Obituaries

Oct 10, 2012

John James Kelley was born September 14, 1922, to James and Anna (Behrendt) Kelley in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine attending country school and graduating in 1940 from Woodbine High School. He then attended trade school in Omaha. On June 26, 1952, Johnny married Rita Arkfeld at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama. The couple farmed east...

Oct 7, 2012

Loie Janice Carolyn (Ehlert) McElwain was born May 1, 1925, to Frederic and Jennie (Beebee) Ehlert in Woodbine, Iowa. She was named after her grandmother, Lois Hudson Beebee, who was often called "Loie" by her husband, Frederick Beebee. Loie was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1942. She attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa...

Oct 5, 2012

Henry Charles Hansen was born December 24, 1911, in Grove Township, Shelby County, Iowa to James and Catherine (VonTersch) Hansen. He was raised in Shelby County and attended school at the #5 Center School in Grove Township. Charlie worked as a farmhand in the area. In 1936 he started farming near Dunlap. On September 8, 1937, Charles married Vivian...

Oct 3, 2012

Edward Joseph Heffernan was born November 11, 1930, to Daniel and Margaret (Gaughan) Heffernan in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated in 1950 from St. Joseph High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years and then the Air Force for 20 years. On June 14, 1958, Ed married...

Sep 27, 2012

Darrel Edward Michael was born October 9, 1932, to Herman and Katherine (Said) Michael in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Darrel's mother died when he was two and his father remarried Dorothy Freymuller. Darrel was raised north of Magnolia and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1950. Darrel proudly served his country in the United States Army in Korea and Japan...

Sep 26, 2012

Creola Mae Erlewine was born December 19, 1915, to Hiram and Violet (Burch) Vroman in Cherryvale, Kansas. The family moved to Colorado and then to Woodbine. Mae graduated from the Woodbine High School in 1933. Mae married Dale Erlewine on October 1, 1935. They made their home in Woodbine until they moved to Dunlap in 1968 and then to...

Sep 22, 2012

Robert Michael Jablonski, Sr., was born on June 2, 1958, to Chester and Barbara (Ross) Jablonski in Redondo Beach, California. He was raised in California and attended school there. Robert was a role model and a true big brother to his siblings. Robert married Monett Cudd on August 24, 1985, in California. He became a welder and worked for...

Sep 18, 2012

Marvin Eugene Holsapple was born May 7, 1931, to Harvey and Violet (Bryan) Holsapple. He was raised in Pisgah and attended county school and then graduated from Pisgah High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for four years. On July 21, 1951, Marvin married Norma Kucks. The couple lived in Biloxi Mississippi, Colorado,...

Sep 16, 2012

Lois Elaine (Davie) Anderson was born August 28, 1924, to Paul and Claribel (Lambert) Davie in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended school in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1941. On February 22, 1944, Lois married Kenneth Anderson at the St. Patrick's parsonage. The couple moved south of Dunlap to the "little" house and then in 1970 they moved...

Sep 12, 2012

Marcella (Fouts) Hansen, 91, formerly of Dunlap, Woodbine, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away at home on September 12, 2012, in Carson City, Nevada, where she resided with her son, Lanny, for the last 10 years. Marcella (Marci) was born on May 11, 1921, in Shelby County, Iowa. The youngest of nine siblings, she was raised on a farm,...

Sep 9, 2012

Carole Kaye Barnes was born December 17, 1943, to Marguerite (Michael) and Edward Barnes in Iowa City, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Logan before moving with her family to Omaha in 1955. She attended school in Omaha and was employed at West Communication in Omaha. Carole was a caregiver to many family and friends. She enjoyed...

Aug 26, 2012

Kathleen "Katie" Karen (Austin) Fitzpatrick was born on October 15, 1941, to John Alva and Hazel (Smith) Austin in Alameda, California. She was raised in the San Francisco Bay area in Oakland, California. On June 4, 1972, Katie married Joe Ray Fitzpatrick in Sunnyvale, California. The couple moved to Dunlap and then to Dow City.

Katie was...

Aug 17, 2012

Joe Steven Clark, 66, of Cairo, Missouri, died unexpectedly Friday evening, August 17, 2012, in the emergency room at Moberly Regional Medical Center. Joe was born January 4, 1946, in Woodbine, Iowa to Max and Mayme (Henderson) Clark. Joe worked for Orscheln Farm and Home as the Product Manager/ Buyer in Moberly, Missouri. His career began in 1968 at...

Aug 13, 2012

James Harold Murray was born March 27, 1939, to Earl and Freda (Cooper) Murray in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He was raised in Missouri Valley and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School in 1957. Jim married Elaine Michael on April 5, 1959. He drove a rock truck for many years and then purchased Logan Auto Supply in 1966. After...

Aug 4, 2012

Graham Edward Daugherty was born October 5, 1940, to John and Vera (Quigg) Daugherty in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Cleveland and graduated from Rosewood High School in 1958. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy in September of 1958. Graham married Lois Everett in Carrysville, Ohio on October 27, 1962. Graham proudly served his country...

Jul 19, 2012

Debra Dee (Branstetter) McCurley was born September 27, 1960, to Cecil and Charlene (Dinsmore) Branstetter in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from LO-MA High School in 1979. Debbie married Keith Jipp in 1982. The couple lived in the Logan area and was blessed with two children, Amy and Doug. Debbie then started Kids-R-Us, a...

Jul 13, 2012

Richard Henry Dasenbrock was born August 10, 1937, to Herbert and Helen (Callies) Dasenbrock in Norfolk, Nebraska. He was raised in Stanton County and Creston, Nebraska. He graduated from high school in 1954 and then attended Midland College for two years and Wayne State Teachers' College for two years. Dick married Barbara Burkholder on December 27, 1959, at the...

Jul 12, 2012

Otto Vernon Smith was born on May 21, 1931, in rural Harrison County near Woodbine, Iowa to O. Verne and Cleo (Tupper) Smith. Vernon started his education at a rural school north of Woodbine and in 1937 his parents purchased a farm in Guthrie County. He continued his education in a rural school and graduated from Yale High School...

Jul 8, 2012

On October 11, 1915, Our Lord and Savior brought an angel into this world. On July 8, 2012, Our Lord and Savior took her home at the age of 96 years, eight months, and 27 days. Lucille Frances (Roth) Roush was born on October 11, 1915, in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised in Dunlap and attended public school graduating...

Jun 30, 2012

Mary Gertrude (Renz) Baxter was born January 10, 1921, to Conrad and Cornelia (Frazier) Renz in Dunlap, Iowa. Mary was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School. On October 25, 1941, Mary married Darrell Baxter in Papillion, Nebraska. Mary worked at Barnum Produce in Woodbine, Bluestar in Council Bluffs and Wilkerson's in Fort Calhoun. Darrell died on...