Obituaries

May 22, 2019

Shirley Jean (Crosby) Fields was born on August 30, 1938, to Floyd and Wilma (Smith) Crosby in Nebraska. She was raised in Greeley and Boone County Nebraska and attended country schools. She graduated from Spalding Nebraska Public School in 1957. Shirley married “her sweet husband” Milton Fields on April 19, 1958. She was employed by Western Electric for 12...

May 21, 2019

Donald Richard Mathys was born on December 6, 1936 near Dow City, Iowa to parents Oren Lamont and Devota Marie (Blum) Mathys. He attended school in the Dow City and Kiron area. As a teenager he worked for Leinen Produce, in Dow City, and he never forgot how well they treated him. On July 6, 1957, Don married Barbara...

May 20, 2019

Pastor James “Scott” Weber was born August 9, 1959, to Duane and Marceta (Whitmore) Weber in Omaha, Nebraska. He was raised near Logan and graduated from Lo-Ma High School in 1977. Scott married Julie Peters on October 25, 1980, at the Logan Christian Church. The couple moved to Norfolk, NE where he graduated from Nebraska Christian College. They then...

May 18, 2019

Rosalie Lydia (Shriver) Heim was born on April 4, 1929, near Persia, Iowa to parents Evan “Steven” and Reeta (Warner) Shriver. She was raised near Persia and graduated from Persia High School. On January 9, 1949, Rosalie married Merle Heim at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Logan. The couple farmed west of Persia.

Rose was a member of...

May 12, 2019

Donald “Dover” Lambert Davie was born on August 23, 1930, to Paul and Claribel (Lambert) Davie in Dunlap, Iowa. He graduated from Dunlap Public School in 1948. In school, he played basketball and football and continued to enjoy watching sports throughout his life. In 1951, he married Jane Smith. He worked at the United States Post Office until he...

May 2, 2019

Katherine Pearl Oliver was born on August 12, 1935, to Lyle and Geraldine (Osborn) Oliver in Pisgah, Iowa. The family lived in Pisgah, Little Sioux and Woodbine. Katherine graduated from the Woodbine High School in 1953. Katherine married Gerald DeLozier on June 20, 1954. The couple was blessed with five children. The couple lived in Woodbine and then moved...

Apr 29, 2019

Sharon Elaine (Peterson) Leonard was born February 21, 1943, to Bernard and Evelyn (Hughes) Peterson in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was raised near Logan and graduated from Logan High School. Sharon married Skip Leonard on March 3, 1964. They made their home outside of Logan and moved to their current farm in 1989. Sharon worked at the Gambles store and...

Apr 19, 2019

Anita Marie (Blum) Michel was born on February 22, 1957, to Vernon and Irene (Kloewer) Blum in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Panama, Iowa, attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, and Harlan High School, and she graduated with the class of 1975. Anita then went on to Jennie Edmundson Nursing School. Anita married Dale Michel on September 23, 1977,...

Apr 19, 2019

Mikel Dean Clark, 37, of Little Sioux, Iowa died unexpectantly on Friday, April 19, 2019. He was born on July 19, 1981 in Blair, Nebraska to parents Ronald and Debbie (Earnest) Clark. He grew up in the Little Sioux area. He attended and graduated from the West Harrison High School with the Class of 1999.  He worked some in...

Apr 7, 2019

I. Ferne Soukup was born June 16, 1918, to Reuben and Edna Mefferd east of Woodbine, Iowa and was raised there on a farm. After high school, she taught in various rural schools in Harrison County, Iowa. On June 26, 1938, Ferne married to Lester F. Soukup. They lived in Clarinda, Iowa, and Atlantic, Iowa before moving to Woodbine,...

Apr 7, 2019

Lynn Dean Vinke was born August 3, 1971, to Joyce (Otto) and Gary Vinke in Manning, Iowa. Lynn attended Concern Inc. in Harlan, Iowa until the age of nine. Then he was able to stay at home with his parents. As his health worsened he moved to Faith, Hope and Charity in Storm Lake, Iowa and stayed there until...

Mar 31, 2019

Irene Evelyn Ulmer was born on January 23, 1927, to Charles and Alma (Williams) Achenbaugh in Carson, Iowa. Irene was raised on a farm near Carson. Irene married Kenneth Tiffey on January 9, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Iowa and seven children were born to this union. Irene married Jerry Ulmer on January 22, 1978.

Irene worked at...

Mar 29, 2019

Ruth Eileen (Lambrecht) Young was born December 28, 1946, to Robert Otto and Phyllis Mae (Carr) Lambrecht in Sioux City, Iowa. She was raised in Dakota City, Nebraska and graduated from South Sioux City High School in 1964. Following her graduation, she worked for the railroad. On September 23, 1972, Ruth married David Young in Sioux City, Iowa. The...

Mar 26, 2019

Joseph Dominic Mefferd was born on October 28, 1963, to Wayne and Peggy (Points) Mefferd in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He lived in Woodbine for 23 years before moving to Omaha. He married Shirley Robinson on February 11, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2007, the couple moved back to Woodbine, where they resided until his death.

Joe...

Mar 26, 2019

Elmer J. Swift was born July 15, 1925, to Elmer and Etta (Thiles) Swift in Persia, Iowa. He grew up east of Woodbine and attended Merry Brook and Douglas Hill Country Schools and then went to Woodbine High School through 9th grade.  He then started farming. On August 31, 1947, Elmer married Doris Baughman at the R.L.D.S. Church in...

Mar 21, 2019

Ronald Wayne Kersten was born April 27, 1943, to Karol and Lois (Netsch) Kersten in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Logan and graduated from Logan High School in 1961. Ron farmed with his dad and worked construction in Omaha. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. After his honorable discharge, Ron returned to Logan. He...

Mar 18, 2019

Donald William “Bill” Morrison was born on December 4, 1941, to Donald and Gladys (McIntosh) Morrison near Persia, Iowa. Bill was raised near Persia until 1957; when his family moved to their newly purchased farm in the Woodbine area, Bill graduated from Woodbine High School in 1960. On December 9, 1961, Bill married Carol Mackey at the Woodbine Presbyterian...

Mar 15, 2019

Ronald Dean Clark was born on June 19, 1952, to Vera (Oliver) and Kenneth Clark in Moorhead, Iowa. Ronnie attended and graduated from West Harrison High School. After high school, he was drafted into the United States Army where he served until he was honorably discharged. Ron was known for his carpentry work.

RD was one of...

Mar 13, 2019

Norma Fay (Coyle) Jensen was born on July 6, 1927, to Alta (Harper) and Harrison Coyle near Orson, Iowa. Norma attended school in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School. Norma then  attended Morningside College and earned her degree in teaching and taught in the elementary grades.  Norma married Wayne Eugene Jensen on  November 3, 1956, in Blair, Nebraska....

Mar 12, 2019

Sharon LaMoyne (Hammack) Park was born on March 31, 1937, to loving parents, Ralph and Mary (Moore) Hammack in Woodbine, Iowa. She had two older sisters, Betty Lou and Marilyn, and one brother, Gary. They attended and graduated from Woodbine Public Schools.

Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Larry William Park, in 1956, at the United Methodist...