowa and began his career as an over-the-road truck driver. He then moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa and worked as a trailer mechanic at Omaha Standard. He also worked at Deba Manufacturing in Denison, Iowa...
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Nova Dwyer
March 21, 2013
Nova Lea (Elswick) Dwyer was born July 1, 1937, to Omer and Evadna (Bolton) Elswick in Villisca, Iowa. She attended Villisca schools and graduated from Villisca High School in 1955. Nova then attended Business School in Omaha, Nebraska before working for Northern Natural Gas. Nova married Kenneth Dwyer on April 22, 1967, in Omaha. Nova then worked for Iowa Power Company at various locations....
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Mabel Mackey
March 14, 2013
Mabel Byrd (Trimble) Mackey was born April 16, 1906, to Clarence Bush and Lucy (Jones) Trimble in St. Joseph, Missouri. Mabel was raised in the Hamburg, Iowa area and graduated from high school there. She worked for Mada Larson as a nanny for a few years. On November 30, 1925, Mabel married James Earl Mackey. The couple lived in Hamburg and then Missouri before moving to Woodbine in 1942. Earl...
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Debra Kepford
March 12, 2013
Debra Kaye (Juilfs) Kepford was born October 18, 1955, to Myron and Gerry (Speake) Juilfs in Omaha, Nebraska. After her birth the family moved to Colorado. The family moved to Woodbine when Deb was five and then to Missouri Valley and then to Woodbine where Deb graduated from high school in 1973. Deb married Larry Kepford and the couple was blessed with one son. Deb worked for various places...
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Nona Byrnes
March 10, 2013
Nona Jane Byrnes, 95, of Loveland died March 10, 2013. She was born September 11, 1917, in Dunlap, Iowa to Dr. Robert and Gladys (Acton) Moore. Nona graduated from Dunlap High School and then attended the University of Iowa, graduating in 1939 with a degree in speech and communication. Following her graduation she taught high school speech and English in Harlan, Iowa. Nona married Dr. C.W....
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Terry Brasel
March 2, 2013
Terry Russell Brasel, 61, of Arlington, Texas, formerly of Dow City died on Saturday, March 2nd at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center. Terry was born on June 22, 1951, in Denison, Iowa to parents Robert and Nellie (Baber) Brasel. Terry was raised in the Dow City area and graduated from Dow City High School in 1969. He worked at IBP in Denison for a while and then moved to Arlington, Texas and...
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Joyce Ray
March 2, 2013
Joyce Ann Ray was born October 7, 1938, to Meyer and Doretha (Ellison) Ray in Dunlap, Iowa. She first attended Olympus Country School and then graduated from the Woodbine High School in 1957. Joyce worked at North-western Bell and Farmer's National Bank in Omaha, a home health care agency and in the demonstration sales at Bag-N-Save.
Joyce loved her cat and she loved to shop. She enjoyed...
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Sandra Van Houten
February 24, 2013
Sandra Diane (Yeshulas) Van Houten was born on June 21, 1939, to Roman and Gladys (Talton) Yeshulas in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in Boston and graduated from East Boston High School. She then joined the United States Army and proudly served her country from 1957~1959. Sandra met Vernon Van Houten in the Army and the two were married on November 1, 1958. The couple moved to Pierson,...
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Andrew Bak
February 15, 2013
Andrew David Bak was born August 9, 1987, to Brian and Cynthia (Culver) Bak in Sac City, Iowa. He attended school for his first six years in Jefferson/Scranton and then the family moved to Woodbine. Andrew graduated from Woodbine Community School in 2006. Andrew worked for Hardwood Builders and Triple C Roofing.
Andrew loved to play baseball and go bowling. He also enjoyed camping,...
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Bob Gochenour
February 13, 2013
Robert Ross Gochenour was born September 18, 1933, to Ross and Wilma (Wallis) Gochenour in Calhoun Township. He was raised in the Calhoun area and attended country school and Magnolia High School. Bob married Julia "Judy" Alton on May 21, 1955, at the Missouri Valley Church of Christ. The couple farmed their entire life in Harrison and Monona counties. Before the couple was married Bob helped...
