Obituaries
Otto L. Rasmussen
Apr 9, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, April 27, 2019 ~ 10:30 AM
Sacred Heart Church, Manilla, Iowa
Celebrant
Reverend Paul Nguyen
Mass Servers
Conner and Michael Collins
Lector & Eucharistic Minister
Virginia Rasmussen
Gift Bearers
Travis and Nicole Olberding
Music
“You are Mine” Recording “One Bread One Body”
“Gift of Finest Wheat” “Song of Farewell”
“One Day At A Time” Recording by Merle Haggard
Sacred Heart Choir Barb Baker Organist
Urn Bearer
Denny Rasmussen
Interment With Military...
Sharon Rae Christensen
Apr 8, 2019
Sharon Rae, daughter of Kjer and Loretta (Nielsen) Christensen, was born October 9, 1950 at Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton.
At the age of 10 Sharon moved to the state school in Glenwood. She loved to visit with her family, especially if there was an ice cream treat involved. Sharon always had a...
Otis Dudley
Apr 8, 2019
Otis Lee, son of Raymond and Cleo (Sample) Dudley, was born November 18, 1934 near Ottumwa, in Wapello County, Iowa. He grew up near Ottumwa and attended country school.
On October 16, 1953 Otis was united in marriage with Hazel Parrott in Kahoka, Missouri. Otis was a lifelong mechanic, mostly working on large trucks. He and Hazel made...
Danny Pettry
Apr 3, 2019
Visitation
Friday, April 5, 2019 10:00 AM
Ohde Funeral Home, Coon Rapids, Iowa
Graveside Service
Friday April 5, 2019 11:00 AM
Union Township Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Iowa
Officiating
Burke Johnson
Casket Bearers
Danny’s Friends
Danny Wilbur, son of Carl and Bonnie (Hill) Pettry, was born September 25, 1970, in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up in Coon Rapids and attended Coon Rapids schools.
Not afraid to work, Danny...
James Hoffman
Mar 19, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday May 25, 2019, 10:30 AM
Sacred Heart Church, Templeton, Iowa
Celebrant
Very Reverend Mark Stoll
Music
Sacred Heart Men’s Choir
Hannah Warner, Organist
Interment
Sacred Heart Cemetey
Templeton, Iowa
James Joseph Hoffman, son of Eugene Vincent and Eleanor Jane (Burns) Hoffman was born August 29, 1940 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died on March 19, 2019 at his home in Irving, Texas. ...
Henry Uhlenkamp
Mar 16, 2019
Henry Joseph, son of Louis and Frances (Willenborg) Uhlenkamp, was born October 22, 1929, at Dedham, Iowa. When Henry was a young boy, his mother passed away and the family moved to Templeton to be closer to his grandparents. He attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton.
Hank, as many knew him, then worked for area farmers before...
Richard Wiskus
Mar 14, 2019
Richard Lee, son of John J. and Regina (Bauer) Wiskus, was born September 9, 1947, at home in Dedham, Iowa. He attended St. Joseph’s school in Dedham and high school at Kuemper graduating in 1965. Rich was drafted in to the U.S. Army and attended training at Fort Bliss and Fort Huachuca before being stationed in Korea for 18 months....
Virginia M. Perschau
Mar 5, 2019
Ginny, as family and friends knew her, was born on February 24, 1924 to Samuel and Cecelia (Forziak) DeSanto in Duluth, Minnesota. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1941. She was united in marriage with Lester A. Perschau of Glencoe, Minnesota on August 28, 1943 at Altus Army Air Force Base in Oklahoma just before...
David Grundmeier
Mar 3, 2019
David Lee, son of Marcellus and Evelyn (Frahm) Grundmeier, was born March 17, 1935 in Carroll, Iowa. He attended country schools in Carroll County and graduated from Manning High School in 1953. He then worked at Priebe and Sons in Manning until he entered the U.S. Army in 1957.
On February 14, 1960 Dave was united in marriage with...
Marge E. Heithoff
Mar 1, 2019
Marguerite “Marge” Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pille) Kisgen, was born November 7, 1920, at home in Templeton, Iowa. She attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton through the 11th grade and then graduated from Carroll High School in 1937. After graduation she attended AIB in Des Moines for one year and returned to Templeton.
On October...
William Karl Keister Ii
Feb 28, 2019
William Karl Keister, son of William and Bertha (Yager) Keister, was born on October 15, 1930, in Coon Rapids, Iowa. He joined a sister, Lois. His father died in 1933, the same year another sister, Ruth was born. The little family soon moved in with his grandfather, M. B. Keister and he grew to adulthood in that house on 4th...
William "Willie" Hoffman
Feb 27, 2019
William Lawrence, son of Lawrence and Clara (Zitzlsperger) Hoffman was born January 8, 1926 near Glidden, Iowa. He attended country school near his home and after moving northeast of Manning, attended Ewoldt #22 through eighth grade. He should have graduated from Manning High School in 1945 but was drafted into the United States Army in 1944 during WWII. Willie...
