Obituaries

Art Dorland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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