Obituaries

Apr 17, 2015

Brayden Lance Shumate was born June 30, 2001, to Ella Fremont and Jason Shumate in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and was a 7th grade student at the Boyer Valley Community School. Brayden lived on the farm and enjoyed all the work associated with the farm. Brayden fought cancer for nearly three years. In this battle he...

Apr 16, 2015

Neal Ralph Gorham was born January 26, 1944, to Ralph Harold and Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Oldham) Gorham in Onawa, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm near Soldier and graduated from Soldier High School. Neal married LaQueta Knoff Olson at Bethesda Lutheran Church on October 18, 1980. Neal and his brother, David, owned and operated Gorham Brother's Trucking...

Apr 15, 2015

Helen Faye Moores was born on February 15, 1925, to Harry H. and Minnie (Knauss) Poe in Woodbine, Iowa. Helen grew up in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1942. She then taught country school for a few years. On August 11, 1952, Helen married Wilbur Moores in Omaha, Nebraska. The couple lived in Schleswig for seven...

Apr 7, 2015

Margaret Ann (Ulbrick) Cotton was born December 27, 1931 to Raymond and Alice (O'Neal) Ulbrick on a farm south of Nebraska City, Nebraska. She attended Indian Hill Elementary and T.J. Majors Training school in Peru, Nebraska, where her mother was an elementary teacher and later an elementary supervisor. Early on Margaret showed an immense musical talent as well as...

Apr 3, 2015

Harold Raymond Town was born July 11, 1928, in rural Custer County, Nebraska at the foot of the Sand Hills to Roy and Lula (Owen) Town. He was raised in Nebraska and attended country school. On August 8, 1954 Harold married Lynnette Williamson. Harold farmed, worked at John Deere, was a Teamsters member and a transportation business owner. Harold...

Apr 2, 2015

Duane Edwin Berry was born April 5, 1923, to Carl and Agnes (Zessin) Berry in Calloway, Nebraska. Duane was born in a sod house and lived there for the first few years of his life. He attended school in Calloway and graduated from high school in 1940. On February 23, 1941, Duane entered into the United States Navy and...

Apr 2, 2015

Barton Dean Rule was born on July 16, 1947, in Denison, Iowa to Gilbert and Clarice (Wagner) Rule. He grew up on the family farm near Dunlap and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1966. Bart attended St. Benedicts College in Atchison, Kansas and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history in 1970. He then joined...

Mar 29, 2015

Shirley Ellen (Schaefer) Krajicek was born June 13, 1941, to Cletus and Elizabeth (Feuerbach) Schaefer in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised in Dunlap, attended country school and graduated from Dunlap High School. She worked at Mutual of Omaha following her high school graduation. Shirley married Raymond Krajicek on August 6, 1960, in Omaha, Nebraska, and the couple lived in...

Mar 16, 2015

Arlene May Dirks was born January 18, 1924 to Anton and Suzie May (Luke) Hansen in Avon, South Dakota. She was raised near Avon. Arlene lived in Sioux City where she worked for Windcharger during WWII. On December 19, 1945, Arlene married Herbert Dirks in Sioux City, Iowa. The couple settled near Peever, South Dakota and began farming. They...

Mar 14, 2015

Alice Marie (Hatcher) Sall was born on January 3, 1925, to William and Effie (Nuzum) Hatcher in Post, Texas. She was raised between Missouri Valley and Logan by the golf course. She attended country school. On June 18, 1944, Alice married Dick Sall. After Dick's honorable discharge from the Army the couple returned to Harrison County and started farming...

Mar 13, 2015

Phyllis (Hartwig) Hawn was born in Dunlap, Iowa, the youngest of six children to Louie and Verna Hartwig on August 17, 1934. Her father passed away when Phyllis was only two years old. She grew up in a small farming community and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1952. One year later, she wed the love of her life,...

Mar 12, 2015

Max DeForest, 92, of Springfield, MO, died peacefully on March 12, 2015 at The Manor at Elfindale.

Max, the third of four boys, was born and raised on farms near Woodbine, IA. Farming until his younger brother was ready to graduate high school in 1944, he enlisted in the US Army and married (Roberta) Fern Henderson, also...

Mar 12, 2015

Roland Jenson was born July 27, 1921, to Nels Andrew and Annie Elizabeth (Neill) Jenson in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He was raised in Canada and attended school there. Rollie's father died when he was 12 years old. Rollie and his brother helped their mother keep the farm going. Rollie worked the wheat harvest for a few years and then he...

Mar 10, 2015

Phillip Wayne Whitmore was born April 2, 1969, to Bill and Anita (Jensen) Whitmore in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and attended school in Woodbine graduating with the class of 1987. After graduation he worked for Jensen Construction and Duval Construction in Logan. Phillip proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. After his medical discharge...

Mar 3, 2015

Ramona Magdalena (Mahlberg) Berens was born on September 15, 1928, to Henry and Josephine (Klein) Mahlberg near Earling, Iowa. She attended school in Dunlap and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 1947. On January 23, 1950, Ramona married Leo Laverne Berens at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The couple farmed for many years in the Dunlap area....

Feb 25, 2015

Thelma Joanne (Tate) Johnsen was born July 2, 1929, to William LeRoy "Roy" and Clara (Ellerbeck) Tate in the Hardscratch area in rural Logan, Iowa. The family moved to Modale and Thelma attended country school. The family returned to Logan in the early 40s and Thelma graduated from Logan High School. Thelma went on to teach country school for...

Feb 22, 2015

Marie Emily (Kruse) Ronk was born August 10, 1923, in rural Mapleton, Iowa to William and Josephine (Waderich) Kruse. She attended country school and graduated from Soldier High School in 1941. She then attended Buena Vista College and earned her teaching certificate. She taught in a country school for three years. Marie married Elwin Ronk on May 11, 1943,...

Feb 22, 2015

Lucille Carol (Knutson) Gorham was born July 29, 1918, in rural Ute, Iowa to Chris and Leona (Lee) Knutson. She attended country school and graduated from Soldier High School. After graduation, she continued her education and received her teaching certificate. On October 13, 1938, Lucille married Kenneth Gorham in Soldier, Iowa. They were married for 65 years. The couple...

Feb 18, 2015

Francis Arthur Rannells was born July 7, 1922, to James Arthur and Leeta Fern (Calhoon) Rannells near Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised near Dunlap and attended country school and Dunlap High School graduating in 1939. Francis married Estella Heese on November 9, 1950. After the couple got married they lived on Francis's family farm west of Dunlap. In 1967...

Feb 16, 2015

Larry Arthur McWilliams was born September 1, 1944, in Onawa, Iowa to David "Art" and Lois (Powell) McWilliams. He was raised in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1962. Larry began his career as a mechanic and worked at Swain Motor Company in Pisgah. On May 29, 1965, Larry married Linda Jungemann at the Lutheran Church in...