All Obituaries

Mary Ellen (Barkley) Boyden was born April 7, 1924, to Wilson Neely and Bernice Eugenia (Peterson) Barkley in Phoenix, Arizona. In December 1934, after the death of a brother and sister and the problems of the Great Depression, the family moved to Gretna, Nebraska. Mary Ellen attended grade school in rural Sarpy County and graduated in 1941 from Papillion High School, in Papillion, Nebraska. She attended one year at Peru State Teachers College in Peru, Nebraska and taught in one-room country...

   Doris Maxine (Baughman) Swift was born March 24, 1928 to Harold and Helene (McIntosh) Baughman in Dunlap, Iowa.  She was raised in the Dunlap, Dow City, and Denison area and graduated from Denison High School in 1947.  On August 31, 1947 she married Elmer Swift at the R.L.D.S. Church in Denison.  The couple lived northwest of Woodbine and moved to the current farm in 1957.  Doris helped Elmer on the farm and raised the family.  They milked Grade A cows...

       Donald Gene Price was born on July 18, 1950, to Glen and Rosella (Rasmussen) Price in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1968.   Don married Lory Lefeber on September 20, 1969, and four children were born to this union. The couple lived in Harlan until their divorce in 1978. Don moved to Des Moines with Lynn Ann Ballantyne, and in 1983 they were blessed with one daughter. Don...

    Wanda Lea Weber was born on July 19, 1930, to Harry and Neva (Fouts) Jones on a farm home near Dunlap. Wanda attended country school through eighth grade. She attended high school in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1948.      Wanda became ill with tuberculosis in 1949, and she entered Oakdale Sanitarium for one and a half years. She regained her health and took book keeping training while there. After returning home, Wanda was employed at...

     Betty Jean Elkin was born on July 16, 1945, to Ray and Grace (Heady) Birks in rural Woodbine, Iowa. She attended and graduated from high school in Woodbine. Betty married Tom Elkin, and together they had one daughter, Eva Elkin, born on March 30, 1972.       Betty worked at Walmart in Council Bluffs for 17 years.  She was forced to retire earlier than she wished due to health reasons.  In 2012, Betty became ill and lived in the Oakland...

     James Thomas Carson was born on November 21, 1934, to Chase and Florence (Crews) Carson in Moorhead, Iowa.  He attended country school growing up and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1952.  After high school James enlisted in the United States Navy where he faithfully served for six years.  On June 22, 1959, James married Joy Dilley in Council Bluffs at the Methodist Church.  They lived in Council Bluffs and Jim worked for Pete’s Feed,...

     Merle Harley Heim was born May 3, 1925, to William and Marie (Kierscht) Heim near Logan, Iowa. He was raised near Logan and attended Mount Hope Country School. Merle joined his  parents in farming and enjoyed this career his entire life. On January 9, 1949, Merle married Rosalie Shriver at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Logan. The couple farmed west of Persia.      Merle was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church and served on the church...

     Christina Kay Foote was born October 18, 1990, to Gaylen and Chastity (Foote) Kline in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 2008. Christina loved everyone and she shared that love whenever she could. She also had a tremendous love for her pets and animals in general. She loved spending time with her son and making sure he was safe. Christina worked at the Bird Cage in Council Bluffs and worked in...

     Helen Marie (Fisher) Mann was born June 13, 1925, to Frank and Emma (Weber) Fisher at the family home near Orson, Iowa in Jackson Township. Helen was raised during the depression, but she remembers her childhood as very  happy. They always had something to eat – maybe only bread and gravy – but Helen enjoyed it then and enjoyed it into her adulthood. Helen attended Pisgah Consolidated School with the Class of 1942. In later years, she enjoyed helping...

     Elaine Beth Thompson was born on July 22, 1938, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Charles and Lulu (Williams) Hodges. Elaine attended country school in the Logan area and graduated from Logan High School in 1957.  Elaine went to California right out of high school and stayed with her sister. She then moved back and worked at Goldstein Chapman Department Store in Omaha and then Kreski’s Variety Store in Council Bluffs. In 1959 Elaine married Larry Caddell at the...