Obituaries

Nov 15, 2018

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...

Oct 28, 2018

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...

Oct 24, 2018

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...

Oct 23, 2018

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....

Oct 17, 2018

Doris Maxine (Baughman) Swift was born March 24, 1928 to Harold and Helene (McIntosh) Baughman in Dunlap, Iowa.  She was raised in the Dunlap, Dow City, and Denison area and graduated from Denison High School in 1947.  On August 31, 1947 she married Elmer Swift at the R.L.D.S. Church in Denison.  The couple lived northwest of Woodbine and moved...

Oct 7, 2018

Donald Gene Price was born on July 18, 1950, to Glen and Rosella (Rasmussen) Price in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1968.   Don married Lory Lefeber on September 20, 1969, and four children were born to this union. The couple lived in Harlan until their divorce...

Oct 1, 2018

Wanda Lea Weber was born on July 19, 1930, to Harry and Neva (Fouts) Jones on a farm home near Dunlap. Wanda attended country school through eighth grade. She attended high school in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1948.

Wanda became ill with tuberculosis in 1949, and she entered Oakdale Sanitarium for one and a...

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...