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Joe Schraeder
February 8, 2013
Joseph Henry Schraeder was born on April 3, 1921, to George and Anna Elfrieda (Kruse) Schraeder in Denison, Iowa. He and his family moved to Woodbine at the age of three. Joe graduated from the Woodbine Normal School. He then worked at various odd jobs for the local farmers and merchants such as: Seibel's Grocery Store, Russ Brandon's Grocery Store and the Woodbine Creamery. Joe proudly served...
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James F. Davis
June 9, 1940 - January 26, 2013
James F. Davis of Sun City, Arizona died on January 26, 2013, at the age of 72 years. Jim was born June 9, 1940, to Frank and Della (Martin) Davis in rural Harrison County, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1958. Jim married Janet Park in 1960 and the couple had three children. Jim lived and worked in Omaha and Woodbine, where he attended the First...
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Vida Cox
January 25, 2013
Vida Christine (Holliman) Cox was born on May 19, 1930, to David and Daphne (Nelson) Holliman in Wilmore, Comanche County, Kansas. She was the second of five children. The family moved to Fremont County, Iowa in the spring of 1934. She attended country school and graduated from Riverton High School in 1948. Vida attended Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri for two years. She taught second grade in...
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Katherine Stevens
January 15, 2013
Katherine Edith (Coyle) Stevens was born January 29, 1934, to Edward and Nellie (Ehlert) Coyle in Woodbine, Iowa. She attended country school near Little Sioux and enjoyed cheer-leading in high school. She graduated from Mondamin High School. She then moved to Omaha and worked for Bell Telephone and Mutual of Omaha Insurance. After returning to the Woodbine area, Katherine married Loyd "Tip"...
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Kathryn Gay
January 6, 2013
Emma Kathryn Hall Gay was born March 27, 1920, to Robert and Viola (Fitzgerald) Hall in Hoisington, Kansas. Her grandparents pioneered and homesteaded near Hoisington coming from Illinois in a covered wagon. During her young life, she experienced the dust bowls of Kansas and the depression years. Kathryn graduated from Hoisington High School in 1938. Kathryn married George Raymond Gay on May 1,...
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Max Poe
January 4, 2013
Norman Max Poe was born February 11, 1936, to Lyle and Mabel (Maxwell) Poe in Woodbine, Iowa. He graduated from Woodbine High School in 1953 and Wayne State College in 1958. Max married Mary Belle Boustead on August 25, 1956, in Woodbine. After college, he taught two years in the Cumberland-Massena school system before the couple returned to their hometown of Woodbine, where Max taught junior...
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Suzan Hull
December 31, 2012
Suzan Jane (Ludwig) Hull was born November 27, 1947 in Denison, Iowa to parents Arnold and Marjorie (Jones) Ludwig. Sue's family moved to the Moorhead area when she was a young child. She graduated from East Monona High School and from Iowa State University. Sue married Ronnie Hull in 1971 and was blessed with three children: Melissa, Nora, and Leo. She farmed right along with Ronnie and farmed...
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Letha Huff
December 30, 2012
Letha Mae (Pape) Huff was born October 20, 1922, to Fritz and Martha (Bro) Pape in Magnolia, Iowa. She was raised in Magnolia and Pisgah, Iowa and attended country school. Letha married Raymond Howell in 1941. The couple lived in Elk Horn, Nebraska. Raymond died in 1989. On July 3, 1973, Letha married Leo Huff. They lived in Omaha until 1987. Letha worked through the years as a housekeeper and a...
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Jason Hoffmann
December 30, 2012
Jason Andrew Hoffmann was born on June 5, 1996, to John and Karen (Johnson) Hoffmann in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap, Iowa. Jason was a sophomore at Boyer Valley High School where he participated in football, basketball and track. He was named to first team all district and was an honorable mention to the Western Valley Conference for football. Jason enjoyed tractor pulling, riding four...
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Rose Skarin
December 22, 2012
Rose Esther Skarin, 92, of Woodbine died on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. Rose was born on August 8, 1920, in the Coon Grove, Crawford County, Iowa area to parents Ernst and Sarah (Trexel) Reuwsaat. Rose graduated from Denison High School in 1937. She taught country school before getting married. On August 25, 1943, Rose married Vernon Skarin in...
