All Obituaries

        Leo Peter Kenkel was born on December 28, 1922, to Bernard and Caroline (Mumm) Kenkel on a farm near Dunlap, Iowa. Leo attended St. Joseph’s School in Dunlap. The family moved to Woodbine his senior year, so Leo stayed in Dunlap with the Shields family and helped on their farm. He graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1941. After high school, he worked on various farms. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and served his country. After...

     Michael Daniel Bissen was born to Donald and Marie (Platt) Bissen on June 23, 1953, in Minnesota. He and his family moved to Dunlap his junior year of high school. He attended Graceland College, graduating with a BA in Science.  Mike was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many. He enjoyed riding his BMW motorcycles, skiing, golfing and his PBR. Mike was an avid reader and collector of comic books. He was generous with his time and loyal to his...

Edwin Roy “Eddie” Johnson, 88, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Eddie was born on October 22, 1930 in Pisgah, Iowa to parents Roy and Inez (McWilliams) Johnson. He grew up in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1948. Eddie then began working for McKinney Seabury’s. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army. After his honorable discharge he returned to Pisgah and went to work for Byron Swain at the Swain Motor...

     Joyce Marie (Messerschmidt) DeLozier was born on March 4, 1929, to Herman and Edith (Randall) Messerschmidt in Shelby, Iowa. She was raised in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School in 1947. Joyce moved to Oregon for a short time and then returned to Shelby. She worked at a Laundromat in Omaha for a short time. In 1949, Joyce married Ed DeLozier in Yuma, Arizona. The couple lived in Des Moines, Iowa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pueblo, Colorado. The couple then...

     Elizabeth Ann Wheeler was born on March 2, 1940, to Raymond and Barbara (Snyder) Thelen in Carroll, Iowa. Betty was raised south of Glidden and graduated from Glidden High School. After high school she attended Iowa School of Beauty in Des Moines, Iowa. Betty married Raymond Wheeler in 1962 and three children were born to this union: Vince, Alan and Randy.      Betty had a beauty shop set up in the basement of her home and did hair there for many...

      Charles Wesley Ruffcorn was born on February 10, 1951, in Logan, Iowa to parents Leonard Elvis and Lena Mae (Myers) Ruffcorn. Chuck grew up in the Mondamin area and graduated from West Harrison High School in 1969. He worked at a car dealership in Missouri Valley before being drafted into the Army.  After his discharge he worked at C G Johnson Boiler Company in Omaha. He worked in several states with this job. He then went to work for Karol King in...

 Elizabeth Jean (Feser) Frazier was born on August 16, 1931, near Defiance, Iowa, to Anton Feser and Elizabeth (Dresen) Feser. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. She graduated from St. Paul High School in Defiance in 1949. On January 2, 1952, she was united in      marriage to Otis “Junie” Frazier at St. Peter’s Church in Defiance, Iowa.  The couple made their home in Dunlap and four children...

     Ruth Elaine (Ehlert) Waddell was born July 3, 1927, to Alfred and Hazel (Cattel) Ehlert in Woodbine, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. Elaine married Glen A. Waddell on January 22, 1954, in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Together they lived in various locations due to Glen’s Navy assignments. Glen was a chief in the United States Navy. Their favorite place they lived was Key West Florida. Elaine loved being there because of the...

     Eileen Anna Cass was born on January 2, 1924, in Odebolt, Iowa, to parents John and Nettie (Albers) Bengford. She grew up in Odebolt, Iowa and attended St. Martin’s Catholic Grade School. She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1942. In her early years, she candled eggs with her sister Rita, in Sac City, IA.      She married Thomas Duckett on August 12, 1944, and to this union six children were born. On August 6, 1958, she married Louis...

     Linda Margaret (Holloway) Sondag was born on August 22, 1947, in Dunlap, Iowa to parents Walter and Edith (Strait) Holloway. She graduated from Dunlap High School in 1965. Linda lived and worked in Chicago for a short time while living with her sister. On July 29, 1967, she married Donald Sondag at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dunlap. Together they raised their family on their farm south east of Woodbine. In 2011 the couple moved into...