Obituaries

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Feb 24, 2008

Eleanor May (Hotchkiss) Powell was born September 17, 1917, to Aaron & Hazel (Booth) Hotchkiss in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was raised in Lincoln, and she cleaned houses. Eleanor married Stanley Powell on May 31, 1937. The couple lived in Lincoln, Nebraska and was blessed with one daughter, Carol. After Carol was in high school, Eleanor started working at Russell...

Kevin Odefey

Kevin Odefey

Feb 22, 2008

Kevin Alan Odefey was born November 5, 1965, to Darrell and Sandy (Christensen) Odefey in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Moorhead and graduated from East Monona High School in 1984. Kevin worked at the Mapleton Press while in high school. After graduation he worked as a traction technician at Marian Health Center in Sioux City, Iowa. He also...

Merrill Runyan

Merrill Runyan

Feb 19, 2008

Merrill Grace Runyan, 76, of Council Bluffs, Iowa died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born November 26, 1931, to Jay Liston and Grace (Mills) Runyan in Woodbine, Iowa. Merrill graduated from Woodbine High School in 1950 and then attended Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught country...

William Wingrove

William Wingrove

Feb 12, 2008

William Leon Wingrove was born February 23, 1929, to Herbert and Bertha (Cramer) Wingrove in Dow City, Iowa. He attended country school and then helped his parents farm. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star. Bill married Carolyn Mulligan on December 19, 1953, at St. Patrick's Catholic...

Mary Weis

Mary Weis

Feb 1, 2008

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS TO THE WOODBINE FIRE & RESCUE SQUADS

Mary Ann (Pauley) Weis was born July 22, 1920, to Hobert and Anna (Mickels) Pauley near Panama, Iowa. She attended country school as well as school in Panama. Mary Ann married S. H. (Bud) Weis on June 12, 1943, at Santa Maria, California...

Fred Ehlert

Fred Ehlert

Jan 29, 2008

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE MEMORIALS TO THE WOODBINE FIRE & RESCUE OR THE MISSOURI VALLEY COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

Fredrick Andrew Ehlert was born November 10, 1953, to Leslie and Helen (James) Ehlert in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in the Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1971. He then attended Wayne...

Kenneth Austin

Kenneth Austin

Jan 23, 2008

Kenneth Delbert Austin was born November 3, 1915, to Julian Norman and Ida Mae (Atherton) Austin in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. Kenneth began his career in farming. He traveled to Colorado with his cousin, Ovid Austin to find work in the summer of 1936. Kenneth returned to Woodbine and married...

Desiree Steele

Desiree Steele

Jan 21, 2008

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to The Steele Family Benefit Fund at the Community Bank in Dunlap.

Desiree Ann (Smith) Steele was born November 3, 1961, to Harold and Cecilia (Sponsel) Smith in Manchester, Iowa. She was raised in Blairsburg, Iowa and graduated from Northeast Hamilton High School in 1980. Desi then attended Briar...

Connie Beck

Connie Beck

Jan 21, 2008

Connie Faye (Sims) Beck was born May 15, 1947, to Ruben Charles and Marian Hazel (Nash) Sims in Burlington, Iowa. Connie attended school in Burlington and then worked as a nurse's aide at several different nursing homes. Connie married Earl Beck in 1967 at the First Christian Church in Missouri Valley. The couple made their home in the Missouri...

Dwight Willett

Dwight Willett

Jan 18, 2008

Dwight Ewing Willett was born May 21, 1911, on a dairy farm between Woodbine and Logan, Iowa. Dwight was the second child of Harry and Agnes (McCreary) Willett. When he was 12 years old, he was greatly saddened when his mother suddenly died from complications from surgery. His father later married Myra Nourse. Dwight began school at Bostwick Boyer...

Connie Stinn

Connie Stinn

Jan 14, 2008

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE MEMORIALS TO THE DUNLAP FIRE & RESCUE OR ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH BUILDING FUND

Connie Katherine (Schaben) Stinn was born November 8, 1931, to Jacob and Blanche (Von Tersch) Schaben in Earling, Iowa. She was raised in Earling, Iowa and graduated from St. Joseph High School in Earling in 1949. Connie married...

Stella Watkins

Stella Watkins

Jan 8, 2008

Stella Mae (Hammitt) Watkins was born August 5, 1922, to Oscar Earnest and Sadie Elizabeth (Fitch) Hammitt in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in the Hardscratch area and graduated from Logan High School in 1940. Stella received her teaching degree from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught school in Woodbine. Stella married Gene Watkins on March 3,...

Robert Bonar

Robert Bonar

Jan 8, 2008

Robert Elsworth Bonar was born August 27, 1924, to James and Mildred (Fitzgerald) Bonar in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1942. Bob proudly served his county in the U.S. Army from April 1943 to December 1945. Bob married Frances Samuelson in February of 1946. The couple farmed in the Charter...

Delores Koski

Delores Koski

Jan 7, 2008

Delores Adella (Katzenberger) Koski was born June 20, 1927, to Noble and Adella (Cleveland) Katzenberger in Ewing, Nebraska. She moved with her family to Woodbine in 1928. Delores attended Douglas Center Country School and graduated from the 8th grade. Delores married Thomas Koski, Jr., on August 8, 1945. The couple farmed the family farm for several years. In 1960...

William Wadsworth

William Wadsworth

Jan 5, 2008

William Wilson Wadsworth was born August 6, 1921, in Monona County, Iowa to Clyde Wilson and Flossie Annie (Kessler) Wadsworth. He attended country school and graduated from 8th grade at Lincoln #2 in Harrison County. He did farm work and then worked for Booster Buck Mfg. Co. in Dunlap. On March 19, 1944, he married Evelyn Kroll. The couple...

Arnold Casperson

Arnold Casperson

Dec 27, 2007

Arnold Vernon Casperson was born December 2, 1922, to Vern and Ervilla (Jensen) Casperson near Dunlap, Monona County, Iowa. He started his schooling in Dunlap, he then moved with his family to Merrill, Iowa for one year before returning to Dunlap where he attended various country schools and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1940. Arnold then attended a...

Dwight Tupper

Dwight Tupper

Dec 27, 2007

Obituary information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Michael Godden

Michael Godden

Nov 23, 2007

THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION

Michael John Godden was born May 4, 1982, to Michael and Linda (Wohlers) Godden in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Logan and graduated from Lo-Ma High School in 2000. While in high school, Michael enjoyed football and wrestling, and he made it to the state wrestling meet his senior year....

Jennifer Hurley

Jennifer Hurley

Nov 18, 2007

Jennifer Hurley was born November 18, 2007, to Robert and Kathy (Allmon) Hurley in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born at 23 weeks gestation and died shortly after birth. Jennifer is survived by her parents, Robert Jr. and Kathy Hurley of Bellevue, Nebraska; grandparents, Cliff & Anita Allmon of Moorhead, Iowa; Robert Sr. and Sharon Hurley of Bellevue, Nebraska; and...

Helen Alvis

Helen Alvis

Nov 17, 2007

Helen E. (Maguire) Alvis was born November 6, 1915, to Charles and Sarah (Fountain) Maguire in Emerson, Iowa. At the age of 11 she moved with her family to the Hardscratch area and attended the Logan High School. Helen took care of the Gunnette family in the Harris Grove area for a few years. On July 20, 1935, Helen...

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