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Helen DeLance
December 18, 2012
Helen Clara (Doidge) DeLance was born December 5, 1922, to Albert and Mathilda (Sinjen) Doidge in Dunlap, Iowa. She was the youngest of nine children. Helen attended country school west of Dunlap. On January 4, 1940, Helen married Noel DeLance in Logan in a double wedding ceremony with Lloyd and Ethel Hartwig. The couple farmed west of Dunlap and purchased their farm home in 1943. They moved into...
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Richard Sall
December 14, 2012
Richard Benjamin Sall was born June 7, 1926, to Ben and Mary Mae (Jackson) Sall near Logan, Iowa. He attended country school in the Hardscratch area. At the age of 13 he left home and worked for area farmers. On June 18, 1944, Dick married Alice Hatcher. He then worked at the ammunition plant in Hastings, Nebraska before enlisting in the United State Army. He proudly served his country as a...
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Calvin Leaders
December 12, 2012
Calvin Earl Leaders Jr. was born on July 16, 1919, to Calvin and Mabel (Pflug) Leaders in Minden, Iowa. Calvin was raised on a farm near Minden and attended school in Bently. He then joined the United States Army on August 26, 1942, and was honorably discharged on December 10, 1945. On December 14, 1946, Calvin married Dorothy Pleas at the home of his parents near Minden. Calvin and Dorothy...
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Randy Houston
December 11, 2012
Randy Jerome Houston was born January 24, 1967, to Richard and Jean (Brummer) Houston in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1985. He then attended Creighton University and graduated from there in 1990 and started his career in sales. On October 9, 1993, Randy married Tari Blankenfeld in Omaha, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with three sons.
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Arnold Park
December 3, 2012
Arnold Francis Park was born on August 7, 1933 to Francis and Wilma (Probasco) Park near Dunlap, Iowa. Arnold grew up in the Woodbine area, attending country school and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1951. Arnold owned his own bulldozer and did custom work for many people around the area. In 1953, Arnold was drafted in the U.S. Navy in Harlan, Iowa and honorably discharged in 1955. He...
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Vernon Skarin
August 19, 1920 - November 29, 2012
Vernon J. Skarin, 92, of Woodbine died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. Vernon was born on August 19, 1920 near Kiron, Iowa to parents Einar and Ruby (Peterson) Skarin. On August 25, 1943, Vernon married Rose Reuwsaat in Denison, Iowa. The couple started farming near Ida Grove, Iowa and then in 1947 moved to a farm east of Woodbine. The couple...
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Barb Thomsen
November 22, 2012
Barbara Ann (Delehant) Thomsen was born August 22, 1938, to Willard and Eileen (Gilmore) Delehant in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised in Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School; graduating in 1956. Barb worked at Mutual of Omaha and then attended St. Katherine's for nurse's training. Barb married John "Jack" Thomsen on September 20, 1958, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The...
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Doris Moore
July 22, 1928 - November 19, 2012
Doris Irene (Tague) Moore was born July 22, 1928, to Alfred and Marion (Cooper) Tague in Logan, Iowa. She was raised throughout Harrison County and graduated from Logan High School in 1945. On June 17, 1945, Doris was united in marriage to Leo Hodges in Logan. To this union three children were born. They divorced in 1960. On April 8, 1964, Doris married J. Kenneth Moore, Sr. in Omaha, Nebraska....
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Bob Katzenberger
November 18, 2012
Robert James Katzenberger was born June 24, 1920, to Noble and Adella (Cleveland) Katzenberger in O'Neill, Nebraska. He moved with his family to Woodbine in 1928 and attended country school. He worked as a farm hand and traveled with the threshing crews through Kansas and Nebraska. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Navy with his two brothers. After his honorable discharge he...
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Charlie Hard
November 17, 2012
Charlie Junior Hard was born October 6, 1924, to Charlie T. and Pearl (Thiles) Hard in Panama, Iowa. He was raised in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1944. After serving in the United States Army during World War II Charlie married Rosanna Newland on February 6, 1946, in Denver, Colorado. The couple lived in Omaha from 1951 to 2002. Charlie owned and operated Ak-sar-ben...
