Obituaries
Mary Ann Olberding
Mar 19, 2013
Mary Ann, daughter of Clarence and Ida (Miller) Foxhoven, was born October 31, 1934 on a farm south of Manilla, Iowa. She lived with her family in Astor as a young girl and then they moved to Manilla where she attended school. Mary Ann graduated with the Manilla High School Class of 1952. She worked for E. R. Longnecker and...
Alex Ohl
Mar 18, 2013
Alex, son of Ed and JoAnn (Peters) Ohl was born November 17, 1977 at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, NY. He started school at Alpine elementary School in Sparta, NJ. After attending several other schools he graduated from West Morris Central High School, Morris Plains, NJ in 1999. While in high school he earned a varsity letter in...
Sharon Grimm
Mar 12, 2013
Rev. Jonathan Conner, Officiating Congregational Music "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" "Amazing Grace" "How Great Thou Art" Dr. Tom Ulrickson, Accompanist Casketbearers Ray Hagedorn John Hagedorn Bruce Grimm Curt Grimm Mark Asmus Darrin Asmus Honorary Casketbearers The Grimm Grandkids Plaza Dietary Staff Sharon Matte, daughter of Edwin and Elsie (Fonken) Willesen, was born May 31, 1942 at Carroll,...
Linus Albert Eischeid
Mar 7, 2013
Linus Albert, son of Peter J. and Lena (Truhe) Eischeid, was born September 1, 1926 at Halbur, Iowa. He went to St. Augustine School in Halbur and then farmed with his family. On September 5, 1951, Linus was united in marriage with Joan Bernholtz at St. Mary's Church in Willey by Fr. H. J. Dries. They were the parents of...
Bethel J Doty
Mar 7, 2013
Bethel Jean, daughter of Floyd and Cecelia (Hupp) Sigler, was born October 11, 1938 in Carroll, Iowa. She lived with her family and grew up in Coon Rapids, graduating from Coon Rapids High School in 1956. On February 2, 1958 Bethel was united in marriage with Jerald Doty in Harlan. They settled in Coon Rapids and raised their large family...
Ray Lingle
Mar 6, 2013
Ramon Conrad, son of Alfred and Edith (Darling) Lingle, was born May 1, 1928 on the family farm near Deloit, Iowa. He attended rural school in the Deloit area and after completing his education, farmed at home with his father. He moved to Manilla and began farming on his own. Ray was united in marriage with Josephine Boeck on February...
Dale Frederiksen
Mar 6, 2013
Dale, son of Chris and Anna Pauline (Nielsen) Frederiksen, was born November 27, 1929, in rural Cass County, Iowa. He and his twin brother were baptized immediately following their birth. Dale's family lived near Exira and then Kimballton, and he attended rural schools. Dale and twin Darrell took a year off from high school to work on the family farm....
Roy Schilling
Mar 3, 2013
Roy Gene, son of John and Emma (Schroeder) Schilling, was born October 6, 1933 at the family home in Aspinwall, Iowa. He was the third of five sons born to that family. Roy attended Aspinwall School. Following his schooling he started working for Frank Ehrichs at the Aspinwall Store. He then started working with his father in the carpentry business....
Mary Lou Stangl
Mar 3, 2013
Mary Louise, daughter of Clement and Mayme (Niehaus Scherbring) Stangl, was born June 26, 1929 in Arcadia, Iowa. When Mary Lou was five years old she moved with her family to Dedham. She attended school in Dedham and in Coon Rapids. After finishing her schooling she remained at home in Coon Rapids and helped her family. She also assisted others...
Evelyn Olesen
Feb 28, 2013
Evelyn Irene, daughter of Harold Andrew and Lois Pauline (Shoesmith) Long, was born May 6, 1927 at home on the farm in Orange Township, south of Coon Rapids, Iowa. She grew up and attended rural school in Orange Township. After completing her schooling, she held various jobs including housekeeping for other families in the area, babysitting and working in Des...
Patsy Jo Lee
Feb 20, 2013
Patsy Jo, daughter of Aubrey and Goldie (Counts) French, was born May 10, 1939 at Regina, Kentucky. She grew up in Clincho, VA and graduated from nearby Ervington High School in 1958. After graduation she moved to Spokane, WA to live with her aunt and uncle and attend nursing school. However she met her future husband Keith Lee at an...
Duane Keith Johnson
Feb 19, 2013
Duane Keith, son of Henry Mason and Iva (Bean) Johnson, was born August 1, 1920, near Coon Rapids in rural Carroll County, Iowa. He attended rural and Coon Rapids schools and then enlisted into the United States Navy. Duane trained and served in Illinois, Texas, California, Virginia and Hawaii. He was honorably discharged in 1945 with the rank of Aviation...
Dorothy Walz
Feb 15, 2013
Dorothy Mary, daughter of Louis and Barbara (Heidenreich) Reising, was born June 19,1920 in rural Sac County, between Wall Lake and Breda, IA. She graduated from Breda High School in 1937, worked for a period of time and then completed St. Anthony School of Nursing in 1941. During the war she received a proposal of marriage over the phone and...
Martha Vetter
Feb 11, 2013
Martha Anna Wilhelmina, daughter of August and Minnie Noelck Vetter, was born September 20, 1912, in Washington Township, Carroll County, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia. Martha attended rural school near their home by Halbur. Following her schooling she worked at home before the family moved to Manning in 1942. Her first job in...
Rita Becker
Feb 10, 2013
Rita M., daughter of William and Margaret (Brincks) Schmitz, was born May 7, 1924 at Dedham, Iowa. Her family lived in rural Dedham and attended school in Dedham. After she completed her schooling, Rita worked as a mother's helper and in the kitchen at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. On September 18, 1945, Rita was united in marriage with Joe...
Connie Snyder
Feb 6, 2013
Constance Gay, daughter of William E. and Patricia (Lightfoot) Sibbel was born August 11, 1951 at Manning, Iowa. She lived with her family north of Manning and attended country school through the second grade. After the country school closed, Connie attended school in Manning graduating with the Class of 1970. She completed one year of college at Fort Dodge before...
Louis B Schmitz
Feb 6, 2013
Louis B., son of John T. and Anna (Hackfort) Schmitz, was born December 8, 1921, on a farm near Willey, Iowa. He attended St. Mary's School in Willey. Louis entered the United States Army and served in the China Burma India Theater in the 931st Signal Battalion. He had earned the rank of Sergeant at the time of his honorable...
Marjorie Mae Testroet
Feb 5, 2013
Marjorie Mae, daughter of Elroy E. and Clara E. (Urban) Ranniger, was born September 12, 1943 in Carroll, Iowa. She lived with her family in Carroll and graduated from Carroll High School in 1961. Marj worked at the West Central Co-op in Ralston from 1967 to 1984. She graduated from Iowa State University in 1992 and was self-employed as a...
Donald Madsen
Feb 2, 2013
Donald Dean, son of Melvin T. and Verda (Nelson) Madsen, was born January 9, 1933, at home in Shelby County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church and graduated from Audubon High School in 1951. Don served in the United States Army following high school. He trained at Ft. Sill, OK, and was stationed in Germany...
Beulah Mildred Crocker
Jan 31, 2013
Beulah Mildred, daughter of Jess and Ida (Sother) Williams, was born February 16, 1920 in Nemaha, Iowa. As a child she moved with her family to Aurelia where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1938. After completing her education, Beulah moved to Cherokee where she had a variety of jobs, including office work at the Cherokee Clinic...