Obituaries
Edward B. Sextro
Dec 27, 2010
Edward Bernard, son of John and Clara Lechtenberg Sextro, was born April 17, 1923 at Butte, Nebraska. At the age of four years he moved to Manning, Iowa with his parents and siblings. Ed received his education at rural schools near his home northeast of Manning. On February 20, 1943 Ed was inducted into the U.S. Army and was a...
Mildred Crouch
Dec 26, 2010
Lula Mildred, daughter of George Thomas "Tommy" Doyel III and Martha Jane (Parker) Doyel, was born April 20, 1917, near Dixon in Maries County, Missouri. Mildred grew up near Botna, Iowa and attended area schools. On February 13, 1935, Mildred was united in marriage with Virgil LeRoy Crouch at Elk Point, South Dakota. They made their home in Irwin, Iowa,...
Marianne Clark
Dec 22, 2010
Marianne, daughter of Claude and Mary Hannah (Carey) Blackman, was born September 21, 1929 at Denison, Iowa. She grew up in Denison and graduated from Denison High School. Marianne worked at the local telephone office both during and after high school. On February 20, 1949, Marianne was united in marriage with Howard Clark by her brother Rev. Clarence Blackman. Two...
Dean Wesley Vennink
Dec 17, 2010
Dean Wesley, son of Carol and Genevieve (Miller) Vennink, was born May 27, 1952 at Carroll, Iowa. He grew up in Manilla and attended schools there, graduating with the Manilla High School Class of 1970. He was baptized on April 5, 1953 at the Methodist Church in Manilla where he was later confirmed and was still a member (United Church...
Naomi Ruth Pedersen
Dec 17, 2010
Naomi Ruth, daughter of Lawrence and Gladys (Nelson) Larson, was born June 5, 1932 at Hamlin, Iowa. She grew up in Coon Rapids and attended school there. On September 18, 1950, Naomi was united in marriage with Donald Eugene Pedersen at Harlan. The couple made their home in Coon Rapids. Besides raising her children, Naomi worked beside her husband at...
Wallace Schroeder
Dec 15, 2010
Wallace Darryl, son of Harry Louis and Marie Amanda (Schwiesow) Schroeder, was born May 9, 1933 in Aspinwall, Iowa. He attended the Aspinwall Independent School through the eighth grade and then graduated from Manning High School in 1952. After graduation he attended Concordia Teacher's College in Seward, NE, graduating in 1956. He then taught elementary school at Immanuel Lutheran School...
Anna Grace Meier
Dec 3, 2010
Anna Grace, daughter of Stephen and Frances (Sturm) Billmeier, was born July 16, 1912 at Templeton, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Templeton and always helped around the farm. She attended Sacred Heart Schools in Templeton and later Rural School District #9 Eden Township. In their spare time her family would attend barn dances and visited neighbors. On...
Louise A. Starman
Dec 3, 2010
Louise Anna, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Friedman) Haverman was born on May 20, 1910 at Roselle, Iowa. She grew up on a farm south of Roselle and attended Holy Angels School. After her schooling she remained at home to help care for her family and the farm. On January 29, 1935, Louise was united in marriage with John H....
Kathleen Hess
Dec 2, 2010
Kathleen Wesley, daughter of Joe and Hatti (Zieger) Beatty, was born May 25, 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended school in Indiana and eventually worked for Lane Bryant for many years. During this time she acquired her real estate license. During the years that she was growing up, her father brought Kathleen and her sister Betty back to his home...
John N Kramer
Nov 24, 2010
John Nick, son of Nicholas and Mary (Heller) Kramer, was born January 12, 1922 in Carroll, Iowa. He lived with his family on the farm near Maple River and attended rural school. After completing his schooling, John worked with his father on their farm. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in...
Norman Dean Rothfolk
Nov 13, 2010
Norman Dean, son of James and Sophie (Grau) Rothfolk, was born February 16, 1923 in Audubon County, Iowa. He grew up south of Manning and attended rural school through the eighth grade. He then went to Manning Schools, graduating with the Class of 1941. He then started farming with his father. In August of 1944, Norman entered the United States...
Jerome Henry Goetzinger
Nov 9, 2010
Jerome Henry, son of Peter C. and Marie (Schilling) Goetzinger, was born November 1, 1920 at Templeton, Iowa. He attended school in Templeton, then Manilla where he graduated from high school. Jerome's father died when he was nine years old and he was raised by his mother and step-father Henry Dubrall. Jerome served at sea in the United States Navy...
Ralph G. Hicks
Nov 8, 2010
Ralph George, son of George Ralph and Bertha Marie (Jensen) Hicks, was born July 26, 1941 at Audubon, Iowa. He was raised by his father and step-mother Ann (Prebeck) Hicks. The family lived just south of Templeton where Ralph attended school. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Templeton in 1959. Ralph enlisted in the United States Army on...
Max Detlefsen
Nov 2, 2010
Max, the son of first generation German immigrants Hans W. and Therese (Thede) Detlefsen, was born September 22, 1915, in Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1933 and worked for Dultmeier Manufacturing. Max then attended Coyne Electric School in Chicago for two years. He returned home and worked for the Manning Municipal Light Company. In 1941 he...
Patricia Kalkhoff
Oct 28, 2010
Patricia Ann Kalkhoff was born February 11, 1934, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Melvern and Ethel (Forbes) Reimer. She attended school in Lewis, Iowa, before attending St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing from 1951 - 1954. On December 27, 1954, Pat was united in marriage to Floyd Kalkhoff in Atlantic, Iowa. Pat and Floyd raised their five children in...
Margery Theobald Collins
Oct 27, 2010
Margery Theobald Collins Marge Collins, long-time Palo Alto educator and community leader, died on October 27. She was treated for peritoneal cancer for nearly four years. Despite her illness, she and her husband, Tom, continued to travel with a trip to Europe, two trips to see family and friends in the Midwest, and five trips to visit their daughter and...
William (Bill) F. Ohde
Oct 24, 2010
William Franklin, son of William and Frances (Brunnier) Ohde, was born March 21, 1916, at Manning, Iowa. The family first lived near downtown and then moved to the corner of East and Second Street where his father hoped to add to their home for a funeral home. Instead he purchased some property on First Street and commenced the planning and...
Eldon Kraft
Oct 18, 2010
Eldon Martin, son of Lyle J. and Bernice Eileen (Truax) Kraft was born on September 30, 1944 at Jefferson, Iowa. He grew up in rural Bayard and graduated from Bayard High School in 1962. He then served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. On June 11, 1966 Eldon was united in marriage with his high school sweetheart...
Hilda Frances Steffes
Sep 30, 2010
Hilda Frances Steffes was born November 27, 1917, at home near Dedham, Iowa. She was the second of nine children born to Frank and Katie (Bierl) Fischer. Hilda attended various country schools and graduated the 8th grade from Templeton. As the oldest girl she helped care for her younger siblings and learned many homemaking skills. On January 7, 1941, Hilda...
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