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Jean Burkhart
November 17, 2012
Jean Elizabeth (Bamford) Burkhart was born August 24, 1932, to William and Opal Aline (McHenry) Bamford in Woodbine, Iowa. She died on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Westmont Care Center in Logan, Iowa at the age of 80 years, two months, and 24 days.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Harriett Evans; four sisters, Beverly Sailors, Genevieve Clausen, Bertha Bamford and...
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David Adkins
November 8, 2012
David D. Adkins was born February 25, 1933, to Ledrow and Fannie (Ennis) Adkins in McKendree, West Virginia. He was raised in West Virginia and graduated from high school. Dave proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Dave married Mary Ann Stepanek on July 11, 1954, at the Dow City United Methodist Church. The couple was blessed with four children. He was honorably discharged...
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Viola (Ronk) Hastert
November 7, 2012
Viola Mae (Haberberger) Hastert was born on August, 2, 1924, in Earling, Iowa to George and Anna (Gross) Haberberger. She attended school in Earling and Woodbine. Viola married Alva F. Ronk on February 8, 1943, and to this union five children were born. Viola later married Earl Hastert in August of 1991. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Woodbine.
Viola died on Wednesday,...
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John Davie
November 1, 2012
John Donald Davie was born on August 27, 1954, to Donald "Dover" and Jane (Smith) Davie in Denison, Iowa. He was the oldest of five children. John graduated in 1972 from Dunlap High School and joined the U.S. Army shortly after graduation. John served 23 years in the military before retiring in 1995. He rose to the rank of Sergeant Major, the highest rank possible for enlisted members. He served...
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Lois Becker
October 31, 2012
Lois Leora Becker, formerly of Woodbine, Iowa passed away at the St. Joseph's Assisted Living Center at Polson, Montana on October 31, 2012 at the age of 94 years. She was born on September 13, 1918, at a farm west of Dunlap. Her parents were Charles Martin and Neva Whaley Martin. She was the third child in the family that included her brother Lloyd and her sister Dorothy Martin.
Lois and...
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Kenneth Johnson
October 31, 2012
Kenneth Charles Johnson was born on January 8, 1920, to Charles and Elsie (Fewins) Johnson near Dunlap, Iowa. Kenneth attended country school and two years of high school in Dunlap. He moved with his parents to a farm east of Dunlap in 1936. He was very interested in farming and was a member of several farm organizations. Kenneth married Dolores Ann "Dort" Springer September 22, 1945, at St....
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Janet Feser
October 25, 2012
Agnes Janet (Heffernan) Feser was born June 7, 1935, to Maurice and Helen (Shanahan) Heffernan. She attended school in Ute and graduated from Ute High School in 1954. After graduation she moved to Omaha and began working in the insurance industry. On June 16, 1956, Janet married James Feser in Charter Oak. She raised three daughters. Janet returned to the workforce doing various jobs, but she...
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Preben Jensen
October 24, 2012
Preben Duckworth Jensen was born February 11, 1924, to Emil and Elna (Johansen) Jensen in Kosor, Denmark. At the age of two years old the family came to the United States and settled in Missouri Valley. Preben attended country school and the Missouri Valley public school. He helped his parents farm until he married Louise Golden in Missouri Valley in February of 1946. The couple farmed near...
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Theresa Sullivan
October 20, 2012
Theresa Marie (Dieter) Sullivan was born May 16, 1925, in Vail, Iowa to Leonard and Mae (Lynch) Dieter. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Ann's Catholic Church and attend St. Ann's School in Vail, Iowa were she graduated as Valedictorian in 1943. Theresa married Robert "Bob" Sullivan on October 11, 1945, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, Iowa. The couple farmed and raised 16...
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Johnny Kelley
October 10, 2012
John James Kelley was born September 14, 1922, to James and Anna (Behrendt) Kelley in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine attending country school and graduating in 1940 from Woodbine High School. He then attended trade school in Omaha. On June 26, 1952, Johnny married Rita Arkfeld at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama. The couple farmed east of Woodbine. He did custom corn shelling,...
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Loie McElwain
October 7, 2012
Loie Janice Carolyn (Ehlert) McElwain was born May 1, 1925, to Frederic and Jennie (Beebee) Ehlert in Woodbine, Iowa. She was named after her grandmother, Lois Hudson Beebee, who was often called "Loie" by her husband, Frederick Beebee. Loie was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1942. She attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and received her Bachelor of Music...
