Obituaries
Thomas Joseph Collins
May 22, 2020
Thomas “Tom” Joseph Collins, of Palo Alto, CA, died at Mission Hospice in Redwood City on May 22, 2020, after a short illness. Tom was a terrific dad, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and, most of all, husband—he sorely missed his wife Marge every day of the ten years since her death. Tom had a robust appetite for life, food, wine, and...
Clarence Byron Nielsen
May 17, 2020
Mr. Clarence Byron Nielsen passed away on Sunday May 17, 2020 at the age of 95. He was born in Elk Horn, Iowa on January 11, 1925. He was known by his middle name, “Byron.“ His parents were Carl Bernhardt Nielsen and Anna Marie Henricksen. Byron was married on September 10, 1948 in Hutchinson Minnesota to Luceo Marie...
James Smith
May 9, 2020
Services will be held at a later date.
James Allen Smith, son of Levern “Pete” and Eileen (Kinnick) Smith, was born on April 20, 1944 in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on the Smith farm northeast of Coon Rapids and graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1962. He attended Simpson College but returned to Coon Rapids to farm with his...
Lowell Lewis Schroeder
May 8, 2020
Lowell Schroeder, age 76, of Manilla, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home near Manilla, following a short illness. Private family services will be held the week of May 11. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of arrangments.
Lowell Lewis, son of Lewis and Alma (Pfoltner) Schroeder was born January 28, 1944, in Carroll,...
Doris M. Greve
May 8, 2020
Visitation for Doris Greve, age 90, of Elk Horn will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020 from 5 PM to 7 PM at Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton. Doris’ family will not be present. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Doris Marie, daughter of Viggo A. and Anna D. (Walters) Jacobsen, was born March 21,...
Billy Sander
Apr 28, 2020
Billy Orlyn Sander, 90, of Cedar Falls, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He was born October 17, 1929 in Manning, Iowa, son of Herbert and Erna (Wunder) Sander. Bill graduated from Manning High School with the Class of 1947, Drake University in 1952 with a B.A. and, again, in 1963 with an M.S. in...
Clara Anthofer
Apr 17, 2020
Clara Gertrude, daughter of George and Alice (Skalla) Anthofer, was born June 13, 1933, in Carroll County, Iowa. She grew up in Coon Rapids. Since 1977 Clara has lived at New Hope Village in Carroll, group homes and at Mallard View. In December of 2014, she became a resident of Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids.
Clara had a good memory...
Leonard Sextro
Apr 12, 2020
Mass of the Christian Burial for Leonard Sextro will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Please follow social distancing directions in the church. Masks will be required.
Private graveside services for 91 year-old Leonard Sextro of Manning were held on April 18, 2020. Public viewing was held from 9 AM to...
Gayle Mcclellan
Mar 25, 2020
Gayle McClellan, age 83, of Bayard, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Private family graveside services will be held soon. A Celebration of Life for the public will be held when circumstances allow. Ohde Funeral Home in Bayard is in charge of arrangements.
Gayle Jean, daughter of Virgil and Ruby (Warner)...
Bob Henkelman
Mar 21, 2020
Lawrence “Bob” Thomas Henkelman, son of Catherine Marie Henkelman was born April 5, 1941 in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Lawrence in Carroll then graduated from Wall Lake School in Wall Lake, Iowa.
Bob was inducted into the US Marines on December 31, 1958. He was honorably discharged on February 21, 1965.
On August 22,...
Thomas Macdonald-Williams
Mar 21, 2020
Thomas MacDonald-Williams, son of John and Margaret Asher (MacDonald) Williams, was born September 15, 1949, at Forres, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Tom spent his childhood in Elgin, Scotland, attending Elgin Academy. He continued his education at Elgin College of Further Education and at Technical Colleges in Inverness and Aberdeen, Scotland, graduating with distinction in Preservation and Restoration of...
Gary Clipperton
Mar 17, 2020
Gary Clipperton, age 73, of Bayard, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Graveside services are pending at Ohde Funeral Home in Bayard.
Gary Lee Clipperton, son of Dean and Diane (Imler) Clipperton, was born November 12, 1946 in Jefferson, Iowa. He grew up in Bayard and worked in construction with his father....
Merlin B. Sievers
Mar 9, 2020
Merlin Barnette, son of Herman Peter and Mary Esther (Barnes) Sievers, was born June 4, 1926, in Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Guthrie County near Coon Rapids and attended school near his home.
From December of 1950 to November of 1951, Merlin served with the U.S. Army. He earned the rank of Corporal and was a welder...
Ronald L. Hodne
Mar 9, 2020
Ronald (Ron) LaVerne, son of Arlo L. and Thelma A (Ramsey) Hodne was born on March 13, 1939 at the family farm southwest of Manning, Iowa. Ron grew up near Manning and attended rural schools until the eighth grade. He then attended Manning High School where he was a four year letter winner and excelled at football and track. ...
Grace Evelyn (Evie) Jones
Mar 8, 2020
Grace Evelyn (Evie), daughter of Charles and Verna May (Dally) Wright, was born May 26, 1932, in Greenbrier Township, near Jefferson, Iowa. She grew up at Jefferson and attended school there. Evie then worked in a factory in Des Moines.
On November 17, 1951, Evie was united in marriage with Leonard Everett Jones in Des Moines. Four children were...
James K. Boell
Mar 8, 2020
James Kenneth, son of Kenneth Duane and Cherryl (Anderson) Boell, was born December 1, 1969, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm near Manilla and enjoyed working on the farm and 4H with his family. He attended school in Manilla and graduated from IKM-Manilla in 1989.
James then attended Western Iowa Tech...
Irene Reischl
Mar 7, 2020
Irene Ann, daughter of Joseph L. and Helen L. (Ratigan) Schwarte, was born January 27, 1929, at rural Earling, Iowa. She attended school in Earling and Defiance.
On February 20, 1950, Irene was united in marriage with Edwin Reischl at St. Peter’s Church in Defiance. They were the parents of six children. The couple farmed near Defiance, Kirkman and...
Catherine (Kathy) S. Kalkhoff
Mar 5, 2020
Catherine, daughter of Edward and Catherine (Kirsch) Daniel, was born March 8, 1939, at Dedham, Iowa. She grew up in the Dedham and Roselle area, where she attended school and helped neighboring families with child care. Kathy was also employed at the Burke Inn in Carroll as a waitress.
On June 28, 1958, Catherine was united in marriage with Edwin...
Joann Sopher
Mar 2, 2020
JoAnn Maak Sopher was born August 2, 1932 in Vail, Iowa, the 2nd of 4 daughters to Clarence and Bertha (Brandt) Maak. JoAnn grew up in the Boyer and Vail, area where she also received her education. As a young woman, JoAnn traveled to San Gabriel, California where she received her education in nursing. She then worked as a nurse’s...
Donna Schmarzo
Mar 2, 2020
Donna Mae, daughter of Fred and Gladys (Bauer) Simon, was born February 12, 1926, at New Salem, North Dakota. Her family moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa before settling in Osage where she graduated from high school in 1944. Donna worked in a flower nursery for a short time before taking a position with Northwestern Bell in Osage. It was at...
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