Obituaries

Jan 15, 2019

Harold Alvin Navrude was born on January 23, 1935, to Sigurd and Henrietta (Stoll) Navrude near Soldier, Iowa. He attended country school near Soldier and later near Woodbine. Harold went to live with his aunt in Onawa and attended Onawa High School for one year. Harold then began working as a farmhand. At the age of 13 he went...

Jan 9, 2019

Jeff David Higgins was born on June 15th, 1942, in Rockville Center, Long Island, New York. On January 9th, 2019, he died as a hospice resident at Longview Nursing Home in Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Dave is survived by his wife, Cecile, son, Tim, (wife Michele), son, Mike, (wife, Valerie), nephew, Ted, (wife, Candy) and niece, Holly. He...

Jan 4, 2019

Danny (Dan) K. Newland was born on January 11, 1947, in Harlan Iowa to Pat and Barb (Arkfeld) Newland. He grew up in Portsmouth, Iowa the second of seven    siblings. Dan married Marilyn Niedermyer on September 7, 1968. They lived their entire married life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where they raised their three children. Dan joined the Army National...

Jan 2, 2019

Clifton Ralph Clark was born on October 10, 1942, in Grove Spring, Missouri to Fred Vernon and Freda Wave (Prock) Clark. Clifton grew up and received his education in Missouri. He helped his father with operating a saw mill. At the age of 22 or 23 Clifton moved to Iowa and worked construction for a company in Webster City,...

Jan 1, 2019

Elmer Edward (Fuddy) Horstmeyer, age 87, passed from this life peacefully on June 16, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family.

Elmer is survived by his wife of 64 years, Johanna (Wilson) Horstmeyer, his two daughters; Caren (Alton) and her husband Gary, Lynne (Ruffcorn) and her husband Milo; and his two sons, Eric Horstmeyer and his...

Jan 1, 2019

Helen Frances Begg was born April 6, 1925, to James and Etta (Stepanek) Clark, on the family farm, near Dow City, Iowa. She attended country school and then Dunlap High School; graduating as class salutatorian, in 1942.  Helen enjoyed playing in the band in high school. After graduation, she attended Business College in Omaha and worked for an attorney’s...

Dec 29, 2018

Jane Ann (Herman) Mether was born on July 16, 1942, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to parents Arthur and Della (Henderson) Herman. She grew up west of Pisgah and then the family moved to Magnolia where she attended and graduated from high school. Jane married Donald Mether on May 6, 1961. To this union six children were born. Jane worked...

Dec 28, 2018

Marie Lucille (Merenda) Trindade was born May 25, 1920, to Joseph and Santina “Sadie” (Frizzi)  Merenda in Revere, Massachusetts.  She was raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School. She continued to live with her parents and work at the IJ Fox Department Store and a photo studio until she married. Marie married Manuel S. Trindade on March 28,...

Dec 24, 2018

Clint Thomas Bothwell was born on   February 10, 1976, to Tom and Peggy (Pape) Bothwell, in Onawa, Iowa. He was raised near Moorhead and graduated from East Monona High School with the class of 1994. Clint then worked at various places including: GOMACO in Ida Grove, Iowa, Saber Communications in Sioux City, Iowa, Coneco in Blair, Nebraska, he built...

Dec 22, 2018

Michelle Anne (Petron) Roberts was born May 2, 1968, in New Haven, Connecticut to Richard Davis and Linda Anne (Gale) Petron. She grew up in New England and attended Sanborn High School in Kingston, New Hampshire. She then attended culinary school and worked in the food service industry. She also worked as a waitress and a bartender. Michelle met...

Dec 20, 2018

Patricia Ann Leonard, 87 of Omaha formerly from Woodbine died on December 20, 2018 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born on June 21, 1931 in Harrison County, Iowa to parents Burton and LaVica (Steuart) Leonard.  She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1949. Patricia...

Dec 19, 2018

Francis Frederick Mumm was born on December 9, 1933, near Earling, Iowa to parents Peter and Frances (Gross) Mumm. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling. He worked at a packing house in Omaha in the winters and helped area farmers in the summers. In 1955 Francis began farming on his own between Earling and Dunlap. On June...

Dec 17, 2018

Karla Sue (Brown) Melby was born on April 27, 1972, to Neil and Janelle (Johnson) Brown in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1990. After high school Karla attended Iowa Western Community College. Karla married Travis Melby on April 17, 2004, at the Solider Lutheran Church in...

Dec 14, 2018

Ruth Osborne (Kauffman) Tacy was born on August 21, 1922 in Keysville, Virginia to parents Harry F. and Emily (Johns) Kauffman. She attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia and Longwood State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia. Ruth worked in medical records, as a dental assistant and as a motel housekeeper. Ruth married Tom Tacy in May of 1958...

Dec 10, 2018

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....

Dec 9, 2018

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...

Dec 4, 2018

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...

Dec 3, 2018

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...

Nov 29, 2018

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...

Nov 26, 2018

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...