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Charlie Hansen
October 5, 2012
Charlie Hansen, 100, of Woodbine died on Friday, October 5th at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. He is survived by his five children, Carolyn ( Mike) Waldemer of Pisgah, Iowa, Kathy Lecnar of Colfax, Iowa, Gene (Judy) Hansen of Walnut, Iowa, Lyle Hansen of Las Vegas, Nevada and John (Elaine) Hansen of Mesa, Arizona; and many other relatives and friends.
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Ed Heffernan
October 3, 2012
Edward Joseph Heffernan was born November 11, 1930, to Daniel and Margaret (Gaughan) Heffernan in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated in 1950 from St. Joseph High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years and then the Air Force for 20 years. On June 14, 1958, Ed married Rita Sullivan. The family traveled with Ed to his various stations...
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Darrel Michael
September 27, 2012
Darrel Edward Michael was born October 9, 1932, to Herman and Katherine (Said) Michael in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Darrel's mother died when he was two and his father remarried Dorothy Freymuller. Darrel was raised north of Magnolia and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1950. Darrel proudly served his country in the United States Army in Korea and Japan from 1951 ~ 1954. He was honorably...
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Mae Erlewine
September 26, 2012
Creola Mae Erlewine was born December 19, 1915, to Hiram and Violet (Burch) Vroman in Cherryvale, Kansas. The family moved to Colorado and then to Woodbine. Mae graduated from the Woodbine High School in 1933. Mae married Dale Erlewine on October 1, 1935. They made their home in Woodbine until they moved to Dunlap in 1968 and then to several places in Oregon with Rockaway Beach, Oregon being her...
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Robert Jablonski, Sr.
September 22, 2012
Robert Michael Jablonski, Sr., was born on June 2, 1958, to Chester and Barbara (Ross) Jablonski in Redondo Beach, California. He was raised in California and attended school there. Robert was a role model and a true big brother to his siblings. Robert married Monett Cudd on August 24, 1985, in California. He became a welder and worked for Hydroform USA in California. The couple then moved to...
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Marvin Holsapple
September 18, 2012
Marvin Eugene Holsapple was born May 7, 1931, to Harvey and Violet (Bryan) Holsapple. He was raised in Pisgah and attended county school and then graduated from Pisgah High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for four years. On July 21, 1951, Marvin married Norma Kucks. The couple lived in Biloxi Mississippi, Colorado, and Long Beach California before returning to...
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Lois E. Anderson
August 28, 1924 - September 16, 2012
Lois Elaine (Davie) Anderson was born August 28, 1924, to Paul and Claribel (Lambert) Davie in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended school in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1941. On February 22, 1944, Lois married Kenneth Anderson at the St. Patrick's parsonage. The couple moved south of Dunlap to the "little" house and then in 1970 they moved up the road to the family farm.
Lois was a...
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Marcella Hansen
September 12, 2012
Marcella (Fouts) Hansen, 91, formerly of Dunlap, Woodbine, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away at home on September 12, 2012, in Carson City, Nevada, where she resided with her son, Lanny, for the last 10 years.
Marcella (Marci) was born on May 11, 1921, in Shelby County, Iowa. The youngest of nine siblings, she was raised on a farm, played like a tomboy, loved to dance, went to high...
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Carole Barnes
September 9, 2012
Carole Kaye Barnes was born December 17, 1943, to Marguerite (Michael) and Edward Barnes in Iowa City, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Logan before moving with her family to Omaha in 1955. She attended school in Omaha and was employed at West Communication in Omaha.
Carole was a caregiver to many family and friends. She enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, camping, and taking trips...
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Katie Fitzpatrick
August 26, 2012
Kathleen "Katie" Karen (Austin) Fitzpatrick was born on October 15, 1941, to John Alva and Hazel (Smith) Austin in Alameda, California. She was raised in the San Francisco Bay area in Oakland, California. On June 4, 1972, Katie married Joe Ray Fitzpatrick in Sunnyvale, California. The couple moved to Dunlap and then to Dow City.
Katie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dow City. She...
