Obituaries
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....
Darlene Kelley
Aug 13, 2011
Amy Darlene (Thiles) Kelley was born July 27, 1920, to the eldest child of Edward W. and Cecil M (Kohl) Thiles on a farm near Panama, Iowa. Darlene attended country schools and graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1937. She then taught country school until her marriage to L.J. “Bud” Kelley in 1943. Darlene was a true farmer’s wife...
Wilma Inhofe
Jul 31, 2011
Wilma "Billie" Ann (Luther) Magill Inhofe was born on June 24, 1919, in Grand Junction, Iowa to Clyde and Meida (Egli) Luther. Billie graduated from the Grand Junction High School and then went to work for the telephone company. On October 29, 1942, Billie married Ben Magill in Fort Meade, Maryland. After Ben’s honorable discharge, the couple settled in...
Deb Jochims
Jul 30, 2011
Debra Lynne (Craft) Jochims was born March 24, 1953, to Howard “Bud” and Helen (Heistand) Craft in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from Lo-Ma High School. Deb worked at the Corn Palace and the Westside Tap. She then attended college in Omaha for one year to become a medical assistant. On February 28, 1970, Deb...
Esther Echevarria
Jul 16, 2011
Esther Maria Rosado (Diaz) Echevarria was born January 29, 1927, to Juan and Catalina (Rosado) Diaz in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Esther moved to the United States in 1953. On August 8, 1945, Esther married Filemon Echevarria. The couple lived in San Francisco, California where Esther was a seamstress. Esther was a faithful member of her church and loved all...
Lawrence Behmlander
Jul 11, 2011
Lawrence August Behmlander, 88, of Logan, Iowa formerly of Michigan died on Monday, July 11, 2011, at his daughter’s home near Logan, Iowa. Lawrence was born on May 2, 1923, in Dearborn, Michigan to Ernest and Louise (Miller) Behmlander. He graduated from Dearborn high School in 1941. Lawrence joined the US Merchant Marines in 1942. In 1943, Lawrence married...
Eric Houston
Jul 5, 2011
Eric Stephen Houston was born November 24, 1974, to Steve and Judy (Hull) Houston in Ida Grove, Iowa. The family moved to Moorhead and he attended East Monona Schools from kindergarten through 9th grade. He then attended Galva Holstein High School and graduated in 1993. Eric started farming on his own until he joined his father in the Houston...
Ron Kohles
Jul 2, 2011
Ronald John Kohles was born October 20, 1954, to Delbert and Celestine “Sally” (Arkfeld) Kohles in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised in Panama until the 2nd grade when the family moved to California. Ron attended Crestmoore High School in San Bruno, California. After high school he worked for Davey Tree in California. When he was 20 years old he...
Walter Speichert
Jul 2, 2011
Walter William Speichert was born May 9, 1928, to Wilhelm and Else (Fensch) in Stettin, Germany. He died on July 2, 2011, at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley, Iowa at the age of 83 years, one month, and 23 days. Walter moved to the United States when he was 25 years old. While living in Germany he...
Judy Grandmont
Jul 1, 2011
Judy K. (Blackman) Grandmont was born March 19, 1943, in Woodbine, Iowa to Gordon and Ida (Anderson) Blackman. Judy attended the Woodbine Normal School and graduated in 1961. After her graduation Judy started working for a construction company in Omaha, Nebraska. Judy married Ted Grandmont on October 29, 1965, in Poughkeepsie, New York. She then worked as a bookkeeper...
Dennis Juilfs
Jun 29, 2011
Dennis Scott Juilfs was born January 2, 1957, to Myron and Gerry (Speake) Juilfs in Omaha, Nebraska. After Dennis’ birth the family moved to Colorado. The family moved to Woodbine when Dennis was four and then to Missouri Valley where Dennis graduated from High School. After his graduation Dennis worked in Omaha in the construction and brick work field....
William Berens
Jun 26, 2011
William Lee Berens was born July 9, 1950, to Leo and Ramona (Mahlberg) Berens in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1968. Bill proudly served his country in the Air Force from 1968 to 1974. After his honorable discharge he worked for UPS in Omaha. Bill married Linda Bellamy...
Trellis Sammons
Jun 26, 2011
Trellis Ann (Jenkins) Sammons was born December 30, 1936, in Winnebago, Minnesota to Otis and Lenora (Hamilton) Jenkins. She grew up and attended school in Bancroft, Iowa. Trellis started working with her mother at a nursing home in Algona, Iowa. At the age of 17, Trellis married George Willis. The couple was blessed with four children. The family lived...
Stephen Hammitt
Jun 25, 2011
Stephen Ray Hammitt was born on June 28, 1945, in Omaha, Nebraska to Claude and Berniece (Ostdiek) Hammitt. He was raised in Logan and graduated from LO-MA High School in 1964. After graduation he worked for Capital Construction for 33 years. He then went to work for Godberson Smith Construction for 11 years building bridges most of his life....
Sharon Swenson
Jun 21, 2011
Sharon Kae (Buffum) Swenson was born November 22, 1941, to Paul and Marcella (Mahoney) Buffum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She lived in Magnolia until the 2nd grade and then moved to Pisgah graduating from Pisgah High School in 1959. Sharon married Harvey Leisinger on June 3, 1960. The couple was blessed with three children. The couple farmed near Pisgah...
Viva Buttery
Jun 13, 2011
Viva Marie (Bedsaul) Buttery was born June 17, 1932, near Magnolia, Iowa to Isaac Perne and Sarah Ellen (Baxter) Bedsaul. She was raised in the Mondamin area and graduated from Mondamin High School in 1958. On July 16, 1949, Vi married Donald Lloyd Buttery in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Iowa Western College and became a nurse. She worked at...
Bob Powley
Jun 12, 2011
Robert Allan Powley was born January 5, 1937, to Stanley and Ethel (Gard) Powley in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in the Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1955. Bob started to work at Union Pacific in 1955 and then took a job with Western Electric in Millard, Nebraska. He met his soul mate at a...
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