Obituaries

Jan 4, 2007

Lelia "Lee" Bertha (Farley) Egan was born on March 18, 1914, in Manilla, Iowa to Carlisle Thomas and Bertha Jane (Driggins) Farley. The family moved to the Dunlap area when Lee was a young child. She attended country school and Dunlap High School. She helped out at her folks' farm. She became quite handy with wallpapering, painting and other...

Dec 29, 2006

Vera "Blanche" (Kline) Smith was born February 27, 1913, to Enos and Ida (Brundidge) Kline in Dunlap, Iowa. Vera was raised in the Dunlap area and attended Dunlap High School. On September 2, 1930, she married Charles E. Smith. Charles was a hired hand for several area farmers. The couple lived with Charles' family and on other farmsteads in...

Dec 26, 2006

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Marcella M. (Schiltz) Malone, 83 died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Marcella was born on July 31, 1923 to Lawrence and Anna (Ebert) Schlitz in Arion, Iowa. She attended school in Earling, Iowa and a country school near Panama, Iowa. She then helped...

Dec 25, 2006

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Joseph G. Blume, 81, of Dunlap, Iowa died on Monday December 25, 2006 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center. Joe was born April 27, 1925 on the farm near Dow City in Crawford County, Iowa to parents William and Edna (Girard) Blume. Joe attended Boyer Township country school and graduated from...

Dec 24, 2006

Evelyn Marianne (Hughes) Peterson was born February 7, 1916, to Frederick and Bertha (Schroeder) Hughes in Harrison County, Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Missouri Valley High School. She received normal training her senior year of high school, and she started teaching in a country school. She then took a teaching position at the Magnolia Elementary School and then at the...

Dec 15, 2006

Obit for Mary Armstrong

Mary (Martens) Armstrong, 96, went to be in the presence of the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2006 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunlap, Iowa. Mary was born on June 16, 1910 in Carpenter, South Dakota to parents William and Kathryn (Toews) Martens. The family moved to Minnesota for a...

Dec 12, 2006

Lela Jean (Pryor) Baxter was born February 3, 1923, to Lawrence and Hazel (Hunter) Pryor in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended county school and the Dunlap High School. Lela worked for Henry & Jennie Baxter on their farm. Lela married their son, Russell, December 29, 1940. The couple farmed east of Woodbine. In the early 1970s the couple moved to...

Dec 8, 2006

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Robert Milton Schlensig was born September 16, 1925, to Marty J. and Ivora Mae (Gibbs) Schlensig on a farm west of Soldier, Iowa. He was their only child. The family rented farms so they moved around a lot while Robert was growing up. Robert finished the eighth grade in country school and...

Dec 6, 2006

Raymond Earl Beck was born March 22, 1942, to Raymond Edward and Dorothy (Deakins) Beck in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Earl attended school in Missouri Valley and then worked for several area farmers. Earl married Connie Sims in 1967 at the First Christian Church in Missouri Valley. The couple made their home in the Missouri Valley area. Earl worked for...

Dec 4, 2006

Lloyd Albert Gray was born February 4, 1925, to Thomas and Laura (Moore) Gray in Moorhead, Iowa. He attended county school near Moorhead. Lloyd began farming with his uncle, Richard Moore. Lloyd married Margaret Maxwell on January 25, 1944, in Onawa, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Dunlap and Moorhead areas. Margaret died on March 26, 2001. Lloyd enjoyed...

Dec 2, 2006

Mamie Voss Ehlert was born June 4, 1915, to W.C. and Mamie (Nelson) Voss in Magnolia Township, Iowa. She attended grade school and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1933. Mamie married Hudson Beebee Ehlert on September 10, 1940, in Papillion, Nebraska. Mamie farmed with her husband in the Woodbine area until Hudson's death on August 30, 1985. After...

Nov 19, 2006

Doris Anna (Thoms) Kelley was born January 26, 1930, to Walter and Anna (Oloff) Thoms in Council Bluffs. She was raised on a farm near Persia. Doris graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1948 and taught rural school for two years. Doris married Dale Mullenix on June 3, 1950. Dale passed away on July 27, 1952. Doris then moved...

Nov 7, 2006

Izola Agnes (Crum) King was born February 9, 1914, to Elijah and Bessie (Feige) Crum in Moorhead, Iowa. She grew up in the Moorhead area and attended country school. Izola married Calvin King on September 21, 1929. The couple farmed in the Salix, Mondamin, Portsmouth and Woodbine areas. Calvin died on May 21, 1981.

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Nov 7, 2006

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Theron Terry Geith was born September 20, 1942, to Theron and Frances (Stewart) Geith in Logan, Iowa.� He grew up in the Magnolia area and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1960.� Terry moved to Arizona to attend Phoenix College where he also played baseball.� Terry married Betty Collins and worked for...

Nov 6, 2006

Mary Ann (Gross) Lapke was born January 30, 1943, to Alban and Lavina (Kaufmann) Gross in Harlan, Iowa. She grew up in Earling, Iowa and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 1961. Mary Ann then attended Mercy Nursing School in Council Bluffs and then Creighton University and received a degree as a Registered Nurse. Mary Ann married Ed...

Nov 1, 2006

Maxine Elizabeth Ball, 94, of Woodbine died on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. She was born May 13, 1912 to parents Henry & Margaret (Shields) Jefferson at Woodbine, Iowa. Maxine graduated from Woodbine High School in 1930. She was united in marriage to Alister S. Ball on June 30, 1935. The couple...

Oct 24, 2006

Marvin Russell Malone was born November 12, 1929, to Sidney and Beatrice (Hein) Malone in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school near Dunlap and farmed with his parents. Marvin married Frances Johnson June 19, 1949, at the Methodist Church in Woodbine. He continued farming and also worked at the filling station and the Chevy garage. Marvin then worked for...

Oct 23, 2006

William Delbert O Day was born on August 3, 1916, to Michael and Jessie (Jenkins) O'Day in the Gallands Grove area northeast of Dunlap. Dell attended Galland's Grove Country School. He then began farming with his parents. Dell married Ruth Hartwig on March 21, 1937, at the Lutheran Parsonage in Harlan. The couple farmed in the Galland's grove area...

Oct 10, 2006

Frances Darlene Poitevin was born September 2, 1913, to Leslie and Emma (Wiggins) Poitevin at her parent's home near Dow City, Iowa. Frances graduated from Dow City High School in 1932 and attended college in Cedar Falls for one year. She spent a number of years working in La Jolla, California, Seattle, Washington and several summers in North East...

Oct 7, 2006

Paul F. Kuen was born October 25, 1930, to Frances and Wilma (Point) Kuen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Paul was a playful and sensitive boy and wanted to make sure everyone was happy. His parents nicknamed him "Doug." Paul served his country and enlisted in the United States Army during the Korean War. This war changed his life forever....