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Joe Clark
August 17, 2012
Joe Steven Clark, 66, of Cairo, Missouri, died unexpectedly Friday evening, August 17, 2012, in the emergency room at Moberly Regional Medical Center. Joe was born January 4, 1946, in Woodbine, Iowa to Max and Mayme (Henderson) Clark. Joe worked for Orscheln Farm and Home as the Product Manager/ Buyer in Moberly, Missouri. His career began in 1968 at TSC, followed by Quality Farm and Fleet, then...
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Jim Murray
August 13, 2012
James Harold Murray was born March 27, 1939, to Earl and Freda (Cooper) Murray in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He was raised in Missouri Valley and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School in 1957. Jim married Elaine Michael on April 5, 1959. He drove a rock truck for many years and then purchased Logan Auto Supply in 1966. After running this store for 39 years he sold it in 2005 and enjoyed...
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Graham Daugherty
August 4, 2012
Graham Edward Daugherty was born October 5, 1940, to John and Vera (Quigg) Daugherty in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Cleveland and graduated from Rosewood High School in 1958. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy in September of 1958. Graham married Lois Everett in Carrysville, Ohio on October 27, 1962. Graham proudly served his country in Virginia, Okinawa, San Diego, Cuba...
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Debra McCurley
July 19, 2012
Debra Dee (Branstetter) McCurley was born September 27, 1960, to Cecil and Charlene (Dinsmore) Branstetter in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from LO-MA High School in 1979. Debbie married Keith Jipp in 1982. The couple lived in the Logan area and was blessed with two children, Amy and Doug. Debbie then started Kids-R-Us, a day care center. In 1990 Debbie had a son,...
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Richard Dasenbrock
July 13, 2012
Richard Henry Dasenbrock was born August 10, 1937, to Herbert and Helen (Callies) Dasenbrock in Norfolk, Nebraska. He was raised in Stanton County and Creston, Nebraska. He graduated from high school in 1954 and then attended Midland College for two years and Wayne State Teachers' College for two years. Dick married Barbara Burkholder on December 27, 1959, at the Woodbine United Methodist Church....
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Vernon Smith
July 12, 2012
Otto Vernon Smith was born on May 21, 1931, in rural Harrison County near Woodbine, Iowa to O. Verne and Cleo (Tupper) Smith. Vernon started his education at a rural school north of Woodbine and in 1937 his parents purchased a farm in Guthrie County. He continued his education in a rural school and graduated from Yale High School in 1950. Vernon then went to Iowa State College in Ames and...
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Lucille Roush
July 8, 2012
On October 11, 1915, Our Lord and Savior brought an angel into this world. On July 8, 2012, Our Lord and Savior took her home at the age of 96 years, eight months, and 27 days. Lucille Frances (Roth) Roush was born on October 11, 1915, in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised in Dunlap and attended public school graduating in 1933. Lucille then moved to Rockwell City, Iowa and worked at the Rockwell City...
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Mary Baxter
June 30, 2012
Mary Gertrude (Renz) Baxter was born January 10, 1921, to Conrad and Cornelia (Frazier) Renz in Dunlap, Iowa. Mary was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School. On October 25, 1941, Mary married Darrell Baxter in Papillion, Nebraska. Mary worked at Barnum Produce in Woodbine, Bluestar in Council Bluffs and Wilkerson's in Fort Calhoun. Darrell died on August 2, 2000.
Mary was...
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Ronald Hull
June 21, 2012
I, Ronnie Hull was born November 30, 1941, to Leo and Edna Viola (Melby) Hull in Willow Township, rural Moorhead, Iowa, in Monona County. I was raised in the Moorhead, Soldier, and Dunlap area and baptized in the Soldier Lutheran Church as a baby. I was a member of the Moorhead Christian Church and re-baptized as a teenager. I attended country school and graduated from Moorhead High School and...
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Betty Ganzhorn
May 22, 2012
Betty Elaine (Musgrave) Ganzhorn was born August 4, 1924, to Melvern and Hulda (Robertson) Musgrave in Woodbine, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1942. Betty worked at First National Bank in Woodbine. Betty married Robert Ganzhorn on September 19, 1945, at the United Methodist Church in Woodbine. She then worked at Foodland for a number of years. The...
