Obituaries
Marcella "Sally" Gehrke
Oct 15, 2013
Marcella Clara Sally', daughter of Frank and Bertha (Testroet) Burgart, was born July 15, 1919 at New Hampton, Iowa. She attended school in Shell Rock and then graduated from St. Boniface High School in Ionia. On June 28, 1952, Sally was united in marriage with Loyal Gehrke at Kansas City. They moved to Carroll to make their home nearer her...
Joann Maureen Villegas
Oct 8, 2013
JoAnn Maureen, daughter of Ernst and Mary (Fredericks) Bohlmann, was born March 10, 1938 on the family farm near Ricketts, Iowa. She attended rural school near Ricketts and graduated from Ricketts High School. In 1955 JoAnn was united in marriage with Merle Dean Rupert. Two children were born to this union. They lived in rural Ida Grove. JoAnn attended Sioux...
Gene Earl Rostermundt
Oct 8, 2013
Gene was born in Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Manning and Phoenix, Arizona. He returned to Des Moines, Iowa for college and medical school, earning his medical degree at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Internship and private practice brought him back to Phoenix. Soon after he joined the United States Air Force and served as a flight...
Ellen Timm
Oct 5, 2013
Ellen Marie (Esbeck) Timm was born March 26, 1946 to her proud parents Elmer and Sylvia (Schmidt) Esbeck in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She grew up in the Kimballton and Elk Horn area, attending local schools and graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in 1964. Her work experience includes the...
Sr. Jean Marie Stinn
Oct 1, 2013
Marie Isabelle, daughter of Anthony and Josephine (Schneider) Stinn, was born October 6, 1924, at Earling Iowa. She grew up there and attended St. Joseph's school, graduating in 1942. Marie then lived at home and helped her parents. In 1964 Marie entered the religious community Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at Marty, South Dakota, on the Yankton Sioux Reservation....
Ramona Richardson
Sep 29, 2013
Ramona Grace, daughter of Harry and Grace (Drake) Olesen, was born March 10, 1928, on a farm southwest of Coon Rapids. There she grew up on the farm with four sisters and seven brothers. Ramona graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1945. Ramona was united in marriage with Charles Richardson on February 23, 1946, in Coon Rapids. Two children...
Gertrude M. Wiese
Sep 7, 2013
Gertrude Marjorie, daughter of Edward W. and Marie (Wenzel) Hamann, was born May 7, 1923, near Manilla, Iowa. She attended country school at Greeley Township #1 in Shelby County. Gertrude then went to Manilla High School for two years before her mother died and she was needed at home to care for her family. On October 10, 1943, Gertrude was...
Albert Sturm
Sep 7, 2013
Albert Michael, son of Wolfgang and Frances (Hacker) Sturm, was born June 23, 1924 on a farm near Roselle, Iowa. He lived with his family near Roselle for a year and then the family moved to a farm southeast of Templeton. Albert attended school in Templeton and then started farming with his father. On September 1, 1948 Albert was united...
Alice A. Beck
Sep 6, 2013
Alice Ann, daughter of Fred and Emma (Ruge) Musfeldt, was born April 3, 1924, at home west of Manning in Crawford County, Iowa. She attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Manning High School. Alice taught for two years in the Audubon and Crawford county rural schools and then joined the Army Cadet Nurse Corps in Illinois....
Wanda Kruskop
Sep 5, 2013
Wanda Helen, daughter of Claude and Hester (Frederick) Russell, was born February 17, 1933, in Sac City, Iowa. One of eight children, Wanda attended Sac City High School and graduated in 1951. She worked at a bank in Des Moines until she met Melvin. On September 20, 1953, Wanda was united in marriage with Melvin Kruskop in Sac City. Three...
Mark Gruhn
Sep 2, 2013
Mark Alan, son of Lyle and Leora (Petersen) Gruhn, was born September 1, 1956, at Manning, Iowa. He lived with his family in the country near Manilla, then lived in town from the time he was five years old. Mark's life can be summarized by saying he was "all in" with everything he did. He was first team all-conference in...
Dorothy Wiese
Aug 30, 2013
Dorothy Mae, daughter of William and Hulda (Ohrt) Ruhde, was born March 25, 1924 at Manning, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and then started working at Priebe's Hatchery in Manning. She and Rockley Wiese were united in marriage during World War II. While her husband was in the service, and a prisoner of war, she lived with her parents...
Lorna Mae Palmer
Aug 27, 2013
Lorna Mae, daughter of Obe E. and Mary E. (Van Cleave) Allen, was born April 14, 1921 south of Jamaica, Iowa. She started school in Jamaica, later attending Maple Grove No. 9 in Dallas County and Greenbrier No 9 in Greene County. She then graduated from Bayard High School in 1939. After completing her education, Lorna worked for various families...
Hilbert "Herb" Koenig
Aug 20, 2013
Hilbert Matthew "Herb" Koenig was born August 16, 1910 in Halbur, Iowa, the fourth child of Joseph and Frances (Roth) Koenig. He attended St. Augustine School and graduated from St. Bernard High School in Breda in 1929. Herb began his 46 year banking career on June 1, 1929 with Farmers Savings Bank in Halbur. He and Edna Ocken of Breda...
Harold Reinke
Aug 18, 2013
Harold Henry August, son of Reinhard and Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Stumpe) Reinke, was born November 25, 1918 in Manning, Iowa. He grew up and attended school in Manning. After completing his education, Harold started working at Harry Diamond's Metal and Scrap Company and also helped Dr. O.W. Wyatt. On January 23, 1941 Harold was united in marriage with Elaine Petersen at...
Ella Weitl
Aug 17, 2013
Ella Regina, daughter of Ben and Amelia (Miller) Riesberg, was born August 31, 1921 on the family farm in Carroll County, near Carroll, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm with her large family and attended Holy Angels in Roselle, graduating from eighth grade. Ella helped on the farm until she was united in marriage with Alfred Weitl on...
Warren Jacobsen
Aug 12, 2013
Warren Andrew Jacobsen was born on September 16, 1925 to James Christian and Meta Marie Gudrun Anderson (Mayme) Jacobsen at his family home in Elk Horn, Iowa. On August 12, 2013, Warren got his promotion to Glory at the age of 87 years at Salem Lutheran Homes. Warren was a man of God and served Him fervently. He was a...
Roger L. Halbur
Aug 2, 2013
Roger Lawrence, son of Daniel E. and Rita E. (Steffes) Halbur, was born January 29, 1952 in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Maple River and attended Holy Spirit School and Kuemper High School. Following graduation Roger attended college in Sioux City studying automotive body work. He then moved back to Carroll. He worked at the Scranton...
Edward W. Heisterkamp
Aug 1, 2013
Edward William, son of Edger and Dorothy (Tegels) Heisterkamp, was born October 26, 1944 at Carroll, Iowa. He attended St. Bernard School in Breda and later earned his GED while serving the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. He was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. After returning to Iowa, he was united in marriage with Mary Ann...
Norma Truitt
Jul 27, 2013
Norma Dean (Eggers) Truitt, the daughter of Arthur Thomas and Elizabeth Sarah (Brosnahan) Eggers, was born on April 18, 1926 in Denison, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of eighty-seven years and eighteen days of age. Following her graduation from Denison High School, Norma was...
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