Obituaries

May 25, 2009

MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO THE WOODBINE LIBRARY, HARRISON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, WOODBINE SADDLE CLUB OR THE WOODBINE RESCUE UNIT

Kathryn Virginia Newland was born May 15, 1914, to Harry and Jessie (White) Gibson. She attended country school and graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1932. After receiving her teaching certificate she went on to teach in...

May 21, 2009

Edith Irene (Tietsort) McHugh was born February 24, 1922, to Delbert and Ollie (Jones) Tietsort. The family lived around Dunlap and Woodbine where Edith attended country schools. She was a "hired girl" for several families before marrying Dale McHugh on March 6, 1941. Edith and Dale were farmers working together on the crops and chores. They started farming on...

May 9, 2009

Dorothy Helene (Carpenter) Black was born October 8, 1915, to Clarence & Hettie (Cooksey) Carpenter in Ottumwa, Iowa. After her mother died, she moved to Dow City to live with her Aunt Stella. Dorothy graduated from Dow City High School. Dorothy married Fred Black on November 9, 1936 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The couple lived in the Dunlap area and...

May 7, 2009

Kenneth Truxton Mohn was born May 3, 1925, to Ole and Guri (Breiset) Mohn in Moorhead, Iowa. He was raised in the Moorhead and Woodbine areas and graduated from Woodbine High School. Kenneth worked for Dale & Willa Barry as a farmhand. He attended Iowa State University for a time and then farmed with his brother, Alfred. Kenneth proudly...

May 7, 2009

Delores Ilene (Cornelison) Frieze was born May 28, 1939, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Carol and Florence (Wilson) Cornelison. She grew up in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She worked as a waitress in Council Bluffs following her graduation. Delores married Robert Frieze on February 23, 1957, at Faith Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs. The...

May 5, 2009

Goldie (Tietsort) Corey Wadsworth was born July 18, 1917, to Delbert and Ollie (Jones) Tietsort in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised in the Dunlap area and attended country school near Dunlap. Goldie married Vernon Corey in November of 1934, and the couple was blessed with three children. The couple lived on various farms near Dunlap before settling down on...

May 2, 2009

THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES

Lorie June Brown, 48 of Woodbine, Iowa, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at her home after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 25, 1961, to Kenneth and June (Burr) Brown in Marengo, Iowa. She was raised in Tiffin, Iowa and attended Clear Creek High School in Tiffin. She moved...

May 2, 2009

Daniel John Mefferd Jr. was born June 6, 1933, to Daniel and Odelia (Bauer) Mefferd. He was born near Woodbine and attended country school near Woodbine. He farmed with his dad for a few years. Danny proudly served his country in the Marine Corps where he was a part of the Night Raiders and Frozen Chosen during the Korean...

Apr 27, 2009

Ancil Emery Chamberlin, 97, of Fort Worth, Texas formerly of Bronte, Texas died on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Wedgewood Nursing Home in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ancil was born on January 17, 1912 near Dow City, Iowa to parents Thomas Loren and Edith Pearl (McCoid) Chamberlin. Ancil graduated from the Dunlap High School. He worked as...

Apr 23, 2009

Kathryn Elaine Adamson Heistand-Walpus was born June 10, 1935, to Karl and Irene (Austin) Adamson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The family moved to Woodbine in 1936, and Kathryn graduated from Woodbine High School in 1953. Kathryn married Robert Heistand on March 19, 1955. The couple was blessed with four children. She worked at First National Bank in Woodbine and later...

Apr 20, 2009

Geralda Susan (Wingert) Klein was born to Charles and Mary (Kohles) Wingert on January 5, 1913, on a farm in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended country school and high school at St. Mary's in Panama, Iowa. She then attended summer school and taught rural school for four years. On January 7, 1936, she married Harold Klein at St. Mary's...

Apr 12, 2009

Leila Maxine (Woodward) Pape was born December 7, 1914, to Charles and JoHannah (Roager) Woodward in Pisgah, Iowa. She was raised in Pisgah, attended country school and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1932. Leila married Walter Pape in 1936. The couple farmed near Pisgah until Walter's death in 1971. Leila was the cook at the Old Home Caf�...

Apr 9, 2009

Family request memorials to the Dunlap Fire & Rescue % Community Bank 601 Iowa Ae. Dunlap, IA 51529 or Crawford County Hospice 105 N. Main St. Denison, IA 51442

Rose Sophie (Szatko) Kazor was born September 7, 1918, to James and Victoria (Gembica) Szatko in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Rose was raised in Wolbach and attended country school....

Apr 8, 2009

Russell Edward Rolle was born July 16, 1934, to Russell Edward Rolle was born July 16, 1934, to William and Flora (Summers) Rolle in Brinsmade, North Dakota. He was raised in North Dakota and entered the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17. He proudly served his country from 1951~1955. Russell married Raeola Dai at Offutt Air Force...

Apr 8, 2009

Virginia Mae (Renz) Stevens was born October 6, 1934, to Dominicus and Virgie (Terrell) Renz in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country schools in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1953. Virginia married LeRoy Stevens on May 2, 1954. The couple was blessed with two children. Virginia worked at Headstart for 29 years before retiring in...

Apr 8, 2009

Elizabeth Marie Hunt was born September 23, 1946, to Daniel Wilfred and Doris Margaret (Mitchell) Hunt in Borden, Saskatchewan. In 1950, Elizabeth and her family moved to Larimore, North Dakota, and she attended school in Larimore. She then attended the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks and received her bachelor's degree in history. Elizabeth worked for different insurance...

Apr 3, 2009

Henry Joseph Coenen was born May 22, 1927, to Henry Joseph and Agnes (Stoll) Coenen in Westphalia, Iowa. He was raised in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Parish School. Henry farmed, worked at a packing house in Omaha, at John Deere and REC. Henry married Dorothy Gross on April 19, 1949, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling,...

Apr 2, 2009

MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO: WOODBINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH or WOODBINE FIRE & RESCUE

Evelyn L. (Shaw) Alvis was born September 14, 1929, to Francis and Hazel (Platt) Shaw near Marcus, Iowa. She worked at Pix Theater and the adjoining Cafe under Bill Bolt from 8th grade though the 12th grade and graduated in 1947. She then went...

Mar 25, 2009

JoAnn Rose (Weber) Davie was born August 30, 1932, to Henry John and Helen Irene "Nell" (Houlihan) Weber in Boyer Township Dunlap,Iowa. JoAnn attended country school then St. Joseph Catholic School graduating in 1950. She worked at Boystown in Omaha, as a waitress in Dunlap, and she also cleaned many of the Dunlap businesses. JoAnn married Jim Davie on...

Mar 23, 2009

Jason Paul Mumm, 37, of Defiance, Iowa died on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at his home in Defiance, Iowa. He was born April 23, 1971, to Charles and Verla (Rau) Mumm in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1990. He worked in Lincoln, Nebraska as a ranch hand, in 1993 he...