Obituaries

A Life Remembered

Alice May Buter Born Died December 27, 1916 February 20, 2005 Moorhead, Iowa Dunlap, Iowa

Services St. John Lutheran Church Dunlap, Iowa Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 10:30 am

Clergy Rev. Carla Ingebretsen

Musician Laurie Boysen

Congregational Hymns "Blessed Assurance" "On Eagles Wings" "Borning Cry"

Allan Paul Messmer

Al was born August 30, 1961 to parents Paul and Karen (Simmons) Messmer of Wessington Springs of South Dakota. He attended Schubert Country School through 8th grade and graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1980. He attended Northern State University in Aberdeen and graduated with a degree in Business and accounting.

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Alvin was a resident of Dunlap, Iowa.

Amos Lyle Griffith, 83, passed away May 11, 2005 in the comfort of his beautiful home in Mesa, Arizona.

Amos was born in Pisgah Iowa on January 31, 1922, to Nellie Rogers Griffith and Amos J. Griffith. He married Maxine Harris on December 22, 1943, and they were blessed with five children, Mary, Jane, Bill, Bob and...

Ann (Michael) Jepsen was born June 24, 1950, in Magnolia, Iowa to Dale and Shirley (Young) Michael. She grew up in the Magnolia area and graduated from Logan-Magnolia High School in 1968. She was baptized on July 16, 1950 and confirmed on May 19, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Magnolia. On February 8, 1969, she married Richard Jepsen....

A Life Remembered

Anna M. McHugh Born March 15, 1931 Avoca, Iowa

Died May 25, 2005 Woodbine, Iowa

Funeral Services Fouts Funeral Home Woodbine, Iowa Saturday, May 28, 2005, at 10:00am

Celebrant Rev. Paul Strittmatter

Musician Mrs. Merril McElwain Vocalist Max Poe "On Eagles Wings" "Amazing Grace" Congregational Hymn...

Annamarie Evelyn (Malone) Wendt was born on March 1, 1930 north of Dow City, Iowa to parents Reuben and Blanche (Hardy) Malone. She attended country school in the Dow City area. On May 31, 1946 she married Melvin M. Wendt. The couple lived near Charter Oak for a while then in Deloit, Dow City before settling in Woodbine in...

Arnold H. Heistand

Arnold H. Heistand, 78, of Woodbine, IA , died Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 at Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley, IA.

Arnold was born near Moorhead, Iowa on July 7, 1925, to parents George and Louise (Lovell) Heistand. He attended country school near Moorhead. He helped his parent's farm. On February 14, 1948...

Arnold Daniel "Arnie" Reed was born on September 29, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to parents Archie & Eva (Coleman) Reed. He graduated from Dunlap High School. Arnie then joined the Marine Corp for a short time. He worked at the Dunlap Bowling ally and a sheltered workshop in Denison. Arnie and his mom, Eva, moved to Harlan. There...

Baby Francis died in utero  at 15 weeks gestation. In the ten weeks we knew Baby, we were all brought much joy. Baby's older brothers would talk to Baby and kiss Baby in Mommy's tummy everyday.

Preceded in death by grandfather, Terry Francis and aunt, Sara Francis.  Survivors include parents, Andrew and Amber Francis, brothers, Stephen, Caleb...

Bernard "Bernie" Wayne Ellison was born June 1, 1922, in Missouri Valley, Iowa to Floyd and Louise (Peterson) Ellison. He graduated from the Woodbine High School in 1942. During high school Bernie was a lifeguard at the sandpit. After high school he joined the United States Navy. He was discharged in March of 1943, and then he worked for...

Betty Boe was born October 16, 1920, in Woodbine, Iowa to parents John Edward and Lulu Mae (Millard) Boe. She was raised in the Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School. She furthered her education by taking the Normal Training and teaching in country schools. She continued her learning process by taking additional classes at Buena Vista University...

Betty Jane Bruck

Betty Jane (Gilbreath) Bruck was born February 10, 1941, to Thomas and Cynthia (LeRette) Gilbreath in Shelby, Iowa.

Betty was raised in Dow City and Council Bluffs. She married Norman Bedsaul in 1957, to this union five children were born. The couple lived in Council Bluffs and she worked at a bowling...

Betty Irene (Sloth) Hanigan was born on January 16, 1923 in Viola Center, Iowa to parents Chris C. & Bertha M. (Higley) Sloth. She graduated from Viola Center High School. She graduated from Iowa State University in 1944 with a Home Economics Teaching Degree. She began teaching Home Ec & Science in Dunlap High School. On April 7, 1947...

Betty Lois (Schlensig) Simon was born November 12, 1929, near Dunlap, Iowa to Oscar and Lida Myrtle (Black) Schlensig. She attended country school and graduated from Dunlap High School. On June 17, 1952, she married Donald M. Simon in Dunlap, Iowa. The couple lived in Chicago, Illinois for 30 years. After Donald died, she moved to the Kansas City...

Beulah Crane was born on August 24, 1927 in Woodbine, Iowa to parents Henry & Gladys (Hardy) Reis. She received education in the Woodbine school system.

On February 23, 1946, she married Franklin Kermit Crane in Vail, Iowa. The couple lived in Vail until 1953 at which time they moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa. Kermit...

Beulah Mae (Fisher) Malone was born November 8, 1912, to Frank and Glenna (Haines) Fisher in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school near Dunlap. She went to work for the Liscomb family and this is how she met her future husband, Marion Malone. The couple were married on September 15, 1935. They farmed in the Dow City and Dunlap...

Bob Davis was born September 19, 1918, in Sacramento, California to Aubrey and Mildred (Jacobs) Davis. He graduated from Monterey Union High School in Monterey, California and Hartnell College at Salina, California with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked for the United States Bureau of Reclamation for 32 years retiring in 1973. Bob married Marie Mel in September...

Bob Fairchild was born March 10, 1931, to Harry Clarence and Josephine Mae (Wilson) Fairchild in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He grew up in the Orson, Iowa area and attended Echo Country School. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1949. After his graduation, Bob farmed with his dad and also did electrical work. In January of 1951 Bob joined...

Charles Donovan Berger, 69 of Mason City, Iowa died in an auto accident on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri. Charles was born on November 14, 1935, in Dow City, Iowa to parents George C. and Hazel (King) Berger. He grew up in the Primghar area. He started working in the Sanborn Creamery and later joined the...