Obituaries
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...
Ray Nauroth
Apr 2, 2018
Raymond Michael Nauroth was born on December 9, 1911, to William and Theresa Ann (Feser) Nauroth near Earling, Iowa. He was raised near Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Dunlap. Ray worked on the family farm for a few years. He was working in Lincoln, Nebraska when the United States military called his name. Ray served overseas...
Tom Murphy
Mar 31, 2018
Thomas Bernard Murphy was born on November 3, 1941, to Walter and Marguerite (Tierney) Murphy in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Dunlap, Iowa, attended school, and graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Dunlap. He then served in the Iowa Army National Guard. On February 19, 1966, Tom married Maxine Quandt at the Catholic Church in Ida...
Estal Hinkel
Mar 25, 2018
Estal Eugene Hinkel was born on July 26, 1927, to Martin and Velma (Carson) Hinkel in Orson, Iowa. He was drafted into the Army on December 31, 1945, and was stationed at Camp Roberts in California and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. He received the WWII Victory Medal before being honorably discharged June 18, 1947. Estal married Neva Jean...
Eleanor Homer
Mar 23, 2018
Eleanor (Hammitt) Homer was born May 13, 1914, to James Charles and Eleanor (Ashton) Homer. Eleanor was raised near Logan, Iowa, attended school and graduated from Logan High School in 1932. Following her graduation she started selling wholesale cosmetics to retail merchants. She traveled extensively by train to accomplish her work. Very few women at that time would have...
Edna Hull
Mar 18, 2018
Edna Viola (Melby) Hull was born October 30, 1921, to Adolph and Lena (Evenson) Melby near Moorhead, Iowa. On March 5, 1940, Edna married Leo Dale Hull. The couple farmed in the area. Leo died on September 29, 1998. In October of 2015, Edna became a member of the Dunlap Specialty Care. The kindness of the caregivers will be...
Nina Nelson
Mar 17, 2018
Nina Eleanor (Nelson) Nelson was born April 23, 1915, to James Gregory and Carrie Marie (Nelson) Nelson in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and Harlan High School graduating with the class of 1932. Nina was married to Dale Arden Nelson on November 7, 1935. The couple farmed for three years and then took over Nina's father's dairy...
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