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Robbi Wendt
May 19, 2012
Roberta Dawn "Robbi" (Frazier) Wendt was born February 26, 1956, to Robert and Adabelle (Schwartz) Frazier in Iowa City, Iowa. The family lived in California for a short time then returned to Dunlap. Robbi graduated from Dunlap High School in 1974. She worked at Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine and Westmont Care Center in Logan as a nurse's aide. Robbi married Randy Wendt on February 14, 1997,...
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Berneice Lowrey
May 17, 2012
Berneice Lowrey, 97, of Woodbine died on Thursday, May 17th at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine.
A complete obituary will be posted as soon as the information is available.
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Rosemary Bloom
May 9, 2012
Rosemary Lela (Shadden) Bloom was born July 11, 1931, to Floyd and Vera (Alter) Shadden in Persia, Iowa. She attended a one-room country school until transferring to Woodbine Normal School. Rosemary would tell the story of having one blue dress and one brown dress that she alternated throughout her school years. Rosemary married her high school sweetheart Wayne VanArsdol in 1947. From this union...
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Harold Kuhlman
May 8, 2012
Harold Herman Kuhlman was born May 4, 1935, to Alfred Herman and Mary Ann (Bonar) Kuhlman in Dunlap, Iowa. Harold attended Olympus Country School until the 8th grade. Harold married Deanna Mae Pryor on June 22, 1955. They lived in the Dunlap area purchasing an acreage in October of 1968. The couple was blessed with four children. Harold worked as a farm hand for several area farmers doing custom...
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Donna L. Parr
May 5, 2012
Donna Louise (Triplett) Parr was born October 7, 1927, in Woodbine, Iowa to Orland and Freda (Schmidt) Triplett. She was raised west of Woodbine, attended country school, and then she graduated from Woodbine High School in 1945. She then taught country school for two years. Donna married Glen Parr on March 28, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska at the Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church. The couple farmed...
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Kenneth A. Wilke
August 16, 1931 - May 4, 2012
Kenneth Arthur Wilke was born August 16, 1931, to William and Magdalena (Sonntag) Wilke in Earling, Iowa. Kenny was raised in rural Earling and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School. Kenny then entered the United States Navy and proudly served his country from 1951 ~ 1955. On May 24, 1956, Kenny married Peggy O'Day in Shelby, Iowa. The couple lived in Omaha their entire married life....
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Alvera Steinkuehler
May 2, 2012
Alvera Anna (Asmus) Steinkuehler was born January 7, 1921, to John and Anna (Prosch) Asmus in Buck Grove, Iowa. She received her schooling in Buck Grove and Manilla, Iowa. Alvera worked for area families helping with various duties. On December 9, 1938, Alvera married Alvin Steinkuehler at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Denison, Iowa. The couple lived in the four county area before moving to...
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Joe Heller
April 14, 2012
Joseph John Heller was born on July 2, 1951, on a farm south of Dunlap, Iowa to Urban and Kathleen (Murphy) Heller. He graduated from Dunlap High School in 1969. Joe then attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa. On October 14, 1972, Joe married Pam Thiessen at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ashland, Nebraska. The couple lived in Dunlap their entire married life. Joe helped his...
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Calvin Johnsen
April 10, 2012
Calvin Franklin Johnsen was born September 2, 1927, to John C. and Bess Marie (Jenson) Johnsen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Underwood and then the family moved southeast of Logan, Iowa. The family moved into Logan in 1942, and Calvin graduated from the Logan High School in 1947. Calvin married Thelma Tate on February 28, 1948, at the Christian Church in Logan. The couple farmed near...
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Brenda Garrison
April 9, 2012
Brenda Marie (Pape) Garrison was born January 28, 1962, to Glen and Shirley (Burbridge) Pape in McCook, Nebraska. She was raised in the Woodbine and Dunlap areas and attended school there as well. Brenda married DeLille Garrison on August 6, 1983, at the Christian Church in Logan. The couple lived in Kansas City, Missouri and then Council Bluffs, Iowa. Brenda held a variety of jobs in the...
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Kristi Vogel
April 5, 2012
Kristi Kay (Wright) Vogel was born August 24, 1960, to Edward and Betty (Betchel) Wright in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1979. She then began her career in the restaurant business working at A&W, Taco Johns and Burger King. Kristi married Brian Kilby on August 30, 1976, and the couple was blessed with three children,...
