Obituaries

Jun 4, 2011

Ed Corbett, 56, of Woodbine, Iowa. Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 8th starting at 2:00 pm with the family present from 6 to 8 pm at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine, there will be a private funeral service.

Edwin Earl Corbett was born on January 31, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to parents Edwin Earl...

Jun 3, 2011

Marilyn Rose McAllister was born on December 14, 1930 to Otto and Signe (Erickson) Schuler in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised on a farm south of Decatur, Nebraska. Marilyn attended Tekamah High School and graduated as valedictorian of her class in 1948. She received her elementary teaching certificate from Midland Lutheran College. Marilyn then taught in a one room...

Jun 3, 2011

Wilbur Clayton Mann, 91, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on June 3, 2011, of complications from a stroke at his assisted living home. Wilbur was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1919 on a farm in Jordan township west of Soldier, Iowa. He was the fourth child of Charles Bert and Ida Helen (Holverson) Mann. Wilbur attended Jordan #8...

May 29, 2011

Avery Junior Thompson was born January 27, 1933, to Avery and Rose (Cooper) Thompson in Chalco, Nebraska. When he was four the family moved to Dunlap and he attended the Dunlap Public School. Junior worked for area farmers and in 1951 and 1952 he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. After his discharge...

May 29, 2011

Lloyd Calvin “Sonny” Wood, Jr., was born January 19, 1936, to Lloyd Calvin Sr., and Lucille (Price) Wood in Dow City, Iowa. Sonny was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1954. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge, Sonny worked at the bus depot in...

May 28, 2011

Michael Eugene Holsapple was born February 16, 1963, to Marvin and Norma (Kucks) Holsapple in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised in Pisgah and graduated from West Harrison High School in 1981. Mike helped his dad farm and worked as a security guard at McMullen Ford and Twin Towers Apartments in Omaha. He then worked for other farmers as a...

May 23, 2011

Gerald Arthur Custer was born in a farm house east of Tennant, Iowa during a blizzard on December 11, 1912, to Vernon and Anna (Blair) Custer. Gerald attended Fairview #3 country school until 8th grade and then attended Harlan High School and graduated in 1931. Gerald participated in football, basketball, track and baseball while in high school. He then...

May 22, 2011

Ruth Elaine Bonsall was born on April 16, 1925, near Chalco, Nebraska to Avery and Rose (Cooper) Thompson. Ruth attended country school in the Papillion, Nebraska area. She then started her freshman year of high school and graduated from Dunlap Public High School. Ruth worked at the Martin Bomber plant as a riveter on tail sections of B 52...

May 16, 2011

Robert “Bob” Lynn Androy was born January 28, 1947, to Glen and Charlotte (Browning) Androy near Woodbine, Iowa. He graduated from East Monona High School in 1965. In 1966 Bob was selected by the draft system to join the U.S. Army for duty in the Vietnam War. He returned home in 1968, receiving the Red Bull Award for recognition...

May 11, 2011

Marjory Helen (Plath) Black was born September 25, 1917, the oldest child to Harry and Alice (Grosvenor) Plath on their farm near Magnolia, Iowa. She died on May 11, 2011, at her home in Leavenworth, Kansas at the age of 93 years, seven months, and 16 days. Marjory had been a resident of Homestead Assisted Living since June 2010. Marjory graduated...

May 11, 2011

Karen Marie (Shinn) Frazier was born December 2, 1950, to Ralph and Elda (Jones) Shinn in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and attended school there. While in school she detasseled corn and walked beans. Later she was a babysitter for her brother and sister-in-law, Norm and Libby Shinn. She worked at Wilkerson’s Manufacturing in Fort Calhoun,...

May 8, 2011

Leslie Roger Soma was born October 30, 1950 to Irvin and Betty (Bell) Soma in Belmond, Iowa. He was raised in Belmond and Jewell and graduated high school from South Hamilton High School in 1969. Leslie then attended Iowa Central Community College in Webster City and played baseball for the school. He received his Associate’s degree and then transferred...

May 6, 2011

Marjorie Jean (Heitmann) Gore was born December 10, 1940, to Carl and Arrel (Nellor) Heitmann in West Point, Nebraska. She was raised in Beemer, Nebraska and attended country school and graduated from Beemer High School in 1959. Marjorie moved to Omaha and worked for Mutual of Omaha. On April 30, 1962, Marjorie married Daniel Gore at the Offutt Air...

May 5, 2011

Floyd Allen Haworth was born April 4, 1910, to Allen and Mabel (Sharp) Haworth in Dow City, Iowa. He was raised in Dow City and graduated from Dow City High School in 1927. Floyd married Mary Damery of Woodbine on August 20, 1938. The couple lived in Minnesota for five years before returning to Council Bluffs. Floyd was a...

May 5, 2011

John Thomas Cue, Jr. was born September 11, 1964, to John Thomas and Mary (Marsh) Cue, Sr., in Long Beach California. He was raised in Long Beach and graduated from McMillan High School. John worked for an automotive shop in California. He moved to Woodbine in 2000 and worked for Mike’s moving out of Omaha. John loved to work...

May 5, 2011

Ethel Reiling Lampe Morrow Faylor was born May 11, 1925, near Mount Caramel, Iowa to Emma (Reiff) and W. J. Reiling. Ethel graduated from the Fonda High School in Fonda, Iowa in 1943. She attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she received her teaching certificate. She taught in a country school. Ethel married Eugene...

May 4, 2011

Larry James Andersen, 69, of Woodbine, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Missouri Valley Community Hospital. He was born on October 1, 1941, on the family farm in Spring Valley Township Viborg, SD. Larry James Andersen was born to Harvey and Freda (Hansen) Andersen. He attended rural school, District 39, near the family farm for eight...

Apr 27, 2011

Karen Ann (Messerschmidt) Lenz was born July 13, 1956, to Orville and Darlene (Archer) Messerschmidt in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in the Missouri Valley area and graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1974. Karen married Thomas Lenz on July 6, 1974, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Missouri Valley. They lived in Woodbine for four...

Apr 22, 2011

Roger Clyde Brummer was born February 19, 1957, to Robert and Winnifred (McDonough) Brummer in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He lived in Woodbine through junior high. He then moved to Oregon City, Oregon with his mom. Roger proudly served his country in the National Guard and then the U.S. Army. Roger married Julie Black on December 20, 1975, at the...

Apr 22, 2011

Donald “Donnie” Lee Gale was born February 11, 1956, to Robert and Dolores (Wilfing) Gale in Omaha, Nebraska. He was raised in and attended school in Omaha. Donnie worked at the packing house in Omaha and for the Boys’ Club. Donnie married Lena Sapienza on April 21, 1979, in Cater Lake, Iowa. The couple made their home in Omaha....