Clarence Berning
Feb 24, 2019
Clarence Berning
Celebrant
Reverend Kevin Richter
Lector
Scott Berning
Gift Bearers
Bella Berning Anja Smith
Music
Dr. Franklyn Busby, Pastoral Musician
Holy Spirit Resurrection Choir
Casket Bearers
Michael Berning Kevin Berning Richard Berning
Scott Berning Ethan Berning
Interment with Military Honors
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa
American Legion Maurice Dunn Post #7
U.S. Army Honor Guard
Clarence Andrew Berning, son of Leo and Frances (Jasper) Berning was born February 23, 1934 in Breda, Iowa. He...
Vera Mesenbrink
Feb 23, 2019
Vera Messenbrink
Officiating
Reverend Andrew Johnson
Congregational Hymns
“I’m But A Stranger Here” “How Great Thou Art”
“I Know That My Redeemer Lives”
Carlys Stribe, Organist
Casket Bearers
Kim Mesenbrink Nick Mesenbrink
John Mesenbrink Rick Hickey
Lance Kruse Jeff Sievertsen Eric Mesenbrink
Interment
Nishnabotna Cemetery, Manilla, Iowa
Vera Guida, daughter of John Fred and Adelia (Lapel) Odefy, was born June 20, 1917 in Manilla, Iowa. When she was one year old, Vera moved...
Jean Ruth Farley
Feb 18, 2019
Jean Ruth Farley
Funeral Service
10:30 AM ~ Saturday, March 2, 2019
United Church of Manilla, Manilla, Iowa
Officiating
Pastor Vickie Fisher & Reverend Dale Nielsen
Congregational Hymns
“Hymn of Promise” “Jesus Loves Me”
Janet Myer Pianist
“In The Garden” Carolyn Miller, Vocalist
“I Can Only Imagine” Recording by MercyMe
Casket Bearers
Rick Dammann Rob Dammann Terry Gordon
Todd Stadtlander Bret Elwell Bill Farley II
Interment
Nishnabotna Cemetery, Manilla, Iowa
In lieu of flowers...
Caroline Vaughan
Feb 17, 2019
Carolyn Vaughan Funeral Service
Friday, February 22, 2019 10:30 AM
First Christian Church, Coon Rapids, Iowa
OfficiatingJohn Kult
Music“In the Garden” “One Day at a Time”
John Richardson, Vocalist
Casket Bearers Jeremy Meiners David Vaughan Jonathon Vaughan Kevin Hart Carrie Gilchrist Doug Pevestorf Interment Oak Hill Cemetery
Near Coon Rapids, Iowa
Caroline Clair, daughter of Orvil and Helen (Nelson) Brumback, was born...
Allan Larsen
Feb 11, 2019
Allan Lee, son of Nels and Marie (Fredricksen) Larsen, was born April 21, 1926, southeast of Elk Horn. He graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1944 where competing in basketball and baseball was a favorite memory from those days.
Allan enlisted in the Navy in high school and just days after graduation headed to Farragut, Idaho for military...
Spencer Freese
Feb 6, 2019
Funeral Service
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 ~ 10:30 AM
Memorial Hall, Manilla, Iowa
Officiating
Pastor Heath Hansen
Church of Christ, Audubon, Iowa
Music
"Missing You" by O.A.R.
"Forever Young" by Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" by LeAnn Rhimes
Casket Bearers
William Andrade Dylan Spies
Curtis Rykhus Randy Freese Jaydon Cantrell
Cianan Noeth Bill Simonsen Dan Rugaard
Honorary Casket Bearers
Kaiden Barry Treyton Barry Tristan Barry
Clayton Rugaard Heath Richards
Interment
Nishnabotna Cemetery, Manilla, Iowa
Spencer Ray Freese, son of Krista...
Loren D. Lodge
Feb 4, 2019
Funeral Service
Saturday, February 9, 2019 ~ 10:30 AM
Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa
Officiating
Reverend Vicki Fisher
United Methodist Church, Manning, Iowa
Recorded Music
“Amazing Grace”
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“The Old Rugged Cross”
Casket Bearers
Josh Enenbach Jeff Enenbach
Mike Enenbach Josh Linde
Andy Eischeid Brandon Enenbach
Interment
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Manning, Iowa
Loren Duane Lodge, son of Duane and Virginia (Smith) Lodge, was born September 11, 1961, in Waukon, Iowa. In 1964, the...
Walter Murray
Jan 23, 2019
Walter Eugene, son of Martin Dale and Edith “Dolly” (Guss) Murray, was born November 15, 1925, at Irwin, IA. He attended country school in Irwin. Walt was the eldest of four sons and helped his parents with the farm work and livestock, in addition to later working for other farmers as well. He went on to do seasonal harvesting...