Obituaries

May 5, 2017

Grace Harvey Plessinger was born June 4, 1934 to Hubert and Emma (Beebee) Harvey in Logan, Iowa. She grew up riding horses and attended school in Logan. She graduated from Logan High School in 1952. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a teaching degree. She became a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority while attending college. After...

May 3, 2017

Richard Edward Bowen was born on September 10, 1967, to Gary Richard and Carolyn Anne (Allerton) Bowen in Omaha, Nebraska. He was raised in Carter Lake, Iowa and attended school in Carson-Macedonia graduating in 1986. Rick then attended classes at UNO for one year before he joined the U.S. Air Force. He served as a security specialist at the...

May 2, 2017

James John Hoffmann was born June 18, 1944, to Alphonse and Lucille (Kuhl) Hoffmann in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised in Panama and attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Panama. Jim farmed most of his life. Jim married Jeanne Fitzpatrick on September 4, 1965, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The couple lived in Earling until 1981 when...

May 1, 2017

Edna "Edie" Beatrice (Malcom) Frazier was born June 12, 1956, to John and Beatrice (Keuter) Malcom in Kansas. The family moved around some and Edie graduated from MarVista High School in California. She then drove a semi for a while. Edie married Alan Jerome Frazier at Dick Wood's Barber shop in Council Bluffs. The couple lived in Arion, Iowa....

Apr 22, 2017

Glenda Lee (Smith) Benjamin was born December 16, 1934, near Dow City, Iowa to Maxwell "Pink" and Leone (Coleman) Smith. Glenda grew up in Dow City and graduated from Dow City High School in 1953. She loved spending her summers during high school with Aunt Velora on Great Spirit Lake where she worked at the lodge, caught gar with...

Apr 22, 2017

Gregory Anthony Langenfeld was born November 28, 1918 in Shelby County, Iowa to parents George and Annie (Schmitz) Langenfeld. Greg graduated from Westphalia Catholic High School in 1936. He worked at a lumber camp in Minnesota and then for George Kaufman south of Westphalia. When his brothers were called to the service during WW II Greg farmed the home...

Apr 15, 2017

Wilma Irene Nelson was born in Willow Township, Monona County, Iowa, on February 2, 1914, to Asher Walton and Selma Marie (Rustin) Nelson. She was fourth of eight children. The family also farmed in Sac and Crawford counties mostly living near Dunlap. Wilma married Laurence Eldon Clement in Denison, Iowa, in 1931. Except for a short time in Lake...

Apr 15, 2017

William Darrel Hack was born December 24, 1927, to Perry and Juliette (Baldwin) Hack in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1944 at the age of 16. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, stationed in Japan. After his honorable discharge, Bill moved to Logan. In August of 1948...

Apr 13, 2017

Billy Lee Jordan, 81, of Woodbine, Iowa went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2017. He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family. After a long battle with heart problems, the heavens are rejoicing. Billy was born April 26, 1935, in Olathe, Kansas to Jesse and Muriel (Cox) Jordan. He graduated from high school in...

Apr 12, 2017

Larry Harold Andersen was born on August 10, 1941, in Englewood, California to Harold and Norma (Engel) Andersen. The family moved back to Iowa when Larry was a toddler. Larry attended country and public school and he graduated in 1959 from Woodbine High School. He then attended the University of Iowa graduating with degrees in Chemistry and Pharmacy. Larry...

Apr 11, 2017

Ilene Mae (Truitt) Schiltz Davidson was born August 26, 1924, in Farmington, Missouri to Cecil and Pearl (McNabb) Truitt. The family moved to Iowa in the 1930's and settled around the Dow City and Dunlap areas. In November of 1941, Ilene married Arthur Schiltz. The couple farmed and was blessed with four children: Norma, Kenneth, Alvin and Barbara. Arthur...

Apr 9, 2017

Melvin Amos Ronk was born on June 23, 1943, to Murlyn and Lillian (Probasco) Ronk east of Woodbine, Iowa and raised near Woodbine. Melvin attended Crystal Rill Country School and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1961. Melvin worked at the Armour Packing Plant in Council Bluffs for a while. He worked at Tom Barry's Standard Gas Station in...

Apr 7, 2017

Lyda Mae (Van Horn) Geise was born on August 2, 1938, to Harry and Barbara Elizabeth "Liz" (Walder) Van Horn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lyda's dad died when she was two and her mother never remarried. Lyda was raised in Blaunox, Pennsylvania and graduated from Aspinwall High School. On August 31, 1957, Lyda married Fred Geise, Jr. The couple settled...

Mar 22, 2017

Roy Vernon Runyan, Jr. was born on July 13, 1948, to Hildagard Martha (Melchers) and Roy Vernon Runyan, Sr. in Logan, Iowa. He was raised in the Logan area and attended country school near Logan. The family went to Germany to visit Hilda's family for a short year. They returned to Iowa and lived in Treynor and then Omaha,...

Mar 8, 2017

Brenda Anne (Seufert) Steffens, the daughter of William Joseph and Marie Elizabeth (Keuter) Seufert was born September 24, 1960, in Creston, Iowa. She attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School before attending Denison Community High School. Brenda left high school in September of her senior year to marry Jimmie David Steffens on October 7, 1979. She continued her studies...

Mar 8, 2017

Burton Dean Moores was born January 28, 1932, to Alma Edith (Browning) and E. R. "Dick" Moores on the family farm southeast of Woodbine. The family eventually moved into Woodbine, where Burton started school in the first grade. The family returned to the farm when Burton was in 7th grade, so he completed 7th and 8th grade at Meadow...

Mar 5, 2017

Solomon James "Jim" Cox was born on March 3, 1936, to Versal and Ida (Wimer) Cox in Allen Township, Harrison County, Iowa. Jim was raised in the Pisgah area and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1954. After high school he joined the United States Air Force where he served  as a mechanic at duty stations in Texas, the Dakotas...

Feb 21, 2017

Feb 13, 2017

I, Minnie Marie (Rudolph) Moores, was born August 11, 1925, in Lincoln Township north of Woodbine to Paul and Gladys (Shinn) Rudolph. I grew up southeast of Woodbine where I attended country school and graduated in 1942 from Woodbine High School. After graduating, I worked various jobs including housekeeping, at the Montgomery Ward Catalog Department, and the war plant...

Feb 8, 2017

Susan Jean Breyer was born on April 6, 1952, in White Plains, New York to Chester Albert and Jean T. (Downs) Bauers. She grew up in Colorado and Nebraska graduating from Lincoln Northeast High School with the class of 1970. On October 25, 1970, Sue married Lonnie Breyer at St. John Catholic Church in Lincoln. The couple lived in...