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Cade Petersen
April 5, 2012
Cade Matthew Petersen was born June 22, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska to Jay and Kris (Marsh) Petersen of Dunlap, Iowa. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Dunlap. He died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in his mom's arms at Children's Hospital in Omaha.
Cade was born with HLHS, a congenital heart defect. In the first year of his life, he underwent multiple operations. His love of life...
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Lorraine Weber
March 22, 2012
Patricia Lorraine (Sullivan) Weber was born March 14, 1937, to Maurice and Alice (Finnegan) Sullivan in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised south of Dunlap and attended Mill Creek Country School. She graduated in 1955 from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Dunlap. Lorraine was a waitress at the café in Dunlap and took care of her mother for a few years. Lorraine then married Robert Weber on December 28,...
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Harlan Collins
March 14, 2012
Harlan Eugene Collins was born April 23, 1931, to Theodore and Agnes (Rief) Collins in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan High School in 1949. On August 16, 1952, Harlan married Marilyn Michael. The couple made their home in Mondamin, Iowa. Harlan worked for the telephone company from August 1954 through August 1991. After his retirement from GTE, he...
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Eileen McGinn
March 14, 2012
Eileen Marie (Mahlberg) McGinn was born on July 18, 1922, to Henry and Josephine (Klein) Mahlberg in Panama, Iowa. She was raised near Dunlap and attended country school and the Dunlap Public School. Eileen married Donald McGinn on July 24, 1946, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The couple lived in various places in Iowa before moving to Maryland for two years. When they returned to...
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Donna Mae Fountain
March 4, 2012
Donna Mae (Thomsen) Fountain was born January 11, 1931, to Chris and Dollie (Johnson) Thomsen in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised between Missouri Valley and Beebeetown and graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1949. On November 16, 1952, Donna Mae married Everette Fountain at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived on a farm between Missouri Valley and...
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James Wingrove
March 3, 2012
James Allan Wingrove, 60, died on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Dunlap Nursing & Rehab Center.
There are no services planned at this time.
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Donald Thompson
February 26, 2012
Donald Earle Thompson was born July 6, 1939, to Earle and Gladys (Smith) Thompson in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1957. Don proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves as a mechanic at Fort Smith in Arkansas. After his honorable discharge he returned to Woodbine to farm. He then started his career as an over-the-road...
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Margaret Grady
April 9, 1920 - February 20, 2012
Margaret Frances (Shields) Grady was born on April 9th, 1920 in Dunlap, to Patrick J. and Mary B. (O'Connor) Shields. Margaret grew up in Dunlap and graduated from St. Joseph School in 1937. Following graduation Margaret went to Omaha, NE to work at St. Joseph Hospital. Margaret then went to Normal Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa) Cedar Falls, IA. and received her teaching...
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Edith Malone
February 16, 2012
Edith Marie (Allen) Malone was born September 1, 1929, to Earl and Nettie (Topping) Allen in Logan, Iowa. Edith grew up in the Logan area and attended Logan Community School. Edith married Gerald Thomas Malone on May 12, 1971 at the Methodist Church in Blair, Nebraska.
Edith was a member of the United Methodist Church in Dunlap, Iowa and was very devoted to her church. She enjoyed spending...
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Lloyd "Al" Penrose
February 11, 2012
Lloyd Alvin "Al" Penrose, Jr. was born October 16, 1933, to Lloyd and Irene (Sherman) Penrose in Buffalo, New York. He was raised in Buffalo and Long Island, New York where he received his education. Al proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years and in the Navy Reserves for an additional four years. After his honorable discharge he returned to New York and worked for...
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Shirley Bolton
February 10, 2012
Shirley Ann (Jules) Bolton was born December 13, 1933, to Gustav and Elsie (Rock) Jules in Shelby, Iowa. She attended school through the 6th grade in Shelby, Iowa and graduated from Harlan High School. She took bookkeeping classes in college and worked for Kenworth Trucking in Omaha. Shirley married Bill Kardell and the couple was blessed with three children. They lived in Harlan, Iowa. Shirley...
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