Obituaries
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...
Wilma Faye Bogatzke
Mar 17, 2024
Wilma Faye, daughter of John and Vera (Houdeshell) Jackson, was born on June 19, 1944, in Lake City, IA. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1962, and afterwards moved to Carroll, IA.
Wilma worked for Northwestern Bell in Carroll as a telephone operator from 1962-1965. On December 11, 1965, she married Myron Bogatzke at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Merla Dene Badger
Mar 13, 2024
Merla Dene, daughter of Merle Dean and Jacqueline Mae (Tardy) Badger, was born February 9, 1954, in Limestone, Maine. Merla grew up wherever her dad served in the U.S. Air Force. The family lived in Maine, Japan, Texas, and Maryland before settling in her father’s hometown of Bagley, Iowa. Merla graduated from YJB High School in 1972.Merla was employed for...
Robert "Bob" L. Snyder
Mar 9, 2024
Robert "Bob" Snyder, age 72, of Manning, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Carroll. Funeral service is on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. with burial in the Manning Cemetery. Visitation is on Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning and will resume at 9:30...
Dr. Dale Jansen
Feb 22, 2024
Dale Jerome Jansen, DDS, son of Harry and Irene (née Ranniger) Jansen, was born on December 6, 1938, in Manning, Iowa, and passed from this life on February 22, 2024, at Wesley Health Center in Des Moines at 85 years of age. The eldest of five children, he attended country school near the family farm and then Manning High School,...
Todd Meeves
Feb 18, 2024
Todd Meeves, age 44, of Harlan, passed away from diabetes and heart complications on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
According to Todd’s wishes, cremation will take place and his ashes will be scattered.
Todd Michael, son of Michael and Pamela Ann (Caldwell) Meeves, was born August 21, 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in...
Beverly Anne Vietz
Feb 8, 2024
Funeral service will be at 11 am on Friday, February 23, 2024, at Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla, where her family will greet friends after 10 am. Burial will take place at a later date in the Vietz Family Cemetery at McClusky, North Dakota.
Beverly Anne Vietz, daughter of Marie Helen (Gouldy) and Willard Yabsley, was born July 17, 1942, in...
John Casali
Jan 28, 2024
Visitation for John Casali, age 76, of Manning was held on Friday, February 2, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. Military Honors were held at 6:00 p.m.
John Frederick Casali, son of Lyle F. and Mary Alice (LeFever) Casali, was born August 18, 1947, at Bloomington, Illinois. His family moved around a lot while...
Dorothy Hansen
Jan 26, 2024
Dorothy (Lange) Marchellino Hansen, formerly of Kimballton, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at Altoona Nursing and Rehab, surrounded by her family. She was 92 years old. Her interment and graveside service will be Saturday, May 25th at 1:00 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery near Kimballton, Iowa. Ohde Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Financial memorials may...
Emery C Christoffersen
Jan 24, 2024
Emery Christian Christoffersen was born to Andrew and Anna (Christensen) Christoffersen in rural Shelby County, Iowa on September 26, 1926, the eldest of four children. He grew up on farms in Audubon and Shelby Counties and raised in the traditions of his Danish ancestors. He was baptized and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church. His early education was in country schools...
Mark A. Schroeder
Jan 17, 2024
Graveside services for Mark Schroeder, age 70, of Manilla will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.
Alan Schroeder was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1953. He was the last and fourth child born to Violet and Merle Schroeder. Mark was baptized on January 10, 1954, in the basement of the then...
Patricia Ann Sibbel
Jan 16, 2024
Patricia Ann (Lightfoot) Sibbel, Age 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at MorningStar Assisted Living in Jordan Creek, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Pat was born in Fairfield, Iowa on May 26, 1929, to Wilbur and Opal (Davidson) Lightfoot. She grew up in Fairfield where she attended school and graduated in 1948. Pat earned the highest rank...
Rita Ann Saunders
Jan 1, 2024
Funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning with burial to follow in the Manning Cemetery.
Rita Ann, daughter of George and Hilda (Opperman) Nissen, was born July 28, 1927, on the farm west of Manning in Crawford County, Iowa. She attended country school through the eighth grade and...
Gary Madsen
Dec 31, 2023
A memorial visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton, Iowa.
Gary Lee Madsen was born on March 5, 1957, at the Audubon Community Hospital, Audubon, Iowa. He passed away on December 31, 2023, at the Atlantic Specialty Care Center, Atlantic, Iowa.
Gary was...
Dale Elwin Bueltel
Dec 16, 2023
Dale Elwin Bueltel, son of Leo and Dorothy (Bierl) Bueltel, was born February 3, 1939, near Templeton, Iowa. His family moved to the Carroll area where he attended St. Peter and Paul through the eighth grade and graduated from Kuemper High in 1957.
On October 22, 1960, Dale was united in marriage with EllaMae Schwabe at Sacred Heart Church...