Obituaries
Joe Ball
Aug 3, 2018
Joseph Alister Ball was born on July 19, 1947, to Alister “Al” and Maxine (Jefferson) Ball in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Joe was raised near Woodbine and he graduated from Woodbine High School in 1965. He then attended the University of Nebraska and Dana College receiving a Bachelors of Science degree. Joe farmed with his parents. Joe married Linda Kelley...
Florence Belle Hall
Jul 25, 2018
Florence Belle (Thompson) Hall was born on August 13, 1929, to Charles and Lavonna (Black) Thompson in Emery, South Dakota. Her family moved to Dunlap when she was an infant. She attended Dunlap High School and graduated with the class of 1946. Florence Belle married Paul Bruce Frazier and to this union two children were born, Chris and Paulette....
Dolores Johnson
Jul 8, 2018
Dolores Ann “Dort” (Springer) Johnson was born March 12, 1925, to Frank and Clara (Reinig) Springer near Portsmouth, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1943. Dort attended six weeks of summer school and then she taught country school for two years. Dort married Kenneth Johnson at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap...
Milton Niedermyer
Jun 19, 2018
Milton Henry Niedermyer was born on July 5, 1924, to Henry and Helen (Hester) Niedermyer at the family home. Milt was raised near Pisgah and he graduated from Magnolia High School. Milt married Mary Epperson on February 28, 1946, at the Pisgah Catholic Rectory. The couple farmed near Pisgah, and their farm has earned the distinction of being a...
Larry Stessman
Jun 17, 2018
Larry Joseph Stessman was born on January 25, 1955, to Joseph "Jack" and Kathryn (Feser) Stessman at the hospital on base in Fort Benning, Georgia. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Earling for eight years and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1973. After high school he worked numerous jobs before taking a position with Ardan's in Beaumont,...
Cecelia Wegner
Jun 4, 2018
Cecelia Marie (Funk) Wegner was born on November 15, 1933, to Lawrence and Barbara (Windeshausen) Funk in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was raised near Portsmouth and graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1951. Following her high school graduation, Ceil worked at Mutual of Omaha. Cecelia married Walter Joseph Wegner on May 17, 1954, in Portsmouth, Iowa. The couple farmed west...
Robert Oster
Jun 3, 2018
The family of Robert L. (Bob) Oster is honoring his wishes not to hold a service. Robert died on Sunday June 3, 2018. Robert L. Oster lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was a civil engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad Company for 36 years. He married Donna J. Lahr of Dow City, Iowa, on January 14, 1961. Together they...
Marie Block-Smith
May 30, 2018
Marie Rose (Kloewer) Block Smith was born on October 20, 1923, to Frank and Anna (Rau) Kloewer in Westphalia, Iowa. She graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. On May 12, 1943, Marie married Herman Block. The couple farmed near Earling until 1956, when they started farming near Dunlap. The family moved to Dunlap in 1964. Herman died in 1965....
Joanne Thomsen
May 21, 2018
Rita Joanne (Render) Thomsen was born August 10, 1928, to Gerald and Doris (Wilson) Render in Modale, Iowa. She was raised near Missouri Valley, and she graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1945. Joanne met Keith Thomsen while she was working at a restaurant that Keith came into for lunch. The couple got married on September 9, 1946,...
Darrell Watkins
May 14, 2018
Darrell Dwight Watkins was born on January 30, 1920, in Woodbine, Iowa to Kenneth and Lucy Rose (Bolch) Watkins. Darrell graduated from Woodbine High School in 1938. Darrell was united in marriage to Mary Marcedda Summerfield on August 13, 1942, in Woodbine Iowa. The couple farmed near Woodbine, Moorhead, Dow City and Arion. In 1960 they moved to Arion...
Charlene Kline
May 8, 2018
Charlene Kay Kline was born November 9, 1955, to Mildred and Leonard (Malone) Kline in Onawa, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1974. Charlene worked at the A & W Restaurant, Bingo King and American Games all in Council Bluffs. She moved to Missouri Valley and then to Dunlap. She...
Margaret Hamer
May 1, 2018
Margaret Marie (Harmon) Hamer was born on May 7, 1923, to Emmett and Minnie Etta (Outhouse) Harmon in Moorhead, Iowa. The family moved to Pisgah in 1935, where she graduated from high school in 1940. On January 23, 1943, Margaret married Dwight Hamer at the RLDS Church in Omaha. After the couple was married, Dwight was stationed in Amarillo,...
Freeman Vandemark
Apr 29, 2018
Freeman Albert Vandemark was born on February 11, 1928, to Hoyt and Marie (Trimpe) Vandemark near Dunlap, Iowa in Rabbit Hollow. He was raised near Dunlap and attended school there. Freeman married Iva Radloff on February 25, 1950, at the Methodist Church's parsonage in Woodbine. Freeman farmed most of his life. He also worked at Gary's Ag, Foodland, Agriland...
Boris Christoff
Apr 25, 2018
Boris Alex Christoff was born February 18, 1930, to Alex and Ustianka (Petroff) Christoff in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in the Chicago area and graduated from high school. Boris met Shirley Stehlik in Hastings, Nebraska where she was in teaching school. Boris was proudly serving his country in the U.S. Marines at the time. The couple enjoyed 64...
Twylia Hinkel
Apr 24, 2018
Twylia Cleone (Carrigan) Hinkel was born on March 8, 1931, to Lyle and Evelyn (Wallis) Carrigan in Pisgah, Iowa. She was raised near Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1948 as the valedictorian. Twylia married Robert Hinkel on March 17, 1949, at the Elder's house. Twylia loved children and ran a daycare from her home. Twylia loved...
Clancy Murphy
Apr 17, 2018
Clancy William Murphy was born on March 22, 1959, to Eugene and Ellie (Arthur) Murphy in Long Beach, California. Clancy's family moved to Ralston, Nebraska when he was two. He attended school in Ralston until his senior year. The family moved to Dunlap, Iowa and Clancy graduated with the class of 1977 from Dunlap High School. On February 14,...
Dean Gaines
Apr 17, 2018
Lawrence Dean Gaines was born on November 10, 1935, to Floyd and Pearl (Waterman) Gaines in Fremont, Nebraska. He was an only child, and he was raised and attended school in Fremont. On June 4, 1967, Dean married Leah Spickard in Lincoln, Nebraska. The couple moved to Iowa and bought a farm east of Pisgah. Dean milked cows and...
Betty McAdams
Apr 11, 2018
Betty Delores (Peterson) McAdams was born on December 18, 1923, to Harry J. and Mary L. (Barnum) Peterson in Logan, Iowa. She attended school, graduated from Logan High School in 1941, and lived her entire life in Logan. Following her high school graduation, Betty took a teaching course of study, but she found that school teaching wasn't for her....
Maxine Clark
Apr 5, 2018
Betty Maxine (Reynolds) Clark was born on September 10, 1922, to Alfa and Rosetta (Michael) Reynolds near Woodbine, Iowa. She was the youngest of seven children and attended school in Woodbine. Maxine married Danny Clark on November 30, 1939, in Cameron, Missouri with Maxine's brother Howard officiating at the service. The couple lived in Missouri and Wichita, Kansas before...
Cole Clark
Apr 3, 2018
Cole Edward Clark was born on July 10, 2017, to Eric and Shawna (Lamberson) Clark in Omaha, Nebraska. Cole loved to play peek-a-boo with his blanket, laugh at his brother Korbin, jump in his jumper and fight over the toys with his twin sister Hailee. Cole had his dad's laugh and his mother's attitude. Cole would always flash his...
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