Obituaries

Sep 27, 2018

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...

Sep 24, 2018

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...

Sep 15, 2018

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...

Sep 14, 2018

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...

Sep 12, 2018

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...

Sep 9, 2018

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...

Sep 7, 2018

Peter Joseph Heller was born on July 26, 1925, near Buck Grove, Iowa to Joseph and Mary (Erlbacher)   Heller. At age one, his parents moved to Dunlap in order for Peter and his brothers and sisters to attend St. Joseph’s Catholic School, in Dunlap. Peter helped his parents on the family farm after he graduated high school. Peter loved...

Sep 5, 2018

Lynn Houghton “Minnie” Royer was born on August 23, 1933, near Woodbine, Iowa to Clarence and Edna (Houghton) Royer. He started his schooling at Olympus Country School and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1951. Minnie then started working at the Harrison County REC as a lineman. He enlisted into the US Marine Corps and proudly...

Sep 5, 2018

Zoe Bertha (Fish) Kibby was born March 30, 1923, to Amasa Randall and Bertha Jane (Copeland) Fish outside of Avoca, Iowa, in Shelby County. Zoe lived in the Harlan and Avoca areas and attended country schools until the age of 13. Zoe married  Raymond Edward Whelan in 1939, and to this union one son was born. Zoe married Cless...

Aug 27, 2018

Joseph Linus Edmondson was born September 23, 1929, to William and Emma (Weiss) Edmondson in Bethany, CT. Joe was raised near Bethany and attended school there. In February 1947, Joe enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country until July 1948. He served in Company B 703 Military Police at Fort Meyer, VA. This later became...

Aug 26, 2018

Donald Eugene “Jack” Crandall was born on November 14, 1934, to Sofy and Jessie (Adamson) Crandall in Galland’s Grove, Iowa. He was raised on a family farm south of Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school and Woodbine Community Schools for most of his education, except for one year in Pueblo, Colorado. Jack married Dona Marie Smith on December 3,...

Aug 25, 2018

Janie Moore was born on September 3, 1945 to parents James Kenneth and Lola (Upchurch) Moore in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Janie grew up in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1963. She then attended Drake University and graduated with a degree in education. She taught school in Des Moines and later became a youth minister at the...

Aug 15, 2018

Kathleen Ann Heller was born March 26, 1928, to John and Ann (O’Connor) Murphy. Kathleen grew up and lived around the Dunlap area. She attended St. Joe Catholic School graduating in 1946. Soon after graduation she  married the love of her life, Urban Heller, on January 28, 1947. Urban farmed and Kathleen was always busy with gardening, cooking for...

Aug 15, 2018

Peggy Jane Donn was born on November 4, 1956 in Denison, Iowa. Lloyd and Geneva (Robertson) Donn adopted her as an infant. Due to her disabilities she spent a good share of her life living at Rem in Shelby, Iowa. She did work in Avoca for a number of years. When she was younger she participated in the Special...

Aug 14, 2018

Judith Ann (Lloyd) Gruver was born August 7, 1942,  to John “Jack” and Janet (Rottenbach) Lloyd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Judith was raised near Oshkosh until 1958 when her family moved to Phoenix, AZ, where she graduated from Paradise Valley High School with the class of 1960. She then attended college at Arizona State University. Judith married her high school...

Aug 13, 2018

Elizabeth Leah (Birchard) Ring was born on August 13, 1946, to Ray and Velma (Orchard) Birchard in Woodbine, Iowa. Libby was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. Libby married Norman “Perry” Shinn on  January 22, 1965, at the First United Methodist Church in Woodbine. The couple was blessed with two children. Libby worked as a nurse’s...

Aug 8, 2018

Austin Lowrey, III, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from complications of diabetes.

Austin was a descent of many early settlers of western Iowa including the Fairbanks, Chaffee, Baker and Deuel families as well as the Nelson and Erickson families of Bode. Iowa.  An Army “brat”, Austin was born October 19, 1933, in the...

Aug 6, 2018

Keith Robert King was born April 19, 1960, to Robert King and Marva Jean Osbahr in Omaha, Nebraska at Immanuel Hospital. Keith was raised in Woodbine and graduated with the class of 1978. After high school, Keith enlisted in the Navy and served for six years. In the Navy he ran the reactor on the heavy cruiser, USS Long...

Aug 6, 2018

Mabel Lee (Mackey) Brummer was born May 30, 1928, to James Earl and Mabel (Trimble) Mackey in Hamburg, Iowa. She was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1946. Mabel attended Capital Beauty School in Omaha. She worked as a receptionist for a few years before she married Frank Brummer on July 29, 1949. They moved...

Aug 4, 2018

Kathryn Irene (Kahre) Douglas was born October 26, 1943, to John and Annabelle (Boyd) Kahre in   Council Bluffs, Iowa. Kathy was raised near Logan, Iowa and graduated from Lo-Ma High School in 1961. Kathy married Harold Lloyd “Fuzzy” Douglas on November 1, 1968. The couple lived in Logan their entire married life. Kathy worked at Mutual of Omaha and...