Obituaries
Angie Purcell
Oct 15, 2011
Angie Beatrice Purcell was born on a farm north of Woodbine on September 28, 1912, to Lawrence and Emma Schneider. Angie completed her education through the 8th grade at the Mud Creek country school near Woodbine. On July 31, 1935, Angie married Wallace Purcell. While Wallace worked with his father, Joe, as a carpenter, Angie became a homemaker in...
Donald Clark
Oct 13, 2011
Donald Oscar Clark was born on January 10, 1936, in Moorhead, Iowa to Irvin Paul and Carrie Amintha (Lewis) Clark. Donnie was raised in Pisgah and he graduated from Pisgah High School in 1954. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from September of 1954 to June of 1958. He worked highway construction as foreman and superintendent...
Wanda Nelson
Oct 8, 2011
Wanda (Armstrong) Nelson was born March 21, 1914, to Archie and Anna (Sillau) Armstrong in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from Logan High School in 1931. Wanda taught in the country schools until she married Arnold Mensching. The couple was blessed with six children. She then worked for five years at Harvey's Grocery Store as...
RayLynn Johnson
Oct 6, 2011
RayLynn Michelle Johnson was born at just 21 weeks gestation on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at the Allen Memorial Birthing Center in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born at just 9 ¾ inches long and weighed 14 ½ ounces. RayLynn was baptized at the Birthing Center. RayLynn was preceded in death by her three great grandparents, Joe Pugsley, and Roger...
Bob Frieze
Oct 5, 2011
Robert "Bob" Lee Frieze was born January 30, 1936, to Harold and Victoria (Brown) Frieze in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy and proudly served his country from 1953 to 1957. He made torpedo nets in California and then served on a mine ship. On February 23, 1957, Robert married the love of...
Bertha Bamford
Sep 25, 2011
Bertha Marie Bamford was born April 2, 1925, Iowa to parents William Irving and Opal Aline (McHenry) Bamford in Woodbine, Iowa. Bertha was raised in Woodbine and attended country school. She graduated from Woodbine High School in 1943. She then took the Normal Training and began teaching in the country schools. Bertha graduated from Dana College in Blair and...
Dean McHugh
Sep 24, 2011
Solomon Dean McHugh was born June 30, 1922, to Peter and Esta Ellen (Cox) McHugh in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1939. Dean married Nina Butts in Rockport, Missouri on July 29, 1943. The couple farmed and lived on the same farm for 67 years. The couple then moved into...
Homer Eggers
Sep 17, 2011
Homer Eggers was born January 29, 1919, near Dunlap, Iowa to Herman and Laura Eggers. Homer attended country school near Dunlap. He worked with the WPA for some time and then proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. On October 16, 1943, Homer married Colleen Mulligan. The couple made their home in Dunlap....
Claire Kelley
Sep 8, 2011
Claire Yvonne (Thiles) Kelley was born July 16, 1925, on a farm near Panama, Iowa to Edward and Cecil (Kohl) Thiles. She graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1942. It was at this point that her interest in sewing and teaching school evolved, both skills that she enjoyed in her life. After graduation Claire taught school at Douglas Center...
Donna Clark
Sep 8, 2011
Donna Mae Yonts Clark was born on March 24, 1922, in Dunlap, Iowa, to Franklin and Maud Mary Yonts. She attended Woodbine High School and Woodbine Normal School, and worked briefly as a school teacher in the local area. Donna married Velman Clark in 1941 and they farmed for a short time before moving to California in 1946 with...
Leroy Cave
Sep 7, 2011
Merle Leroy Cave was born August 14, 1917, in Persia, Iowa to Augusta "Gus" and Lora Leota (Hildreth) Cave. He grew up in the Persia area and graduated from Persia High School in 1935. He farmed with his parents and then moved to Pisgah and became a mechanic at McKinney Seabury Chevrolet Garage and also worked at Spooner Hardware...
Charlene Branstetter
Sep 2, 2011
Charlene Lois (Dinsmore) Branstetter was born August 25, 1940, to Arthur and Lola (Martin) Dinsmore in Woodbine, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from Logan High School in 1958. Charlene worked at Mutual of Omaha. On March 12, 1960, Charlene married Cecil Branstetter at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Woodbine. The couple lived in Denver for a...
Velma Rodman
Sep 1, 2011
Velma Doris (Thomas) Rodman was born April 20, 1927, to Earl and Neva (Nickerson) Thomas in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised on a farm east of town and graduated from Dunlap High School. Velma worked as a secretary until she married Daniel Shumate in 1946. The couple was blessed with three daughters. When her oldest daughter was in high...
Phil Hummel
Sep 1, 2011
Phillip Kaye Hummel,78, of Woodbine, Iowa died on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on December 1, 1932, to Samuel and Daisy (Lewis) Hummel in Riverton, Iowa. Phil graduated from Sidney High School in 1951. Phil then went to college at Tarkio, Missouri, where he lettered in football and track...
Lauretta Robertson
Aug 28, 2011
Lauretta Jean (Nuzum) Robertson was born August 18, 1920, to Caleb Jefferson and Arietta (Shortridge) Nuzum in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in the Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1937. Lauretta married Lafe Roundy Robertson on August 1, 1937, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to this union three daughters were born. The couple farmed in...
David Moorhead
Aug 26, 2011
David William Moorhead was born March 12, 1959, to George and Darline (McCall) Moorhead in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Moorhead and graduated in 1977 from East Monona High School. He then attended Iowa State University and received his Bachelor's of Science in Agriculture in 1981. While at ISU he was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi...
Edna Ehlert
Aug 25, 2011
Edna Maxine (Barnum) Ehlert was born September 23, 1922, to Willard and Mabel (Dietz) Barnum in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in the Logan area and attended Logan Public school and graduated from Logan High School in 1940. Edna cared for her mother. On April 6, 1941, Edna married Corrie Ehlert. The couple farmed west of Woodbine and they...
N. Frazier
Aug 22, 2011
Naomi Irene Frazier was born on November 1, 1935, in Orson, Iowa to Riley and Floy (Small) Alexander. Irene attended Logan High School and graduated in 1954. She then married Fred Frazier on July 12, 1954, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived in Dunlap and she worked as a cook for the Gold Slipper and the Dunlap High...
Grace Birks
Aug 21, 2011
Grace (Heady) Birks was born February 16, 1913 to Dean and Mary (Wilfong) Heady in Griswold, Iowa. She was raised in Griswold, Carson and Logan, Iowa graduating from Logan High School in 1931. She then took the Normal Teacher’s Training and taught in the country schools for 14 years. Grace married Ray Birks on February 23, 1934, at the...
Wally Finken
Aug 16, 2011
Wallace Glen Finken was born September 14, 1927, to Henry and Jesse (Guyett) Finken in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in woodbine on a farm west of town. He attended Whitesboro County School and graduated from the Normal High School in 1945. Wally then farmed with his parents. Wally married Violet Petersen on September 24, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska....
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