Obituaries
Lavina "Diane" Mae Clipperton
Aug 10, 2024
Lavina “Diane” Mae Clipperton, the daughter of Ralph and Theo (Orin) Imler, was born on May 31, 1926 in Jefferson, Iowa. She came from a very large family, growing up with four brothers and seven sisters. Diane’s early years were marked by her strong work ethic and nurturing spirit. She received her education at the Jefferson Community School up to...
Eugene "Gene" John Venner
Aug 4, 2024
Eugene “Gene” John Venner, son of Tony and Dorothy (Zurn) Venner, was born September 11, 1951 at St. Anthony Hospital, Carroll, Iowa. He was baptized in Maple River and later confirmed his faith at Sacred Heart Church in Manning. He grew up on a farm Northwest of Manning.
Gene's passion for farming was evident from a young age. After graduating from...
Lynn Merle Schroeder
Jul 15, 2024
Graveside Services with Military Honors for 79 year old Lynn Schroeder of Manilla were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 18, 2024 in the Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla.
Lynn Merle Schroeder was born on June 29, 1945 to Violet Odessa (Wenzel) and Merle Harry Schroeder in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. He grew up on a farm four miles north of Manilla....
Ruth Crandall
Jul 2, 2024
Ruth Viola Sand, the second daughter and fourth child born to Anders and Petrea (Pedersen) Sand, was born November 3, 1926, at home on the farm in Poplar, Iowa. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Denmark. She was baptized at the Poplar Lutheran Church on December 30, 1926. Ruth attended a two-room country school called Mt. Zion, located two...
Janet Dumdei
Jul 2, 2024
Janet “Jan” Isabel (Conrad) Dumdei was born April 25, 1933, daughter of Claude R. and Renelda (Lahr) Conrad in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church at Manilla. She attended school in Manilla and graduated with the Class of 1951. In her early years, Jan worked summers babysitting and detasseling, showing her nurturing and...
Johnnie Villegas
Jun 28, 2024
Johnnie Villegas was born on September 2, 1936 in Yoder, Wyoming, the son of Severiano Villegas and Florentina Martinez. Johnnie attended Yoder Public School in Yoder, Wyoming and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney on July 31, 1959.
On September 12, 1962, Johnnie was inducted into the United States Army...
Stella Lavina Bexten
Jun 28, 2024
Stella Lavina Bexten, born on June 2, 1930, to Frank A. and Anna (Rau) Kloewer near Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home in Manilla on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the age of 94.
Stella attended Westphalia schools through seventh grade and continued her education at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance, graduating...
Jennifer Lynne Sporrer
Jun 24, 2024
On Valentine's Day, the world welcomed a special soul who would go on to exemplify the true meaning of love throughout her life. Jennifer Lynne Sporrer, daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Eich) Sporrer, was born February 14, 1968, in Carroll, Iowa. The youngest of eight children, she grew up on a farm one mile east of Manning.
Jenny had a deep...
Jerry Irlbeck
Jun 7, 2024
Jerome “Jerry” Albert Irlbeck was born on April 8, 1937, the son of Alphonse and Margaret Catherine (Underberg) Irlbeck in Dedham, Iowa. He attended country school near his home as well as Dedham and Templeton. He began by working alongside his father before entering the U.S. Army in February of 1956. During his service, Jerry undertook the roles of Field...
Roberta "Bobbie" Borkowski
May 28, 2024
Roberta “Bobbie” Ruth, daughter of Orval Henry and Helen (Boeck) Kracht was born on September 22, 1936, in Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up in Denison and graduated with the class of 1954 from Denison High School.
On November 7, 1954, Bobbie was united in marriage with Gene C. Borkowski at the Zion Parsonage in Denison and five children were born...
John "JB" Bexten
May 16, 2024
John Gerard Bexten was born on February 21, 1962 in Denison, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Stella (Kloewer) Bexten. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith on March 20, 1973 at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. John attended Manilla High School and graduated with the Class of 1980.
On September 17, 1983, John was united in marriage to Mary...
Dalton "Chris" Christoffersen
Apr 30, 2024
Dalton “Chris” Lavern Christoffersen, son of Andrew and Anna (Christensen) Christoffersen, was born August 22, 1933 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm west of Kimballton and attended rural school Jackson #6. Chris attended high school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1951. In 1954, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during...
Clark Anthony Steen
Apr 17, 2024
Clark Anthony Steen, 66, of Omaha, NE passed away on April 17, 2024.
Clark was born on October 27, 1957, to Leonard and Naomi Steen in Audubon, Iowa. He was the youngest of 5 siblings to this union. Clark attended Elk Horn-Kimballton School with the class of 1976. After high school, Clark started working for his uncles at Steen, Feed &...
Darrell Gene Soe
Apr 17, 2024
Darrell Soe of Elk Horn passed away Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at the Heritage House in Atlantic at the age of 89.
Darrell was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on June 28th, 1934, the son of Otto and Laura (Neilsen) Soe. Darrell grew up on a farm in the Kimballton area and always enjoyed anything to do with farming.
After attending school and...
Elinor Kathrine Juhl
Apr 5, 2024
Elinor Kathrine Juhl, daughter of Andrew M and Esther Belle (Kemp) Christensen, was born on July 5, 1927 at home on the farm north of Marne in Cass County, Iowa. She grew up on the farm and attended rural school at Brighton Township #2, Harlan Lincoln Township #8, Defiance Public School and graduated from Harlan High School in 1944. Following...
Nancy Ann Simonsen
Mar 29, 2024
Nancy Ann Simonsen was born in Denison, Iowa, on October 16, 1954, the daughter of Albert and Marilyn (Chapman) Woebke. She graduated from Manilla High School in 1972. She was joined in marriage to Brad Simonsen in 1974 and was blessed with four children.
Throughout her life, Nancy held various roles including working at the Manilla Bowl where she found joy...
Allan B. Eich
Mar 21, 2024
Allan Bert Eich was born March 14, 1935 in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Bert and Mamie (Popp) Eich. He attended country school in Washington Township until the 5th grade before moving to Manning, where he later graduated from Manning High School in 1953. Allan led a remarkable life filled with notable achievements and contributions. After graduating from Iowa State...
Donna Venteicher
Mar 18, 2024
Donna Rae, daughter of George and Lois (Weems) Wegner, was born December 29, 1946, in Manning, Iowa. She grew up on the Wegner century farm south of Aspinwall and graduated from Manning High School in 1965. After graduation, she worked at the Denison Hospital as a bookkeeper.
On May 23, 1970, Donna was united in marriage with James Venteicher at Sacred...
Dennis H. Backhaus
Mar 18, 2024
Dennis Harry Backhaus was born on September 13, 1941, the son of Harry and Milda (Schillerberg) Backhaus in Ida Grove, Iowa. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran, Grant Township in Ida County. He later confirmed his faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Denny attended grade school at Hayes Township #5. Denny attended Manning Community School his freshman year,...
Gerald Thiedeman
Mar 18, 2024
Gerald Irwin Thiedeman was born May 17, 1932 to Irwin and Gladys (Jans) Thiedeman in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized in the Evangelical Reformed Lutheran church in Westside and grew up on the family farm south of Westside. He attended country school and Westside High School, graduating in May of 1950. He played varsity basketball and attended Iowa State...
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