Obituaries
Richard "Dick" Smits
May 21, 2014
Richard "Dick" Carroll Smits, 82, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born February 7, 1932 to Herman and Harriet Smits in Walcott, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ted Smits and Herman Smits, Jr.; and one grandson, Joshua Smits. Dick is...
Leila Mae Nelsen
May 16, 2014
Leila Mae, daughter of Jens P. Andersen and Hilda (Hansen) Andersen, was born November 17, 1929 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Council Bluffs until 1941 when her family moved to Elk Horn. Leila Mae graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1948. Later that year, on December 12, 1948, she was united in marriage with Lloyd D....
Ernestine Maria Lappe
May 10, 2014
Ernestine Maria, daughter of George and Anna (Korbéli) Herbert, was born July 19, 1922 at Pécs, Hungary. She graduated from high school and then entered nurses training. In January of 1950 Ernestine emigrated to the United States of America, settling in Carroll, Iowa. She worked at Tryon Nursing Home for two years then St. Anthony Hospital for three years. Ernestine...
Wayne Halterman
May 5, 2014
Wayne Henry Halterman, son of Lewis and Clara (McClellan) Halterman, was born February 3, 1925 at Bayard, Iowa. He grew up in Bayard and graduated from Bayard High School in 1943. Wayne worked as a farm hand until he entered the United States Army at Camp Dodge in Des Moines in 1944. His service earned him a Purple Heart before...
Henry R. Schneider
May 4, 2014
Henry Rudolph, son of Joseph V. and Anna (Drees) Schneider, was born October 9, 1919 at Roselle, Iowa. He grew up on the farm and attended rural school. He worked with his father on the farm after completing his schooling. The family moved to Missouri when he was a teenager, however Henry moved back to Carroll County after a couple...
Howard Juel
May 3, 2014
Howard Marius Juel was born to Hans Nielsen Juel and Esther Andersen Juel on October 15, 1926. He attended country school at Oakfield Township #4 in Audubon County, Iowa. He graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1944 and Coyne Electrical College in Chicago. He served in the Army Pacific Theater 1777 Construction Engineering and Military Government Team in Japan....
Robert Lee Poldberg
May 2, 2014
Robert Lee, was born June 13, 1926 in rural Shelby County, Iowa. He was one of four children born to Chris and Elma (Christensen) Poldberg. Robert graduated from rural school Jackson No. 8 when he was 12 and in 1943 graduated from Elk Horn High School. Robert was drafted in 1945 into the United State Army and served his country...
Daryl Genzen
Apr 27, 2014
Daryl Lester, son of Lester and Irene (Meggers) Genzen, was born August 16, 1935, at Carroll, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Daryl attended rural schools through the eighth grade and then graduated from Manning High School in 1953. On July 13, 1958, Daryl was united in marriage with Diane Dalgety at the Zion...
Joseph F. Schiltz
Apr 26, 2014
Joseph Francis, son of Joseph Martin and Kathryn (Blum) Schiltz, was born November 8, 1922 on a farm near Panama, Iowa. He lived with his family near Panama until the middle of his junior year in high school when they moved to Defiance. Joe graduated from Defiance High School in 1941 and then started farming with his father who had...
Bonnie Nielsen
Apr 24, 2014
Bonita "Bonnie" Alice, daughter of Anton August and Margaret (Murray) Hermeling, was born September 3, 1925 in Minnesota. She graduated from St. Boniface high School in Westphalia, Iowa when she was 16 years old and attended Duchesne Academy in Omaha. On March 28, 1958 Bonnie was united in marriage with Harley James Nielsen in Omaha, NE. Harley and Bonnie were...
Scott Greving
Apr 20, 2014
Scott Allen, son of Duane and Sue (Balk) Greving, was born March 16, 1981 at Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Carroll and graduated from Carroll High School in 1999. Scott worked as a janitor during his schooling at Carroll High. Scott helped his dad farm for a short time and then worked part time in the kitchen at Hy-Vee...
Mary Ruth Baldus
Apr 20, 2014
Mary Ruth was born Mary Ruth Olson on January 30, 1919, on a farm in the bluffs above the Mississippi River near DeSoto, WI. She was the fourth of eight children born to Sam G. and Ida (Eike) Olson. Mary Ruth left home to attend high school in LaCrosse, WI, and then earned her BA degree from Luther College in...
Charles 'Chuck' Brightwell
Apr 20, 2014
Charles, age 76, died at home in Creston, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Pearson Funeral Services in Creston. His wife Lynne (Miller) died in 2003.
Eugene 'Gene' Phelps
Apr 19, 2014
Eugene Edward Phelps was born October 28, 1937, the last child and only son of Arthur E. and Gertrude E. (Hoit) Phelps. He was born and raised in the same home west of Bayard where he raised his own family. Gene attended Bayard Community School and participated in many activities including FFA, basketball, chorus, and playing doubles ping pong with...
Jack Rogers
Apr 18, 2014
Jack Thomas, son of Fay L. and Merytel M. (White) Rogers was born November 11, 1933 at Purcell, OK. When he was two years old, the family moved to California and he attended El Monte High School, graduating in 1952. In 1960 Jack was united in marriage with Sandra Savage at Baldwin Park, and two daughters were born to this...
Clara Simonds
Apr 16, 2014
Clara, daughter of Marius Andreas and Meta (Jorgensen) Pedersen was born December 21, 1933 in rural Kimballton, Audubon County, Iowa. She had two sisters Martha and Ethel and a brother Morris. Clara's father emigrated from Denmark, as did her mother's parents. Marius Pedersen farmed until his death when Clara was just three years old. He died of double pneumonia complicated...
Mike Sheer
Apr 10, 2014
Michael Calvin, son of Stephen Howard and Cheryl Ann (Rich) Sheer, was born December 15, 1966 in Burlington, Iowa. He lived with his family on a farm near Bayard and attended Bayard Schools graduating with the Class of 1985. While in high school, Mike participated in all sports and was on the football team that went to state. He was...
Helen "Joyce" Hansen
Apr 4, 2014
Helen Joyce, daughter of Paul and Amy (Walker) Griffith, was born February 25, 1927, at McCook, NE. The family moved to Elk Horn, IA when she was young, and Joyce attended rural schools in the area. She graduated from Elk Horn High School. On August 26, 1945, Joyce was united in marriage with Paul Hansen at Omaha, NE. They made...
Helen Honold
Apr 3, 2014
Helen Ruth, daughter of George and Bernice (Cooney) Keeley, was born September 11, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1929 the family moved to a farm near Coon Rapids where she attended Oak Hill rural school, northwest of town. Helen was united in marriage with Fred "Fritz" Honold, on August 14 1938 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa....
Lynn G. Petersen
Mar 30, 2014
Lynn Galen, son of Roland A. and Irma Ann (Christensen) Petersen, was born July 7, 1934 at Atlantic, IA. He attended Clay #2 school and then graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1952. Lynn worked as a mechanic for the school managing the bus barn for two years. In 1956 he attended National Trade Schools in Los Angeles, CA,...
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