Obituaries
Art Dorland
Jul 9, 2015
Arthur William Dorland was born April 3, 1917, to Aubrey Phillip and Harriett C. (Buchanan) Dorland in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Art attended country school, and he graduated in 1935 from Abraham Lincoln High School. Art worked as a farm hand, and then was drafted into the army in 1942. Art proudly served his country in WWII and flew planes...
Bonnie Martin
Jul 8, 2015
Bonita (Nuzum) Martin was born August 8, 1925, in Monona County, Iowa, to Howard and Beatrice (Coate) Nuzum. She married her high school sweetheart, Bill Martin, on June 17, 1944. They farmed in the Pisgah area for a number of years before moving to Council Bluffs. Bonnie was honored by Governor Tom Vilsack for making outstanding contributions to Iowa...
Jerry Hilton
Jul 3, 2015
Jerry Chester Hilton was born July 22, 1948, to Chester and Helen (Voss) Hilton in Pisgah, Iowa. He attended school in River Sioux, Little Sioux, Modale and graduated from Mondamin High School in 1967. Jerry proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Bronze Star. After his honorable discharge Jerry worked...
Norene Rannells
Jun 30, 2015
Norene Ione (Pedersen) Rannells was born July 31, 1929, in rural Crawford County to Peter and Emma (Weber) Pedersen. Norene was baptized and confirmed at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dunlap and was a lifetime member of the church. She received her schooling in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1946. Norene earned her cosmetology degree in...
Donald Guyett
Jun 30, 2015
Donald James "Elbows" Guyett was born November 28, 1926, to Paul and Flora (O'Banion) Guyett in Woodbine, Iowa. He attended country school and the Woodbine Public School. Jim moved to California and worked in the shipyards and then joined the U. S. Navy. After his honorable discharge he returned to Woodbine and worked at Siebels Grocery Store. On January...
Daxtyn Nelson
Jun 29, 2015
Daxtyn Michael Nelson was born May 4, 2015, to Derek and Jen (Pauley) Nelson in Omaha, Nebraska. He died on June 29, 2015, at Children's Hospital in Omaha at the age of one month and 25 days. In Daxtyn's short time on earth he touched so many people's lives. Daxtyn had the entire community of Woodbine as well as...
Jim Davie
Jun 27, 2015
James Russell Davie was born November 21, 1932, to Paul and Claribel (Lambert) Davie in Dunlap, Iowa. Jim attended school in Dunlap and graduated in 1950. He worked at Briardale Grocery Store and the bowling alley. Jim went to California and was a singer for a short time before returning to Dunlap. Jim married JoAnn Weber on February 14,...
Duane Umland
Jun 25, 2015
Duane Lee Umland was born August 5, 1938, to Walter and Louise (Lohmeier) Umland in Lincoln, Nebraska. Duane was a lifetime member of the Lutheran faith. He was christened on September 4, 1938, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eagle, Nebraska. He was confirmed on April 20, 1952, at Trinity Lutheran Church southeast of Walton, Nebraska. He was currently...
Jim Nuzum
Jun 19, 2015
Robert James "Jim" Nuzum was born March 16, 1953, to Robert and Nettie (Lantz) Nuzum in Pisgah, Iowa. Jim attended school in Dunlap, Moorhead, Onawa, Blenco and then Woodbine. Jim married Beth Forde on June 10, 1972, in Magnolia, Iowa. The couple was blessed with one daughter, Alicea on June 16, 1973. Jim shelled corn, worked road construction and...
Lowell Arps
Jun 19, 2015
Lowell Fred Arps was born April 9, 1925, to Fred Jacob and Mable Justena (Peterson) Arps in Arcadia, Iowa. He was raised in Arcadia and then the family moved to Woodbine when Lowell was 10 years old. Lowell graduated from Woodbine High School in 1943. Lowell proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1943 ~ 1947....
Fred Radloff
Jun 17, 2015
Frederick Carroll Radloff was born October 3, 1947 to Fritz and Margaret Radloff in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in the Hardscratch and Pisgah areas and attended school in Pisgah. Fred farmed with his parents as well as Harvey Leisinger. He also drove a truck for Faye Wiltse, worked at Schemmers Rock Quarry, Goberson & Smith Bridge Construction,...
Carroll Peters
Jun 15, 2015
Carroll Lynn "Hap" Peters was born February 8, 1949, to Orville and Laura (Cox) Peters in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. He then attended Tarkio College and was studying history. He was involved in a car accident that killed his girlfriend. After the accident he returned to the farm and helped...
Vivian Kaufman
Jun 8, 2015
Vivian Irene (Hansen) Kaufman was born May 11, 1921, in Beebeetown, Iowa to Leonard and Elizabeth (Burkhead) Hansen. She grew up in the Logan area and graduated from Logan High School in 1938. On September 23, 1941, Vivian married Frank Kaufman at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. The couple farmed in Shelby and Harrison Counties and moved...
Jonathan Barclay
Jun 2, 2015
Jonathan Dale Barclay was born October 29, 1948, to Francis and Lennah (Marlatt) Barclay in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He was raised in Harrison, Michigan and graduated from high school with the class of 1967. Jon married Carol Yeager in 1967, in Harrison, Michigan. The couple was blessed with three daughters, Janee, Carrie and Lynn. The couple lived in Houghton...
Mindy Pape
May 29, 2015
Mindy Allison Pape was born on June 23, 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska to Marilyn Pape. She grew up in Dunlap and graduated from the Boyer Valley School in 1998. She was very active with the Girl Scouts. Mindy has worked at Casey's in Denison and the Dollar Store in Ida Grove. She was a stay at home mother; she...
Debbie Petersen
May 28, 2015
Debra Dianne (McCord) Petersen was born December 2, 1957, to Harold R. and Elaine (Dai) McCord in Denison, Iowa. She grew up in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1976. On June 11, 1982, she married Ronald Jurgen Petersen in Lake View, Iowa. The couple moved to Kiron, Iowa. In 1989 they moved to Austin, Texas and...
Bette Leonard
May 19, 2015
Bette Jane (Bonsall) Leonard was born August 8, 1930, to Joseph and Hilda Karolina (Backlund) Bonsall in Indianola, Iowa. The family moved many times in Bette's younger years before settling in Dunlap, Iowa. Bette started her schooling in Dunlap, and then the family moved to Logan and Bette graduated from the Logan High School in 1948. Bette taught country...
Jack Lowrey
May 19, 2015
John "Jack" Barney Lowrey was born February 21, 1945, to John and Rosina (Jones) Lowrey in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1963. John married Lynellen Dahm and the couple was blessed with three children. Jack has farmed his entire life. In 1974 there was a trailer fire that claimed the...
Alan Frazier
May 15, 2015
Alan Jerome Frazier was born October 16, 1956, to Clarence and Eileen (Keuter) Frazier in Dunlap, Iowa. Alan attended school in Dunlap. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for 23 years. Alan married Kerry Grosz on February 14, 1976. In 1984 Alan married Edna "Edie" Malcom at Dick Wood's Barber Shop in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
Mike Murphy
May 12, 2015
Michael Patrick Murphy was born June 4, 1954, the second child of Eugene B. and Ellie R. (Arthur) Murphy in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mike graduated Ralston High School in Ralston, Nebraska in 1972. He then proudly served his country in the Marines for four years and the Iowa National Guard for nine years. On April 15, 1978, Mike married...


